International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is celebrated annually on November 25.
The premise of the day is to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence.
On this day various campaigns and events are organized around the globe to create awareness and educate people to eliminate violence against women.
The United Nations General Assembly convened on 17 December 1999 and designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Events
1867 – Alfred received a patent right for Nobel Dynamite.
1783 – American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
Births
1926 – Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India.
1940 – Shyamal Kumar Sen, Indian jurist and politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal.
1880 – John Flynn, Australian minister and pilot, founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
1880 – Lenard Woolf, British Political theorist, writer, Editor and Publisher.
Deaths
1950 – Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate.
1974 – U Thant, Burmese lawyer and diplomat, 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations.
1984 – Yashwantrao Chavan, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India.
2016 – Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Cuba, and revolutionary
