[WORLDKINGS] On this day - May 30, 2023 – The 392th anniversary of the publication of the first French newspaper (1631)
29-05-2023
(Worldkings.org) La Gazette or Gazette de France was the first French-language newspaper founded by Théophraste Renaudot in 1631 on the initiative of Richelieu.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 56) Johann Carolus (Germany): The publisher of the world's first newspaper
12-05-2023
(Worldkings.org) Around the end of September 1605, the first printed weekly newspaper was published by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg, the contemporary boomtown of printing.
[WORLDKINGS] On this day - March 16, 2023 – The 196th anniversary of "Freedom's Journal" - The first newspaper founded by black people to be published in the United States (1827)
16-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) Founded on March 16, 1827 as a four-page, four-column standard-sized weekly, Freedom's Journal was the first African-American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States.
[WORLDKINGS] On this day - March 11, 2023 – The 321st anniversary of Daily Courant - Britain's first daily newspaper published (1702)
11-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) On 11 March 1702, Elizabeth Mallet of Fleet Street published the first edition of the Daily Courant, Britain's first daily newspaper.
[WorldKings – World Almanac Event 2023] Celebrating the 367th anniversary of one of the world's oldest newspaper, Haarlems Dagblad (January 8, 1656 - January 8, 2023)
08-01-2023
(WorldKings.org) The Haarlems Dagblad is a regional newspaper in Haarlem, Netherlands.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.356) La Fronde (France): World's first newspaper for women
08-10-2022
(worldkings.org) La Fronde was a French feminist newspaper first published in Paris on 9 December 1897 by activist Marguerite Durand. On October 08, 2022, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared La Fronde as the “World's first newspaper for women.”
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Post-och Inrikes Tidningar: World's oldest existing weekly newspaper
15-06-2022
(WorldKings.org) The newspaper was founded as the Ordinari Post Tijdender in 1645 by Queen Christina and Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Wiener Zeitung: World’s oldest existing daily newspaper
07-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) The newspaper, founded in 1703 under the name Wiennerisches Diarium, was considered the official mouthpiece of the Imperial Court.
[WorldKings – World Almanac Event 2022] 29th anniversary of World Water Day (March 22, 1993 – March 22, 2022)
22-03-2022
(WorldKings.org) World Water Day is an annual UN observance day (22 March) that highlights the importance of freshwater. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme of each day focuses on topics relevant to clean water, sanitation and hygiene.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day – March 11, 2022 - The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper is published for the first time, in 1702
11-03-2022
(Worldkings.org) The Daily Courant, initially published on 11 March 1702, was the first British daily newspaper. It was produced by Elizabeth Mallet at her premises next to the King's Arms tavern at Fleet Bridge in London.