International Nurses Day.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

International nurses day is celebrated around the world every year on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, who is considered the founder of modern nursing. She made many improvements in nursing and played an important role of reducing the death rate of soldiers during the Crimean War which took place between October 1853 and February 1856. In 1974, 12 May was marked as International Nurses Day by the International Council of Nurses.

How we know this

01South African Government Online ,International Nurses Day 2014,[online],Available at www.gov.za [Accessed: 6 May 2014]
02Altius Directory, International Nurses Day, [online] Available at www.altiusdirectory.com [Accessed: 6 May 2014]
03Encyclopaedia Britannica, Crimean War,[online],Available at www.britannica.com [Accessed: 6 May 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, May 11). International Nurses Day.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083099

South African History Online (2012) 'International Nurses Day.', South African History Online, 11 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083099 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).

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"International Nurses Day.." South African History Online, 11 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083099. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "International Nurses Day.." South African History Online. May 11, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083099.