CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
World Book Day– Observed on Apr 23
- World Book Day is celebrated every year on April 23.
- UNESCO undertakes the responsibility of the event.
- The first ever World Book Day was celebrated on April 23, 1995.
- The date was decided by UNESCO as it was also the death and birth anniversary of William Shakespeare, a world famous author.
- World Book and Copyright Day: Keeping Covid-19 in mind, the themefor this year is ‘To share a story’.
- Tbilisi has been chosen to be the World Book Capital in 2021.
- April 23 is globally observed as the World Book Day, also known as the World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book.
