World Book Day
The date’s significance comes from the authors who were born on that day, including Vladimir Nabokov, but also because on that day in 1616 Miguel de Cervantes, Shakespeare, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega passed away. It is a day about the power of books and reading, how knowledge is preserved and shared across generations. Books can trigger waves of change, igniting revolutions, shifting conversation across time, illuminating the most invisible corners of the world with simple words on a page.
International Women’s Day 2026
Observed globally on 8 March each year, International Women’s Day (IWD) was established 115 years ago in 1911 to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality.