2023 - Anniversaries - Priory Church of St. Bartholomew The
Great 900, Sir Christopher Wren 300, Major Davel 300, Voyage
South of Antarctic Circle 250, Boston Tea Party 250, Marie
Antoinette 230, Telegraph 185, ICRC 160, Phonograph 145,
National Geographic Society 135, Gornergrat Railway 125, First
Flight 120, WWI 105, Hollywood Sign/Walt Disney Company/Warner
Brothers 100, Gustave Eiffel 100, Villa Le Lac 100, Penicillin
95, Mahatma Gandhi 75, NASA 65, Picasso 50, La Grand-Place
(Brussels) 25, Nelson Mandela 10, Coronation of King Charles III
125th Anniversary of the Gornergrat Railway
- the World's first fully electric cog railway from Zermatt up
to Gornergrat Station (at 3,089 m or 10,135 feet) started in
1898.
900th Anniversary of the Founding of the Priory Church of St
Bartholomew the Great.
Founded in 1123 by Prior Rahere (died c.1143) on land granted by
King Henry I of England (c.1068-1135).
The Priory Church escaped the Great Fire of London (1666) and is
the oldest surviving parish church in London, England.
300th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Christopher
Wren(1632-1723).
Architect - St. Paul's Cathedral, Greenwich Hospital, South
Front and Fountain Court of Hampton Court Palace ...
Greenwich Hospital (Old Royal Naval College) - is part of the
UNESCO World Heritage Site - Maritime Greenwich.
300th Anniversary of the Death of Jean-Abraham-Daniel Davel
"Major Davel" (1670-1723).
Initial leader of movement for Vaudois liberation from Bernese
rule (Switzerland).
250th Anniversary of the First Voyage South of the Antarctic
Circle.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) - British Explorer, Cartographer
and Naval Officer - was the first recorded navigator to cross
the Antarctic Circle in 1773.
250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party (1773).
Protest against ‘Taxation Without Representation’, 1767
Townshend Revenue Act, 1773 Tea Act ...
230th Anniversary of the Death of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793).
Last Queen of France before the French Revolution.
The Queen’s Hamlet - is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site -
Palace and Park of Versailles.
The former Palais de la Cite - is part of the UNESCO World
Heritage Site - Paris, Banks of the Seine.
185th Anniversary of Samuel Morse Demonstrating the
Telegraph system (1838)
A revolution for long-distance communication.
160th Anniversary of Founding of International Committee of the
Red Cross (1863).
"The ICRC is an independent, neutral organization ensuring
humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of armed
conflict and other situations of violence. It takes action in
response to emergencies and at the same time promotes respect
for international humanitarian law and its implementation in
national law."
145th Anniversary of Thomas Edison Patenting the
Phonograph (1878)
First device to both record sound and play it back.
135th Anniversary of the Founding of the National Geographic
Society (NGS)(1888) - one of the largest non-profit scientific
and educational organizations in the world.
NGS’s mission: “to use the power of science, exploration,
education, and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder
of our world”.
125th Anniversary of the Gornergrat Railway -
The World's first fully electric cog railway from Zermatt up to
Gornergrat Station (at 3,089 m or 10,135 feet) started in 1898.
120th Anniversary of the First Successful Airplane
Flight by the Wright Brothers (1903).
100th Anniversary of the Hollywood Sign, Walt Disney Company,
and Warner Brothers (1923).
100th Anniversary of the Death of Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923).
French Civil Engineer - Eiffel Tower, Internal support structure
for the Statue of Liberty in New York ...
The Eiffel Tower - is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site -
Paris, Banks of the Seine.
The Statue of Liberty (New York) - is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site.
100th Anniversary of Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier (1923).
Designed and built by Le Corbusier for his parents in 1923. The
house is an example of Le Corbusier’s minimalist and
functionalism designs.
Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier - is part of the UNESCO World
Heritage Site - The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an
Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (17 sites spread
over seven countries - Switzerland, Argentina, Belgium, France,
Germany, India, and Japan).
95th Anniversary of the Discovery of Penicillin by Alexander
Fleming (1928)
Medication used to manage and treat a wide range of infections.
75th Anniversary of the Death of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948).
Lead nonviolent resistance campaign for India's independence
from British rule.
65th Anniversary of the Founding of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (1958)
Apollo Moon landing, Space Shuttle, support for International
Space Station ...
50th Anniversary of the Death of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973).
Spanish Painter & Sculptor - created the "Dove of Peace"
lithograph for posters for the 1949 World Peace Council ...
25th Anniversary of the 1998 Admission of La
Grand-Place, Brussels as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
10th Anniversary of the Death of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013).
Anti-apartheid activist - and 1st President of South Africa.
Coronation of H.M. King Charles III, King of the United Kingdom
(2023).
The Coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023 -
followed by a procession with the Gold State Carriage from
Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace - finishing with an
appearance on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.
Westminster Abbey - is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site -
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint
Margaret’s Church.
Links for Photos & Images of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
on this website.
Sites in Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France,
Germany, Italy, Middle East, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State ...