World Philosophy Day
Third Thursday of November. UNESCO date since 2002. Philosophy departments are closing worldwide while the questions get more urgent — the irony hasn't been lost on anyone.
- Category
- Awareness
- Observed in
Franceofficial
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2015
The Belgian government imposed a four-day security lockdown in Brussels based on information about potential terrorist attacks.- 2022A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.
- 2021An SUV plows through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing six and injuring 62.
- 2019Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.