Summary: In 1859, a Swiss citizen, Henri
Dunant, arrived in Solferino following a crucial battle in the Second Italian War of Independence.
1828: Jean Henri
Dunant, philanthropist and founder of the International Red Cross, was born in Geneva.
In 1859 Swiss entrepreneur Jean Henri
Dunant went in search of French Emperor Napoleon III, whom he hoped would help with a business venture.
Orange (ORAN) is collaborating with Google (GOOG, GOOGL) on its 6,600km
Dunant submarine cable connecting the United States to the French Atlantic coast, which aims to launch services late 2020.
TE SubCom has been selected to build the
Dunant four-fibre pair cable system, which will span more than 6,400km.
There was much enthusiasm and passion from Red Cross Youth volunteers who gathered last month at Our Lady of Fatima University, Quezon City campus, for the third annual Gawad Kabataang
Dunant Outstanding Youth Humanitarian Leaders awarding ceremony.
LNRCS field officer Joseph Nyema says the exercise is held May each year to commemorate the birth of the founder of the Red Cross, aHenry
Dunant.The Red Cross idea was born in 1859, when Henry
Dunant, a young Swiss man, went on the scene of a bloody battle in Solferino, Italy, between the armies of imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian alliance.
Hammadi said,"Whatever you are living through a natural disaster, a health crisis, the effects of conflict or violence we are here to support you." The World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated every May 8, the birth date of the Movement's founder Henry
Dunant. It recognises the bravery and dedication of volunteers and staff members around the world.
For years, the celebration has occurred on 8 May, which is the birthday of the founder of the Red Cross, Henry
Dunant, this year being its 190th anniversary.
Indeed, on his death, at least one headline referred to him as "the merchant of death." The winners that first year included, among others, Wilhelm Rontgen in physics, for the discovery of X-rays; Emil von Behring, in medicine, for his work on serum therapy for diphtheria; and Henry
Dunant, founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross.