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World Book Day 2025: 5 interesting facts you need to know

Prashasti Sudhakar

Mid-Day
Lifestyle
By Prashasti Sudhakar
Published Apr 22, 2025

World Book Day was created by UNESCO on April 23 1995. It is also known as World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book

World Book Day and Copyright day promotes the importance of reading and also publishing and copyright

Significance

World Book Day also marks the death anniversaries of iconic authors like William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vegan

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Beyond Shakespeare, Vladimir Nabokov, Maurice Druon, Halldor K. Laxness and Manuel Mejía were all born on April 23

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In Spain’s Catalonia, World Book Day is celebrated as Sant Jordi’s Day and The Day of Books and Roses. Couples gift each other books and roses on this day

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