September 28·Every year

World Rabies Day

September 28th marks Louis Pasteur's death in 1895 — the scientist who developed the first rabies vaccine in 1885, saving a nine-year-old boy from certain death. Rabies still kills approximately 59,000 people annually, 99% from dog bites, predominantly in Asia and Africa. The vaccine is 100% effective if given before symptoms appear.

Category: Awareness
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Notable · 2023

The Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland, England, was illegally felled.

2023The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center.
2022Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.
2018The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured.