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Today’s Holidays, Next 7 Days

Today’s holidays are World Wildlife Day, Liberation Day of the Republic of Bulgaria. Here are international holidays for the next 7 days:

March 3: World Wildlife Day

On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in its resolution UN 68/205, decided to proclaim 3 March, the international day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on the planet raise awareness and benefits fauna and flora in 1973, as World Wildlife Day, which was proposed by Thailand, to celebrate and raise awareness of the world's wild fauna and flora.

March 3: Liberation Day of the Republic of Bulgaria

The Liberation Day, officially known as the Day of Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Dominion in Bulgaria is celebrated on 3 March. It commemorates the Liberation of Bulgaria during the events of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) that led to the re-establishment of a Bulgarian statehood. The Treaty of San Stefano signed on 3 March 1878 envisaged the Ottoman Empire to accept the refoundation of the Bulgarian state that was conquered in 14th century during the Bulgarian–Ottoman wars. It was celebrated for the first time on 19 February 1880 as the Day of the Emperor Alexander II's Assassination and the Conclusion of the San Stefano Peace Treaty. It was officially designated as Liberation Day on its 10th anniversary in 1888 by the Principality of Bulgaria. It was only in 1978 when it started to be celebrated on a national scale. It became an official holiday by decree 236 of the Chairman of the State Council on 27 February 1990, coming into effect on 5 March.

March 8: International Women's Day

International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March around the world. It is a focal point in the movement for women's rights.

March 10: Mario Day

Mario is a character in the Mario video game franchise, owned by Nintendo and created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Acting as the company's mascot, as well as being the eponymous protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center upon rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. Mario's fraternal twin brother and sidekick is Luigi.

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News Headlines

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Zamfara kidnapping

About 300 girls are kidnapped from a secondary school by armed bandits, and later released, in Zamfara, Nigeria.More

2021 Australian Open

In tennis, Naomi Osaka wins the women's singles and Novak Djokovic wins the men's singles at the Australian Open (both winners pictured).More

Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch

Porfirije is enthroned as the 46th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church.More

Mars 2020

NASA's Perseverance rover, carrying the Ingenuity helicopter, successfully lands on Mars.More

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🕊️ Notable Deaths

In the past 3 days, these notable people have died: Chris Barber, Claudio Coccoluto, Prabhat Sarma, Bunny Wailer, Alan Bowness, Michael Gudinski, Bernard Guyot, Vernon Jordan, Zlatko Kranjčar, Pietro Larizza, Andrea Nannini, Enrique San Francisco, Ian St John, Anatoliy Zlenko, Milan Bandić, Aqel Biltaji, Anna Kast, Roger Kibbe, Ian North, Jorge Oñate, Peter Raedts. See photos and obituaries below. Follow links for more info.

Mar 3: Chris Barber

Chris Barber, 90, English jazz bandleader and trombonist ("Petite Fleur").^More

Mar 3: Claudio Coccoluto

Claudio Coccoluto, 58, Italian disc jockey.^More

Mar 3: Prabhat Sarma

Prabhat Sarma, 85, Indian flutist and singer.^More

Mar 3: Bunny Wailer

Bunny Wailer, 73, Jamaican reggae singer (Bob Marley and the Wailers) and songwriter ("Electric Boogie"), Grammy winner (1991, 1995, 1997).^More

Mar 1: Alan Bowness

Sir Alan Bowness, 93, British art historian and art critic, director of the Tate Gallery (1980–1988).^More

Mar 1: Michael Gudinski

Michael Gudinski, 68, Australian music industry executive, co-founder of Mushroom Records.^More

Mar 1: Bernard Guyot

Bernard Guyot, 75, French Olympic racing cyclist (1964).^More

Mar 1: Vernon Jordan

Vernon Jordan, 85, American attorney, non-profit executive (National Urban League, United Negro College Fund) and civil rights leader.^More

Mar 1: Zlatko Kranjčar

Zlatko Kranjčar, 64, Croatian football player (Dinamo Zagreb, Rapid Wien) and manager (national team).^More

Mar 1: Pietro Larizza

Pietro Larizza, 85, Italian trade unionist and politician, secretary general of the UIL (1992–2000) and senator (2007–2008).^More

Mar 1: Andrea Nannini

Andrea Nannini, 76, Italian Olympic volleyball player (1976).^More

Mar 1: Enrique San Francisco

Enrique San Francisco, 65, Spanish actor (La mujer del ministro, Navajeros, El pico) and comedian, pneumonia.^More

Mar 1: Ian St John

Ian St John, 82, Scottish Hall of Fame football player (Motherwell, Liverpool, national team) and manager.^More

Mar 1: Anatoliy Zlenko

Anatoliy Zlenko, 82, Ukrainian diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (1990–1994, 2000–2003) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1994–1997).^More

Feb 28: Milan Bandić

Milan Bandić, 65, Croatian politician, Mayor of Zagreb (2000–2002, since 2005), heart attack.^More

Feb 28: Aqel Biltaji

Aqel Biltaji, 80, Jordanian politician, Mayor of Amman (2013–2017), COVID-19.^More

Feb 28: Little Big (band)

Anna Kast, 39, Russian singer (Little Big) and actress.^More

Feb 28: Roger Kibbe

Roger Kibbe, 81, American serial killer, homicide.^More

Feb 28: Ian North

Ian North, 68, American punk and new wave musician (Milk 'N' Cookies), heart attack.^More

Feb 28: Jorge Oñate

Jorge Oñate, 71, Colombian vallenato singer, complications from COVID-19.^More

Feb 28: Peter Raedts

Peter Raedts, 72, Dutch historian.^{(death announced on this date)More}

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Word of the Day

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Puellile adj
(formal) Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girls. Today is 雛祭り (Hina Matsuri, “Doll Festival”), also called Girls’ Day, during which families in Japan pray for their young daughters’ growth and future happiness.

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Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one we have.

~ Émile Chartier ~

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Article of the Day

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Carmen, illustration in Journal Amusant

Carmen is an opera in four acts which Georges Bizet set to a libretto by the team Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on Prosper Mérimée's novella. When it was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, its breaking of conventions shocked and scandalized its first audiences. The opera was originally written with musical numbers and spoken dialogue. Set in southern Spain, it tells of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the fiery gypsy Carmen, and finally kills her in a jealous rage. The depictions of proletarian life, immorality, and lawlessness broke new ground in French opera. Bizet died suddenly after the 33rd performance, unaware that the work would achieve international acclaim within the following ten years. Carmen has become one of the most frequently performed operas, with the "Habanera" and the "Toreador Song" among the best known of all operatic arias. The music has been acclaimed for its brilliance of melody, harmony, atmosphere and orchestration, and for Bizet's skill in expressing the emotions and suffering of his characters. (Full article...)

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The hardhead (Aythya australis) is a species of diving duck found in Australia. Also known as the white-eyed duck, its plumage is chocolate brown in both sexes, but only males have the distinctive white eye. The common name "hardhead" has nothing to do with the density of the bird's skull, instead referring to the difficulty encountered by early taxidermists in processing the head. These female (top) and male (bottom) hardheads were photographed at Hurstville Golf Course in Mortdale, New South Wales.

Photograph credit: John Harrison

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"Notgeld" banknote of Bonn, 1923: 1 million Mark, RV: Town seal of Bonn.

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