On the morning of September 27, 1825, the world's first passenger and goods steam engine pulled away from a coal pit in Witton Park. ‘...a horse on an iron road would draw ten tons for one ton on a common road’ and would be worth ‘fifty horses’. The Stockton & Darlington Railway - Tees Valley […]
Indonesia 278th Postal Bhakti Day Cenderawasih Series Release date: September 27, 2024 Bird of Paradise (preliminary design, may change) booklet format Copies: 3,000
Egypt's second President Gamal Abdel Nasser died September 28, 1970. 1st anniversary Death Pres. Gamal Abdel Nasser Issued by Egypt post in 1971 Gamal Abdel Nasser, president of Egypt (1954–70) and champion of Arab nationalism, Arab Socialism, and anti-imperialism in the era of global decolonization, died fifty years ago today. Nasser was the first indigenous […]
French writer, journalist and playwright Émile Zola died September 29, 1902 in Paris. Émile Zola (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist. An emblematic figure of the naturalist movement of the nineteenth century, Zola depicts French society during the Second Empire in his novels with meticulousness and realism. He is also […]
September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an effort to bring awareness to the Canadian public of the horrors of residential schools and fight the growing denialist movement that re-inflicts this systemic trauma on the indigenous communities. You can learn more here National Day for Truth […]
Ukraine will honour the Day of the Defenders on October 1. It was originally started in 2014, but has taken on a new significance since the invasion. "Let this become our new tradition. At 9:00. Sunday. 1 October. Central squares and streets of Ukrainian cities. A minute of honour. A minute of silence. And the […]
On October 2, 1452, Richard III, last of the Plantagenets was born. Born at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England and buried in an anonymous grave. Richard III Part of the Kings and Queens, The Houses of Lancaster and York Issued by Royal Mail in 2008 Designer: Atelier Works Painting by an unknown artist between 1597-1618. Oil […]
Pioneer of modern sumo, Tochigiyama Moriya died October 3, 1959. 栃木山 守也 1892~1959 Tochigiyama was born in Fujioka-cho, present-day Tochigi City, and was a famous, modern sumo wrestler, winning nine championships from his entry into Taisho 4 (1915) to his retirement in Taisho 14 (1925), and became the first master of the prestigious Kasugano-muro after […]
Dutch master Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn died October 4, 1669. "Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) is regarded as the greatest painter ever to have lived in the Netherlands... Rembrandt’s name is known all over the world, and mentioned in the same breath as other great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh and Claude […]
Chief Crazy Horse/Tasunke Witco of the Oglala Lakota tribe was killed September 5, 1877 at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. “Upon suffering beyond suffering: the Red Nation shall rise again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world. A world filled with broken promises, selfishness and separations. A world longing for light again. I see a […]
Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson died September 6, 1862. From his early days, Tennyson had been fascinated by the figure of King Arthur and Hallam’s death gave him further impetus to work on the collection of blank verse poems he called ‘idylls’, with Arthur Hallam as the underlying inspiration for the legendary king, and he […]
On October 7, 1919, 8 Dutch business men met to official form KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij voor Nederland en Koloniën /Royal Dutch Airlines for the Netherlands and Colonies. KLM was granted permission to use Royal in their name a month prior from Queen Wilhelmina. The first flight took place on May 17, 1920. KLM's first […]