Today is an important day for football fans and fans of clothes with zippers. April 29 is also celebrated by everyone who is connected with choreography, because among the significant events in the calendar is Dance Day. And in general, everyone who has a dream can celebrate today, because April 29 is the World Wish Day.
Holidays and commemorative dates:
World Day of Wishes – although the holiday is quite positive, it is worth remembering thanks to whom it appeared. In 1980, American law enforcement officers granted the wish of a boy with leukemia, Christopher James Grechus. He dreamed of becoming a policeman. The cops gave the boy a real child-sized uniform and took him in a police car accompanied by a patrol to the office of the Police Department in the city of Phoenix. Christopher also got the opportunity to fly in the service helicopter and was awarded the badge of the honorary police officer of Arizona.
The event became well known and inspired many children to realize their dreams. After some time, Christopher died of an illness. After the boy’s death, the Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in the USA. At first, the organization helped only children from the United States. Currently, it is an international fund that aims to help children from all over the world
Zipper day – in 1913, the Swedish-American electrical engineer Gideon Sundbeck patented a zipper with teeth. The inventor himself called the fastener a “separate lock”.
International Dance Day – Jean-Georges Noverre was born on April 29, who is considered the founder of modern ballet. Celebrating Dance Day is a UN initiative. It was first recognized in 1982.
Day of Remembrance of All Victims of the Use of Chemical Weapons. This type of weapons was invented more than a hundred years ago. The battlefields of the First World War demonstrated all the horrors of the consequences of the use of chemical weapons. In order to warn humanity against its further use, in 2005, during the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, it was decided to declare April 29 as a day of remembrance. Already 98% of the world’s countries have joined the Convention.
International Day of Immunology. A separate festive page of the calendar dedicated to the science of immunity appeared in 2005 at the initiative of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS). The purpose of the holiday is to draw attention to the problems of immunization and increase awareness of the role of this science in the fight against infectious diseases, cancer, etc.
Events on this day:
1429 — one of the key moments of the Hundred Years’ War took place on this day. French troops, led by 17-year-old Joan of Arc, defeated the British in the Battle of Orleans.
1648 — the Battle of Yellow Waters began. This is the first match that ended with the victory of the Cossack-Tatar army against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The foundation for the success of the National Liberation War of 1648–1657 was laid here.
1770 – British captain James Cook landed in Australia for the first time.
1882 — the world’s first experimental trolleybus line was launched in Berlin.
1897 – British physicist Joseph John Thomson announced the discovery of the electron.
1918 — the Basic Law of the Republic was approved at a session of the Ukrainian Central Rada. Also, the All-Ukrainian Congress of Farmers elected P. Skoropadskyi as Hetman of Ukraine; on the same day, the Black Sea Fleet raised Ukrainian flags in Sevastopol.
1975 — the day of the complete withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam.
1975 — the deepest mine in the USSR named after Skochinsky was put into operation in Donetsk.
1982 — China’s population exceeded one billion people.
1992 — on this day, the national football team of Ukraine played its first match in Uzhhorod. The Ukrainians played against the Hungarian national team. That time our national team conceded with a score of 1:3.
2011 – April 29 was chosen for the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
