MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES
Adopt-a-Shelter-Animal Month
American Pharmacist Month
Anti-Depressant Death Awareness Month
Apple Jack Month
Bat Appreciation
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Bullying Prevention Month
Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month
Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month
Children's Magazine Month
Christmas Seal Campaign
Church Library Month
Church Safety & Security Month
Class Reunion Month
Clergy Appreciation Month
Computer Learning Month
Cookie Month
Co-op Awareness Month
Country Music Month
Crime Awareness Month
Cut Out Dissection Month
Dinosaur Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Eat Country Ham Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Emotional Intelligence Month
Fair Trade Month
Family History Month
Financial Planning Month
German-American Heritage Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Go Hog Wild – Eat Country Ham Month
Halloween Safety Month
Head Start Awareness Month
Health Literacy Month
International Drum Month
International Starman Month
International Strategic Planning Month
Long-Term Care Planning Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Magazine Month
Month of the Free Thought
National AIDS Awareness Month
National Animal and Safety Protection Month
National Apple Month
National Bake and Decorate Month
National Book Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Caramel Month
National Car Care Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National Chili Month
National Chiropractic Month
National Clock Month
National Cosmetology Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression Education Awareness Month
National Dessert Month
National Diabetes Month
National Disability Employee Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Ergonomics Month
National Family Health Month
National Gain the Inside Advantage Month
National Go on a Field Trip Day
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Kitchen and Bath Month
National Liver Awareness Month
National Medical Librarian Month
National Orthodontic Health Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Pickled Pepper Month
National Pizza Month
National Popcorn Popping Month
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
National Pretzel Month
National Protect Your Hearing Month
National Reading Group Month
National Roller Skating Month
National Sarcastics Month
National Seafood Month
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
National Stamp Collecting Month
National Sudden Infant Death Awareness Month
National Vegetarian Month
National Window Covering Safety Month
National Work & Family Month
Organize Your Medical Information Month
Pasta Month
Pear and Pineapple Month
Photographer Appreciation Month
Polish American History Month
Positive Attitude Month
Raptor Month
Rhizomes and Persimmons Month
Rhubarb Month
Right Brainers Rule Month
Sausage Month
Self-Promotion Month
Spinach Lovers Month
Squirrel Awareness Month
Sun Dried Tomatoes Month
Tackling Hunger Month
UNICEF MONTH
Vegetarian Awareness Month
Wishbones for Pets Month
Workplace Politics Awareness Month
World Blindness Awareness Month
World Menopause Month
World Origami Days
Women's Small Business Month
WEEK-LONG OBSERVANCES
1st Week
Customer Service Week
Drive Safely Work Week
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
Get Organized Week
Great Books Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Minority Enterprise Week
Mystery Series Week
National Character Counts Week
National Physician's Assistant Week
No Salt Week
Nuclear Medicine Week
Spinning and Weaving Week
UN World Space Week
Universal Children’s Week
2nd Week
Build Your Business with Business Cards Week
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week
Drive Safely to Work Week
Emergency Nurses Week
Financial Planning Week
Hearing id Awareness Week
Home-Based Business Week
Improve Your Home Office Week
Kid's Goal-Setting Week
National Carry a Tune Week
National Chestnut Week
National Fire Prevention Week
National Metric Week
National Newspapers Week
National Save for Retirement Week
National School Lunch Week
National Work From Home Week
Nurse Midwifery Week
Pet Peeve Week
Teller Week
World Rainforest Week
3rd Week
American Association of Medical Assistants Week
Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week
Fall Astronomy Week
Food & Drug Interaction Education Week
Freedom from Bullies Week
Freedom of Speech Week
Getting the World to Beat the Path to our Door Week
Infection Protection Week
International Credit Union Week
Kids Care Week
Lead Poisoning Awareness Week
Medical Assistants Recognition Week
National Character Counts Week
National Chemistry Week
National Food Bank Week
National Forest Products Week
National Pharmacy Week
National School Bus Safety Week
National Veterinary Technician Week
Pastoral Care Week
Teen Read Week
Wolf Awareness Week
YWCA Week Without Violence
4th Week
Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week
Disarmament Week
International Magic Week
Hearing Aid Awareness Week
National Businesswomen's Week
National Drug-Free Work Week
National Health Education Week
National Infertility Awareness Week
National Massage Therapy Week
National Respiratory Care Week
Pastoral Care Week
Peace, Friendship, and Good Will Week
Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week
Red Ribbon Week
World Hearing Aid Awareness Week
5th Week
Give Wildlife a Brake! Week
October 1st
Annie Leibovitz’ Birthday (1949)
Balloons Around the World Day
Child Health Day
Fall Astronomy Day
Fire Pup Day
First Ford Model T on Sale (1908)
Homemade Cookies Day
International Day of Older Persons
Julie Andrews' Birthday (1935)
National Lace Day
UN National Day of Older Persons
Vladamir Horowitz's Birthday (1904)
World Card-Making Day
World Smile Day
World Vegetarian Day
October 2nd
California Redwood National Park Established (1968)
Change a Light Day
Donna Karan's Birthday (1948)
Guardian Angels Day
International Day of Nonviolence
International Frugal Fun Day
Lorraine Bracco's Birthday (1955)
Mahatma Ghandi's Birthday (1869)
Name Your Car Day
National Custodial Workers Day
National Denim Day
National Fallen Firefighters Weekend
Peanuts Comic Strip First Published In 1950
Sting's Birthday (1951)
Techies Day
World Communion Day
World Farm Animals Day
October 3rd
Blessing of the Fishing Fleet Day
Captain Kangaroo Day (First aired in 1955)
Change a Light Day
Child Health Day
Gore Vidal's Birthday (1925)
Gwen Stefani’s Birthday (1969)
Intergeneration Day
James Herriott's Birthday (1916)
Lindsey Buckingham’s Birthday (1944)
Name Your Car Day
National Fallen Firefighters Weekend
Virus Appreciation Day
World Habitat Day
October 4th
Anne Rice's Birthday (1941)
Cinnamon Roll Day
Country Inn, Bed & Breakfast Day
Damon Runyon’s Birthday (1884)
Donald Sobol’s Birthday (1924)
Frederic Remington’s Birthday (1861)
Gregorian Calendar Took Effect (1582)
Hunter’s Moon
Improve Your Office Day
National Golf Day
National Frappe Day
Oktoberfest Ends
St. Francis Assisi Feast Day
Ten-Four Day
World Animal Day
October 5th
Balloons Around the World Day
Do Something Nice Day
Kate Winslet’s Birthday (1975)
Ray Kroc’s Birthday (1902)
World Teachers Day
October 6th
Bald & Free Day
Come & Take It Day
Ecological Debt Day
Mad Hatter Day
National German-American Day
Physician Assistant Day
October 7th
Desmond Tutu's Birthday (1931)
Johnny Appleseed Day
International Frugal Fun Day
Lee’s National Denim Day
National Depression Screening Day
National Diversity Day
National Storytelling Day
World Smile Day
Yom Kippur
Yo-Yo Ma's Birthday (1955)
October 8th
American Touch Tag Day
Great Fire of Chicago (1871)
Indigenous People's Day
International Top Spinning Day
National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day
National Pierogi Day
Native American's Day
R.L. Stine's Birthday (1943)
Universal Music Day
October 9th
Clergy Appreciation Day
Curious Events Day
Fire Prevention Day
Jackson Browne's Birthday (1948)
Johanna Hurwitz's Birthday (1937)
John Entwistle's Birthday (1944)
John Lennon's Birthday (1940)
Leif Erikson Day
Moldy Cheese Day
National Chess Day
National Depression Screening Day
National ProLife Cupcake Day
Steve (Blue’s Clues) Burns’ Birthday (1973)
Tony Shaloub's Birthday (1953)
World Post Day
World Sight Day
October 10th
Columbus Day
Double Tenth Day
Emergency Nurses Day
Guiseppe Verdi's Birthday (1813)
Helen Hayes’ Birthday (1900)
International Newspaper Carrier Day
International Top Spinning Day
James Marshall's Birthday (1942)
National Angel Food Cake Day
National Cake Decorating Day
National Kick Butt Day
Native Americans Day
Naval Academy Day
World Mental Health Day
October 11th
Dawn French’s Birthday (1957)
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Birthday (1884)
It's My Party Day
Joan Cusack's Birthday (1962)
National Face Your Fears Day
Reptile Awareness Day
Universal Music Day
October 12th
Cookbook Launch Day
Emergency Nurses Day
Farmer's Day
Free Thought Day
Hugh Jackman’s Birthday (1968)
International Moment of Frustration Scream Day
International Top Spinning Day
Luciano Pavarotti’s Birthday (1935)
National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day
National Salesperson Day
World Egg Day
October 13th
English Language Day
International Skeptics Day
Ironman Competition
L.L. Bean's Birthday (1872)
Matastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Molly Pitcher’s Birthday (1754)
Navy Birthday
Paul Simon's Birthday (1941)
World Sight Day
October 14th
Alternative Fuel Day
Be Bald/Be Free Day
Chuck Yeager Broke Sound Barrier (1947)
e.e. cummings' Birthday (1894)
Isaac Mizrahi's Birthday (1961)
Lois Lenski's Birthday (1893)
National Dessert Day
Ralph Lauren's Birthday (1939)
Thomas Keller’s Birthday (1955)
William Penn’s Birthday (1644)
World Sight Day
October 15th
Bridge Day
Emeril Lagasse’s Birthday (1959)
Friedrich Nietzsche’s Birthday (1844)
Get Smart About Credit Day
Get to Know Your Customers Day
International Day of Rural Women
Mammography Day
Mario Puzo's Birthday (1920)
National Grouch Day
National Poetry Day
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
Penny Marshall’s Birthday
Richard Carpenter’s Birthday (1946)
Sweetest Day
White Cane Safety Day
October 16th
Department Store Day
Dictionary Day
Eugene O'Neill's Birthday (1888)
Fall Astronomy Day
International Credit Union Day
John Mayer’s Birthday (1977)
National Feral Cat Day
Noah Webster’s Birthday (1758)
Oscar Wilde’s Birthday (1854)
Queen Marie Antoinette Beheaded (1793)
Sweetest Day
World Food Day
World Toy Camera Day
October 17th
Arthur Miller’s Birthday (1915)
Battle of Saratoga (1777)
Black Poetry Day
Evil Knievel's Birthday (1938)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Mulligan Day
National Bosses Day
National Cake Decorating Day
National Clean Up Your Virtual Desktop Day
Wear Something Gaudy Day
October 18th
Dawn Wells’ Birthday (1938)
National Chocolate Cupcake Day
No Beard Day
ProLife Day of Silent Solidarity
St. Luke Feast Day
World Menopause Day
October 19th
Divine's Birthday (1945)
Evaluate Your Life Day
Hagfish Day
John Lithgow’s Birthday (1945)
Medical Assistants Recognition Day
Ty Pennington's Birthday (1965)
Yorktown Victory (1781)
October 20th
Bela Lugosi's Birthday (1882)
Brandied Fruit Day
Christopher Wren's Birthday (1632)
Get to Know Your Customers Day
Get Smart About Credit Day
Miss American Rose Day
Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day
Tom Petty's Birthday (1953)
World Osteoporosis Day
October 21st
Alfred Nobel's Birthday (1833)
Babbling Day
Count Your Buttons Day
Dizzy Gillespie's Birthday (1917)
Mammography Day
National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
National Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day
Reptile Awareness Day
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Birthday (1772)
October 22nd
Annette Funicello’s Birthday (1942)
CAPS LOCK DAY
Christopher Lloyd’s Birthday (1938)
Deepak Chopra’s Birthday (1946)
Doris Lessing’s Birthday (1919)
Franz Liszt's Birthday (1811)
Hunter’s Moon
International Stuttering Awareness Day
Make a Difference Day
National Nut Day
Todd Oldham's Birthday (1961)
October 23rd
Alternative Fuel Day
IPod Day
Johnny Carson’s Birthday (1925)
Mother-In-Law Day
National Mole Day
TV Talk Show Host Day
Weird Al Yankovic’s Birthday (1959)
October 24th
Breast Cancer Awareness Day
International Bandana Day
Lung Health Day
National Bologna Day
United Nations Day
World Development Information Day
Zac Posen's Birthday (1980)
October 25th
Anne Tyler's Birthday (1941)
Georges Bizet's Birthday (1838)
Pablo Picasso's Birthday (1881)
Punk for a Day
Saint Crispin’s Day
Sourest Day
World Pasta Day
October 26th
Erie Canal Opened (1825)
Howl at the Moon Day
Mule Day
Natalie Merchant's Birthday (1963)
National Mincemeat Day
Shoot Out at the OK Corral (1881)
October 27th
Cranky Co-Workers Day
Dylan Thomas' Birthday (1914)
Emily Post's Birthday (1872)
John Cleese's Birthday (1939)
Navy Day
New York City Subway Began Operating (1904)
Roy Lichenstein's Birthday (1923)
Theodore Roosevelt's Birthday (1858)
October 28th
Bill Gates' Birthday (1955)
Donner Party Left for California (1846)
Frankenstein Friday
Harvard University Founded (1636)
International Bandana Day
Jonas Salk's Birthday (1914)
National Breadsticks Day
National Chocolates Day
Plush Animal Lover's Day
Prohibition Started (1919)
St. Jude's Day
October 29th
Hermit Day
Internet Day
National Cat Day
National Forgiveness Day
Stock Market Crash (1929)
World Psoriasis Day
October 30th
Checklists Day
Create a Great Funeral Day
Devil’s Night
Ezra Pound's Birthday (1885)
Fyodor Dostoevsky's Birthday (1821)
Haunted Refrigerator Night
Henry Winkler’s Birthday (1945)
John Adams’ Birthday (1735)
Mischief Night
National Candy Corn Day
National Forgiveness Day
Reformation Sunday
War of the Worlds Broadcast (1938)
October 31st
Beggar’s Night
Books for Treats Day
Carve a Pumpkin Day
Eleanor Roosevelt's Birthday (1884)
Halloween
Increase Your Psychic Powers Day
Jan Vermeer's Birthday (1632)
John Candy's Birthday (1950)
John Keats' Birthday (1795)
Juliette Gordon Lowe's Birthday – Started Girl Scouts in 1912
Michael Landon’s Birthday (1936)
Mount Rushmore Completed (1941)
National Caramel Apple Day
National Knock-Knock Joke Day
National Magic Day
National UNICEF Day
with special thanks once again to Jane Hignite
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