International Commemorations  

Fascinated by the circus from her earliest years, H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie has supported in 2009 th..

Born in Aubagne in 1895, Marcel Pagnol quickly discovered a passion for classics, and at the age of ..

After training as a lawyer, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi practised in South Africa for twenty years. D..

After studying law, Henri Matisse eventually devoted himself to painting and joined Gustave Moreau’s..

The Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention was signed in 1989 and entered into force on 1 March 19..

The Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT) was founded in 1970. Now known as the Inte..

In 1518, Charles I of Spain (later Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) agreed to finance Ferdinand Magell..

After taking off from Kennedy Space Centre on 16 July 1969, the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission ..

An intergovernmental organisation founded by the Treaty of London on 5 May 1949, the Council of Euro..

The undisputed master of the operetta,  Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) conquered lyrical stages ..

Born in Piedmont in 1919, Fausto Coppi made his professional debut in 1939 and won the Giro d’Itali..

The year 2018 marks the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, who was born on 18 July 1918 and d..

Founded a century ago, CIESM, also known as the Mediterranean Science Commission, plays a role that ..

Born in New Orleans, Fidès Devriès was a Dutch soprano who came from a family of opera singers. Afte..

Born in 1888 in Lecce, Tito Schipa occupies a special place in the pantheon of great tenors. His voi..