World Kidney Day
Second Thursday in March. Started in 2006 by the International Society of Nephrology. Around 850 million people have some form of kidney disease — most don't know.
- Category
- Awareness
- Observed in
Belgiumofficial
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2013
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis, making him the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.- 2020President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
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