World Day of Social Justice
A UN observance since 2009, marking a push for equity across income, gender, and opportunity. Reflective more than festive.
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Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2010
Severe flooding and mudslides on the island of Madeira, Portugal, killed 51 people.- 2016Six people are killed and two injured in multiple shooting incidents in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
- 2015Two trains collide in the Swiss town of Rafz resulting in as many as 49 people injured and Swiss Federal Railways cancelling some services.
- 2014Dozens of Euromaidan anti-government protesters die in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, many reportedly killed by snipers.