🎉 Brunei's National Day (1984)
Where: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
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📅 On This Day: February 23
February 23, 1984: Brunei's National Day. Brunei, a small country on the island of Borneo, became independent in 1984 and celebrates its National Day every 23 February. The capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, holds a big parade and yellow flags fly in every street. The golden-domed Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is the city's symbol.
✨ More events on this day
- 1685 🎨 Composer George Frideric Handel was born in Germany; his Water Music was played on a boat for the king, and his Messiah is still sung every year.
- 1886 💡 Charles Martin Hall made his first pieces of aluminium using electricity, a method that turned this once-rare metal into something cheap enough for cans and foil.
- 1909 🧭 The Silver Dart, an aeroplane built with help from Alexander Graham Bell, took off from a frozen lake and made the first powered flight in Canada.
🧠 Question of the day
On which island is Brunei?
- Borneo
- Greenland
- Jeju Island
Show the answer
Answer: Borneo
Questions
What happened on February 23?
February 23, 1984: Brunei's National Day. It happened in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
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