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An especially prominent example, still widely taught in primary schools, is that the Weton for the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence on 17 August 1945 took place on Jumat Legi; this is also the Weton for the birth and death of Sultan Agung, one of the greatest kings of Java and the inventor of the modern Javanese calendar. [6]
A curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. is also enforced while the travel of individuals is restricted to a radius of 10 km (6.2 mi) from their residence except for urgent reasons. The new partial lockdown comes amid a "catastrophic" increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
July 1–14 – Hurricane Elsa kills 13 people, and caused $1.2 billion (2021 USD) in damage in the Caribbean, the United States, and Canada. [187] July 3 – The 2021 Atami landslide occurs in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, killing 27. The landslide was a result of heavy rainfall with the city receiving 310 millimetres (12 inches) of ...
A new year can mean many new, exciting things. But it also means that tax season is just around the corner. Soon Americans will have to do the yearly task of filing their tax returns for the ...
The Independence Day of Indonesia (in Indonesian formally known as Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia shortened "HUT RI", or simply Hari Kemerdekaan, and colloquially referred by the people as Tujuhbelasan, meaning "the Seventeenth") is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating the anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945. [1]
1990s bling and multiple rings are some of the biggest 2025 jewelry trends. Justin Lambert/Getty Images
The 2021 Pacific typhoon season was the second consecutive season to have below average tropical cyclone activity, with twenty-two named storms, and was the least active since 2011. Nine became typhoons, and five of those intensified into super typhoons. This low activity was caused by a strong La Niña that had persisted from the previous year.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its right-front navigation camera to capture this first view over the rim of Jezero Crater on Dec. 10, 2024, the 1,354th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.