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National Name Yourself Day
Did you know? The 9th of April is also celebrated in the USA as Election Your Name Day. Reason enough to include this day of honour of the self-determined naming or finding of a name in the list of curious world days.
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Daisy Ridley (*1992)
Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress. Born in Westminster and brought up in Maida Vale, Ridley trained in drama at the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts.
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Commander Shepard (*2154 Mass Effect)
Shepard was born on April 11, 2154, is a graduate of the Systems Alliance N7 special forces program (service no. 5923-AC-2826), a veteran of the Skyllian Blitz, and is initially assigned to the SSV Normandy in 2183 as Executive Officer.
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First manned space flight by Yuri Gagarin (1961)
Vostok 1 was the first spaceflight of the Vostok programme and the first crewed spaceflight in history. The Vostok 3KA space capsule was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 12, 1961, with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin aboard, making him the first human to cross into outer space.
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National Scrabble Day
Happy Birthday Alfred Mosher Butts (1899 - 1993). In honor of the player inventor, the USA celebrates April 13 as its national Scrabble Day.
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Look Up at the Sky Day
On the 14th of April, the calendar of curious holidays from all over the world will take a look up. To be more precise, towards heaven. Because this date stands for the US-American show-in-the-sky day.
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Dolphin Day
Dolphin Day is a day dedicated to dolphins, aimed at educating people about dolphins and how they help protect the oceans.
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