March 8 International Women's Day: What happened on this day in history?

March 8 is a day that has witnessed significant events in both world and Turkish history.

Here are the important events that happened on this day in history:

International Women's Day is an international day defined by the United Nations and is celebrated every year on March 8. This day is dedicated to developing women's political and social consciousness and celebrating their economic, political, and social achievements. International Women's Day is a major focal point in the women's rights movement.

1899: Eintracht Frankfurt, one of Germany's most established football clubs, was founded under the name Frankfurter Fußball-Club Viktoria von 1899. The club has won the Bundesliga once and the DFB-Pokal five times to date.

1955: An important step was taken in the fight against cancer in Turkey, and Turkey's first cancer control dispensary was opened in Istanbul. The dispensary provided free diagnosis, treatment, and counseling services to cancer patients.

2010: A magnitude 6 earthquake that occurred in Elazığ caused major destruction. While 42 people lost their lives in the earthquake, 60 people were injured. The earthquake was felt in Malatya, Diyarbakır, Bingöl, Tunceli, Erzincan, Adıyaman, Sivas, Kahramanmaraş, and Şanlıurfa, as well as in Elazığ.

Many other important events occurred on March 8, such as the Persian poet Ferdowsi completing his epic poem the Shahnameh (1010), the death of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I (1403), the founding of the New York Stock Exchange (1817), the start of the February Revolution in Russia (1917), the adoption of Turkey's first Five-Year Development Plan (1933), the death of Hulusi Behçet (1948), the Philips Company introducing the Compact Disc (CD) to the public for the first time (1979), and the crash of a Turkish Airlines (THY) plane flying from Istanbul to Diyarbakır (2003).

News Source: 12punto