March 15·Every year

World Sleep Day

An annual awareness day organised by the World Sleep Society. Adults need 7-9 hours; most get less. The science is clear; the Netflix queue disagrees.

Category: Awareness
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Notable · 1990

Iraqi authorities hanged Iranian freelance reporter Farzad Bazoft on charges of spying for Israel.

2026Four members of a Palestinian family are shot dead in Tammun by the Israeli military.
2022The 2022 Sri Lankan protests begins amidst Sri Lanka's economic collapse.
2019Fifty-one people are killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings.