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International Gin and Tonic Day
Founded in 2010 (according to Wikipedia) and celebrated annually worldwide on the 19th of October, International Gin & Tonic Day is just as it sounds –...
28th July 2021 at 12:58
Thanks for letting me know. I've amended the above acordingly.
The Facebook page:
“ International Gin and Tonic Day was founded in honour of Mary Edith Keyburn, a remarkable woman who loved to have the occasional tipple of gin and tonic. Edith passed away on October 19th, 2010 - at the age of 95 - in hospital with a gin and tonic at her side. It was smuggled into the hospital in a water bottle and served in a teacup. We hope that you'll have a tiipple on October 19th and that we can all make as gracious an exit from this life as Edith did.”