Tuesday, 15 September 2015

162. Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates

Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.

CountryDateNotes
ArgentinaJune 16Not to be confused with "Argentina's engineering day" which is on June 6. The reason being that in 1870 Luis Augusto Huergo became the first Engineer in Argentina.
AustraliaWeek of 4 to 10 August in 2014
BangladeshMay 7
BahrainJuly 1
BelgiumMarch 20
BoliviaOctober 6
BrazilDecember 11 in 2014
BulgariaWeek of 17 to 23 February in 2014
CanadaMonth of March
ChileMay 14
ColombiaAugust 17
Costa RicaJuly 20Corresponds to the date of Panamerican engineer's day
CroatiaMarch 2
Dominican RepublicAugust 14 in 2014
EcuadorJune 29
EgyptSeptember 21–22 in 2014
FranceApril 3 in 2014
HondurasJuly 16
IcelandApril 10
India15 SeptemberThe Engineering Community across India is celebrating Engineers Day on 15 September every year as a remarkable tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Visvesvaraya. He is held in high regard as a pre-eminent engineer of India. "Engineering Challenges for Knowledge Era" is the theme of Engineers Day 2015.
Iran24 February every yearThis day is celebrated to respect Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Iranian great scientist.
Ireland9 to 15 February in 2014
Italy15 June
KoreaMarch 30 in 2014
LuxembourgFebruary 8 in 2014
Malaysia7 to 15 September in 2014
MauritiusSeptember 13
MexicoJuly 1
NepalShrawan 3, 18 JulyNepali Students and Groups affiliated with NOSK Celebrates Engineer's Day on Software Freedom Day
NetherlandsThird Wednesday of March (e.g. 19 March 2014).
Pakistan10 JanuaryWhen Pakistan Engineering Council came into being for the regulation of engineering profession and education in Pakistan.
PanamaJanuary 26
PerúJune 8
PolandAugust 14 in 2014
PortugalNovember 23 in 2014
Puerto Rico13 to 19 May in 2014Engineer’s & Geometer’s week
RomaniaSeptember 14
RussiaDecember 22Power Engineer’s day
Singapore22 to 24 July 2015Organised by The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES)
SlovakiaMarch 16 in 2014
SloveniaSeptember
SpainMarch 19
TaiwanJune 6
TanzaniaSeptember 4–5 in 2014At the Mlimani City Conference Centre, Dar es Salaam.[22]
TunisiaOctober 26
TurkeyDecember 5
United KingdomWeek of 14 to 23 March in 2014
United States of AmericaWeek of February 22Always the week in February that encompasses George Washington's birthday
UruguayOctober 12
VenezuelaOctober 28




15th September is celebrated as Engineers’ Day in India. It is the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya.



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