Fixed Gregorian-calendar rule for World Tuberculosis Day: 24 March every year.
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Observance NoteMarks 24 March 1882, the day Robert Koch announced his discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus, the organism that causes tuberculosis. 1 FAQs
Why is World Tuberculosis Day fixed on March 24 every year?
24 March marks the anniversary of Robert Koch's 1882 announcement identifying the tuberculosis bacillus.
The rule fixes World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March every year because that date marks the anniversary of 24 March 1882, when Robert Koch announced to a small group of scientists at the University of Berlin that he had identified the bacillus that causes tuberculosis. The fixed Gregorian date was set to commemorate that announcement rather than any other event in the disease's history.
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Source Wikipedia: World Tuberculosis Day
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1. Wikipedia: World Tuberculosis Day
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