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| Select Cafe, formerly the Hôtel Bergerhoff |
Since 1955, this day marks the beginning of the Philippine Linggo ng Wika, or National Language Week.
1908: At the Hôtel Bergerhoff in the Neutral Territory of Moresnet in eastern Belgium, the statehood of Amikejo, the world’s first (and only) Esperanto-speaking country, is proclaimed.
1971: Jean Butler’s application to adopt the 14-year old language-deprived child “Genie” is rejected, and instead, she is turned over to David and Marilyn Rigler, her new foster parents.
1982: The Comparative Syntax Festival begins at the Universität Salzburg, Austria.
2003: Amerindianist Marianne Mithun becomes an honorary doctor at La Trobe University, Australia.
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