World Creativity and Innovation Day
UN observance since 2017. Picked because Leonardo da Vinci's birthday (April 15) was already a UNESCO date — they wanted creativity to have its own moment.
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- Awareness
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Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2021
The Indonesian Navy submarine Nanggala sank, resulting in the deaths of all 53 people on board.- 2021Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board.
- 2019Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269.
- 2014The American city of Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River, beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people, and at least 12 deaths from Legionnaires' disease, ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.