• J. A. Fleming died, 1945 (b. 1849).

    Illustration from the Bibliographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 1945. The Royal Society, London. Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS died in 1945, aged 95 (born 29 November 1849). […]

  • International Earth Day

    First held in 1970, Earth Day is held annually on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

  • International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

    An explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 spread a radioactive cloud over large parts of the Soviet Union; millions of people in the three countries were exposed to the radiation.

  • World Day for Safety and Health at Work

    The World Day for Safety and Health at Work will focus on addressing the outbreak of infectious diseases at work, in particular, on the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Cinco de Mayo

    Mother's Day in the United States is an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well as the […]

  • Eta-Aquariid Meteor Shower

    The Eta Aquariids are a strong shower when viewed from the southern tropics. From the equator northward, they usually only produce medium rates of 10-30 per hour just before dawn. […]

  • Ascension

    The Ascension Day of Jesus Christ always falls on a Thursday - it is the day when Christians celebrate the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven as recorded in the […]

  • Mother’s Day (USA)

    Mother's Day in the United States is an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well as the […]

  • Conjunction of Uranus & the Sun

    Uranus will pass close to the Sun in the sky as its orbit carries it around the far side of the solar system from the Earth.