Today the world celebrates one of its positive holidays — Smiley Day. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

Every computer "living" character has its own origin story. It first appeared in 1982 at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Smileys are liked by almost all internet users, because they can transform any text. Their number grows every day.

Also today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. This holiday was added to the calendar by chance. On September 19, 1995, two teenagers named John Baur and Mark Summers agreed to talk like pirates all day. Initially, this holiday was celebrated only in Canada and Australia. And optimists and romantics today celebrate a day of good mood. Griboyedov asks to take this idea seriously. Any living being prefers to soar freely, giving free rein to creativity and imagination. And why should you walk around in a bad mood?

Historical events on September 19 in the world

  • 011356 — at the Battle of Poitiers, the English army defeated the French army;
  • 021838 — a railway brake called the "brake shoe" was patented;
  • 031864 — folding car seats were patented in the USA;
  • 041888 — the world's first beauty contest was held in Belgium;
  • 051893 — women were granted the right to vote in elections in New Zealand;
  • 061957 — the first underground nuclear test was conducted in the USA;
  • 071983 — Saint Kitts and Nevis gained independence from the United Kingdom;
  • 081969 — the special military helicopter Mi-24 took to the air for the first time;
  • 092006 — a military coup took place in Thailand.

Historical events on September 19 in Kazakhstan

  • 011955 — the foundation of the "Uralagroremmash" plant was laid in Uralsk;
  • 021957 — the gallery of rock paintings in the Tamgaly Gorge was opened;
  • 031994 — Kazakhstan's national domain .kz was officially registered;
  • 041988 — Bank CenterCredit JSC, one of Kazakhstan's first commercial banks, was established;
  • 052002 — the position of Commissioner for Human Rights was established in Kazakhstan;
  • 062005 — a new information and consulting "Green Phone" service began operating in Almaty;
  • 072005 — a monument to Kazakh national hero Bauyrzhan Momyshuly was erected in the village of Zhanazhol, Shu district, Zhambyl region;
  • 082006 — Kazakhstan's first encyclopedia of journalism was published;
  • 092011 — during the visit of ex-President Nursultan Nazarbayev, an agreement was signed in France on creating a joint Kazakh-French production facility;
  • 102014 — a monument to Zhusipbek Aimauytov, who was repressed in 1931, was unveiled in Pavlodar;
  • 112016 — for the first time in 14 years, Days of Astana were held in Moscow.

Famous people born on September 19 in the world

  • 011911 — writer William Golding, author of the famous novel "Lord of the Flies", was born;
  • 021948 — British actor Jeremy Irons, Academy Award winner, was born;
  • 031949 — English supermodel, actress and singer Twiggy was born;
  • 041947 — actor, director, screenwriter and composer of Soviet theater and cinema Boris Galkin was born;
  • 051969 — Russian theater and film actress, TV presenter Anastasia Melnikova was born (she played investigator Anastasia Abdulova in the TV series "Streets of Broken Lights");
  • 061974 — American actor, comedian and TV host Jimmy Fallon was born;
  • 071980 — Canadian twin singers Teagan and Sara Quin were born.

Who was born in Kazakhstan

  • 011905 — poet Askar Tokmagambetov was born;
  • 021916 — Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan Abdrakhim Yelamanov was born;
  • 031926 — geologist engineer, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences Akhmetzhan Salimbayev was born;
  • 041960 — financial specialist, former Chairman of the National Bank Anuar Saidenov was born;
  • 051984 — Vice Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Asan Darbayev was born.