Day of Reconciliation in South Africa

The Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday in South Africa held annually on 16 December. The holiday came into effect in 1995 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity for the country.

Kazakhstan’s National Day

Anniversary of:
• the Boston Tea Party that saw American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbour (1773)
• birthdays for Ludwig van Beethoven (1770) and Jane Austen (1775)
• Shirley Temple announced her retirement from films, aged 22yo (1950)
• Shannen Doherty (aka Brenda) was fired from TV series Beverly Hills 90210 (1993)

BIRTHDAYS FOR:

• Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536) Spanish princess, 1st wife of Henry VIII, Queen of England (1509-33), born in Madrid, Spain.
• George Whitefield (1714-1770) …
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) …
• Jane Austen (1775-1817) …
• Jack Hobbs (1882-1963) …
• Noël Coward (1899-1973) …
• Zara Larsson