- Clergy Appreciation Month
- Family History Month
- Computer Learning Month
- Child & Family Health Month
- Crime Prevention Month
- Dental Hygiene Month
- International Book Fair Month
- International Dinosaur Month
- Vegetarian Awareness Month
- National Apple Month
- National Dessert Month
- National Chili Month
- National Cookie Month
- National Pizza Month
- National Pasta Month
- National Seafood Month
- National Popcorn Popping Month
- National Pretzel Month
- National Car Care Month
- National Stamp Collecting Month
- National Metric Week*
- National Chemistry Week*
- Great Books Week
(first full week in October)
- Teen Read Week*
- World Rainforest Week*
- World Communion Sunday*
(First Sunday in October)
- Child Health Day*
(First Monday in October)
- World Habitat Day*
(First Monday in October)
- Columbus Day*
(Second Monday in October)
- Sweetest Day*
(Third Saturday in October)
- Yom Kippur*
(10 days after Rosh Hashanah)
- Fire Prevention Week*
(Sunday through Saturday period
including October 8)
- Oktoberfest*
(two weeks through first October Sunday)
OCTOBER CALENDAR |
1 China National Day
Yosemite Park Established (1890)
First CD Player (1982)
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2 Peanuts Comic Anniversary (1950-2000)
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3 East & West Germany Reunification (1990)
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4 Saint Francis of Assisi Feast Day
Sputnik Anniversary (1957)
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5 International Frugal Fun Day
Jonathan Edwards' Birthday (1703)
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6 German American Day
Mad Hatter Day
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7 National Fire Prevention Week*
Arthur TV Premiere (1996)
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8 Great Chicago Fire Anniversary (1871)
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9 Leif Erikson Day
National Submarine - Grinder - Hoagie - Hero Day
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10 National Angel Food Cake Day
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11 General Pulaski Memorial Day
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12 Discovery Day (1492)
Pledge of Allegiance created to celebrate
400 Years Since Columbus' Arrival (1892)
Farmer's Day
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13 National Children's Day*
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14 "Winnie-the-Pooh" Published
National Dessert Day
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15 Statue of Liberty Designated a National Monument (1924)
World Poetry Day
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16 Bosses Day
Dictionary Day
Noah Webster's Birthday (1758)
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17 National Pasta Day
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18 Alaska transferred from Russia to U.S.
National Chocolate Cupcake Day
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19 Yorktown Day (1781)
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20 National Character Counts Week*
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21 Edison Invents Incandescent Light Bulb (1879)
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22 National Forest Products Week*
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23 Chemists Celebrate National Mole Day
Mother-in-Law's Day
Departure of the Swallows (San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA)
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24 United Nations Day
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25 Pablo Picasso's Birthday (1881)
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26 Erie Canal Anniversary (1825)
Austria Day
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27 Navy Day (since 1922)
Teddy Roosevelt's Birthday (1858)
Make a Difference Day*
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28 Statue of Liberty Dedicated (1886)
National Chocolate Day
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29 Stock Market Crash (1929)
First Internet Transmission (1969)
Oatmeal Day
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30 National Candy Corn Day
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31 Halloween
Apple & Candle Night (Wales)
National Caramel Apple Day
Reformation Day
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