Own name days today Egbert, Ervina, Ervin, Fida, Fidelija, Fidelis, Fident, Fide, Gražvyda, Gražvydas, Kantmina, Kantmin, Kantminė, Kantrim, Kantrimė, Kantvainė, Kantvainė, Viltruda are celebrating today;
April 24th – International Youth Solidarity Day; DNA Day; dog day
This day:
in 1794 The Act of the Lithuanian Uprising was announced in Vilnius Town Hall Square, Tadas Kosciuška was declared the chief commander of the uprising, and the National Supreme Council of Lithuania began to function.
in 1806 Frydrichas Kuršaitis, linguist of Minor Lithuania, press worker, Lithuanian priest, was born in Pakalnė county, Noragėliai. Died in 1884 Buried in King’s Landing.
in 1996 the visa-free regime between Lithuania and Bosnia and Herzegovina entered into force.
in 2001 The Seimas ratified the agreements between Lithuania and the World Trade Organization. Lithuania became the 141st member of this organization.
in 2003 In Kaunas, on the island of Nemunas, a Sakura Park was opened, the planting of which was initiated by the Sugihara Foundation “Diplomats for Life”.
in 2004 The Evangelical Lutheran Synod elected a new bishop, who became the former priest of the Vilnius Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mindaugas Sabutis. This religious community in Lithuania unites about 20 thousand members.
in 2006 resignations were handed to Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas by Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Social Security and Labor Antanas Valionis and Vilija Blinkevičiūtė.
in 2008 The President of the European Parliament Hansas Gertas Poeterings visited Lithuania.
in 2008 The honorary consulate of Lithuania for the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saar has been opened in Offenbach am Main, Germany.
in 2021 after a long and serious illness, prose writer, playwright, essayist, active participant of Sąjūdis Vytautas Jurgis Bubnys died at the age of 89.
Quote of the day: “Do not expect any benefit from friendship, but rejoice in the opportunity to bring joy to another” (Seneca).
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