World Habitat Day
UN-designated to reflect on the state of human settlements. 1.6 billion people live in inadequate housing; urbanisation is accelerating the problem faster than solutions arrive.
- Category
- Awareness
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2008
The MESSENGER probe discovered Mercury's Rembrandt (pictured) – the second largest impact crater on the planet.- 2025The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike begins, leaving approximately 51,000 teachers off-work, impacting about 730,000 Albertan students.
- 2022Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 2018The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious confirmation process.