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All Commemorative Dates of 1940

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January 1940

1 Mon New Year's Day 1 Mon Dry January
1 Mon International Self Care Day 1 Mon Veganuary
2 Tue National Science Fiction Day 2 Tue World Introvert Day
4 Thu National Ribbon Skirt Day 4 Thu World Braille Day
4 Thu World Hypnotism Day 5 Fri National Bird Day
5 Fri National Whipped Cream Day 6 Sat Epiphany
6 Sat National Bean Day 6 Sat National Cuddle Up Day
7 Sun Orthodox Christmas 8 Mon National Bubble Bath Day
11 Thu National Clean Off Your Desk Day 11 Thu National Milk Day
12 Fri National Curried Chicken Day 14 Sun National Dress Up Your Pet Day
14 Sun World Logic Day 15 Mon National Bagel Day
17 Wed Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 17 Wed Museum Selfie Day
18 Thu National Thesaurus Day 19 Fri National Popcorn Day
20 Sat World Religion Day 21 Sun Eid al-Adha
21 Sun National Squirrel Appreciation Day 21 Sun World Snow Day
23 Tue International Integrative Health Day 23 Tue National Pie Day
24 Wed International Day of Education 24 Wed National Peanut Butter Day
24 Wed Tu Bishvat 25 Thu Mahayana New Year
25 Thu National Irish Coffee Day 26 Fri Bell Let's Talk Day
26 Fri International Customs Day 26 Fri National Fun at Work Day
26 Fri National Peanut Brittle Day 26 Fri National Spouses Day
27 Sat International Holocaust Remembrance Day 27 Sat National Chocolate Cake Day
28 Sun National Lego Day 29 Mon National Puzzle Day
30 Tue National Croissant Day 31 Wed National Backward Day
31 Wed National Hot Chocolate Day

February 1940

1 Thu Black History Month 1 Thu LGBT History Month
1 Thu World Interfaith Harmony Week 2 Fri Candlemas Day
2 Fri Groundhog Day 2 Fri National Tater Tot Day
2 Fri National Wear Red Day 3 Sat National Golden Retriever Day
4 Sun International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Sun National Thank A Mail Carrier Day
4 Sun Rosa Parks Day 4 Sun Thank Your Mailman Day
4 Sun World Cancer Day 5 Mon National Weatherperson's Day
5 Mon World Nutella Day 6 Tue International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 Tue Mardi Gras 6 Tue National Chopsticks Day
6 Tue Paczki Day (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 7 Wed Ash Wednesday
7 Wed National Fettuccine Alfredo Day 7 Wed National Send a Card to a Friend Day
7 Wed National Signing Day 8 Thu National Boy Scout Day
9 Fri National Pizza Day 9 Fri National Toothache Day
10 Sat World Pulses Day 11 Sun International Day of Women and Girls in Science
11 Sun National Inventors' Day 12 Mon Darwin Day
12 Mon International Epilepsy Day 13 Tue Galentine's Day
13 Tue World Radio Day 14 Wed International Book Giving Day
14 Wed Valentine's Day 15 Thu Canada's Agriculture Day
15 Thu Flag Day 15 Thu International Childhood Cancer Day
15 Thu Singles Awareness Day 15 Thu World Anthropology Day
17 Sat Random Acts of Kindness Day 19 Mon Family Day
20 Tue National Love Your Pet Day 20 Tue World Day of Social Justice
21 Wed International Mother Language Day 21 Wed National Sticky Bun Day
22 Thu National Chili Day 22 Thu National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
22 Thu World Thinking Day 23 Fri National Aviation Day
23 Fri National Banana Bread Day 26 Mon National Pistachio Day
27 Tue National Pokemon Day 27 Tue World Non-governmental Organization Day
27 Tue World Spay Day 28 Wed Pink Shirt Day
29 Thu Rare Disease Day

March 1940

1 Fri Employee Appreciation Day 1 Fri National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
1 Fri Saint David's Day 1 Fri Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Fri World Candle Day 1 Fri World Music Therapy Day
1 Fri Zero Discrimination Day 2 Sat World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Sun World Birth Defects Day 3 Sun World Hearing Day
3 Sun World Wildlife Day 4 Mon Dental Assistants Recognition Week
4 Mon World Obesity Day 5 Tue International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Wed National Day of Unplugging 6 Wed World Lymphedema Day
7 Thu National Cereal Day 7 Thu World Plant Power Day
8 Fri International Women's Day 8 Fri National Proofreading Day
9 Sat National Meatball Day 10 Sun Daylight Saving Time Starts
10 Sun Harriet Tubman Day 10 Sun National Hug Your Dog Day
10 Sun National Pack Your Lunch Day 11 Mon Canadian Women Physicians Day
11 Mon National Promposal Day 13 Wed National K9 Veterans Day
14 Thu International Day of Mathematics 14 Thu National Potato Chip Day
14 Thu Pi Day 14 Thu World Kidney Day
15 Fri World Consumer Rights Day 15 Fri World Sleep Day
15 Fri World Sleep Day 17 Sun Palm Sunday
17 Sun Saint Patrick's Day 18 Mon Awkward Moments Day
19 Tue International Read to Me Day 19 Tue St. Joseph's Day
19 Tue World Social Work Day 20 Wed French Language Day
20 Wed International Day of Happiness 20 Wed National Kick Butts Day
20 Wed National Proposal Day 20 Wed Spring
20 Wed Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) 20 Wed World Oral Health Day
21 Thu Holy Thursday 21 Thu International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 Thu International Day of Forests 21 Thu Maundy Thursday
21 Thu National Fragrance Day 21 Thu World Down Syndrome Day
21 Thu World Puppetry Day 22 Fri Good Friday
22 Fri Good Friday 22 Fri World Water Day
23 Sat Cuddly Kitten Day 23 Sat Holy Saturday
23 Sat National Chip and Dip Day 23 Sat National Puppy Day
23 Sat World Meteorological Day 24 Sun Easter Sunday
24 Sun World Tuberculosis Day 25 Mon Easter Monday
25 Mon Hola Mohalla 25 Mon International Waffle Day
26 Tue Purple Day 27 Wed World Theatre Day
28 Thu Respect Your Cat Day 29 Fri National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
30 Sat Earth Hour 31 Sun National Crayon Day
31 Sun World Backup Day

April 1940

1 Mon April Fool's Day 1 Mon National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Tue Autism Awareness Day 2 Tue International Children's Book Day
3 Wed National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Thu International Carrot Day
4 Thu National Burrito Day 6 Sat International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
6 Sat International Pillow Fight Day 6 Sat National Tartan Day
7 Sun Green Shirt Day 7 Sun World Health Day
10 Wed National Siblings Day 10 Wed World Homeopathy Day
11 Thu National Pet Day 12 Fri American Civil War
12 Fri Day of Silence 13 Sat FND Awareness Day
13 Sat International plant appreciation day 14 Sun International Moment of Laughter Day
15 Mon Father Damien Day 15 Mon National Laundry Day
16 Tue Advance Care Planning Day 16 Tue World Voice Day
17 Wed National Canadian Film Day 17 Wed World Hemophilia Day
18 Thu International Day for Monuments and Sites 18 Thu National Columnists’ Day
18 Thu National Haiku Poetry Day 18 Thu National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 Thu World Amateur Radio Day 20 Sat Chinese Language Day
20 Sat National Look Alike Day 21 Sun International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Sun vancouver sun run 22 Mon Earth Day
22 Mon International Mother Earth Day 22 Mon National Dance Week
23 Tue English Language Day 23 Tue Hanuman Jayanti
23 Tue National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Tue Saint George's Day
23 Tue Spanish Language Day 23 Tue World Book Day
24 Wed Administrative Professionals Day 24 Wed International Guide Dog Day
24 Wed World Immunization Week 25 Thu National DNA Day
25 Thu National Telephone Day 25 Thu Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
25 Thu World Malaria Day 25 Thu World Penguin Day
26 Fri International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 26 Fri Pretzel Day
26 Fri World Intellectual Property Day 27 Sat International Sculpture Day
28 Sun National Day of Mourning 28 Sun World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 Mon International Dance Day 30 Tue International Jazz Day

May 1940

1 Wed May Day 1 Wed National Physicians Day
1 Wed School Principals’ Day 2 Thu Ascension Day
2 Thu Astronomy Day 2 Thu International Harry Potter Day
2 Thu World Password Day 2 Thu World Tuna Day
3 Fri World Press Freedom Day 4 Sat Free Comic Book Day
4 Sat Star Wars Day 5 Sun African World Heritage Day
5 Sun Cinco de Mayo 5 Sun International Day of the Midwife
5 Sun National Lemonade Day 5 Sun World Portuguese Language Day
7 Tue National Child and Youth Mental Health Day 8 Wed Buddha Day
8 Wed Check Your Skin Day 8 Wed International Thalassaemia Day
8 Wed National Receptionists Day 8 Wed Victory in Europe Day
8 Wed World Red Cross Day 8 Wed World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
10 Fri World Lupus Day 11 Sat Fair Trade Day
11 Sat World Migratory Bird Day 12 Sun International Nurses Day
12 Sun Mother's Day 12 Sun National Limerick Day
12 Sun Pentecost 13 Mon world cocktail day
15 Wed International Day of Families 15 Wed National Pizza Party Day
16 Thu International Day of Light 17 Fri Bike-to-Work Day
17 Fri Endangered Species Day 17 Fri World Hypertension Day
18 Sat International Museum Day 18 Sat World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
19 Sun Trinity Sunday 19 Sun World Baking Day
20 Mon National Rescue Dog Day 20 Mon Victoria Day
20 Mon Whit Monday 20 Mon World Bee Day
21 Tue International Tea Day 21 Tue World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 Wed International Day for Biological Diversity 23 Thu Corpus Christi
23 Thu World Turtle Day 24 Fri National Brother's Day
24 Fri National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Fri World Schizophrenia Day
25 Sat National Missing Children’s Day 26 Sun National Paper Airplane Day
27 Mon National Sunscreen Day 28 Tue National Brisket Day
29 Wed International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Wed National Golf Day
30 Thu World Multiple Sclerosis Day 31 Fri World No Tobacco Day

June 1940

1 Sat National Bowls Day 1 Sat National Say Something Nice Day
1 Sat Repeat Day 1 Sat World Reef Awareness Day
2 Sun Canadian Armed Forces Day 2 Sun Leave The Office Early Day
2 Sun National Cancer Survivor’s Day 3 Mon World Bicycle Day
4 Tue National Cheese Day 4 Tue National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Wed Global Running Day 5 Wed World Environment Day
6 Thu D-Day 7 Fri National Donut Day
7 Fri World Food Safety Day 8 Sat Global Wellness Day
8 Sat National Best Friends Day 8 Sat World Oceans Day
10 Mon Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas 10 Mon National Iced Tea Day
12 Wed Shavuot 12 Wed World Day Against Child Labor
13 Thu International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Thu National Sewing Machine Day
13 Thu World Softball Day 14 Fri Bourbon Day
14 Fri World Blood Donor Day 15 Sat Nature Photography Day
15 Sat World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Sat World Juggling Day
16 Sun Bloomsday 16 Sun Father's Day
16 Sun Father's Day 16 Sun Ganga Dussehra
16 Sun International Day of the African Child 16 Sun National Fudge Day
18 Tue International Panic Day 18 Tue International Picnic Day
18 Tue International Sushi Day 19 Wed World Sauntering Day
20 Thu International Surfing Day 20 Thu World Refugee Day
21 Fri International Yoga Day 21 Fri National Indigenous Peoples Day
21 Fri National Selfie Day 21 Fri Summer
21 Fri Summer Solstice 21 Fri Take Your Dog to Work Day
22 Sat World Rainforest Day 23 Sun International Women in Engineering Day
23 Sun National Pink Day 25 Tue Bourdain Day
25 Tue Global Beatles Day 27 Thu International Pineapple Day
27 Thu Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day 27 Thu National HIV Testing Day
27 Thu National PTSD Awareness Day 27 Thu National Sunglasses Day
28 Fri National Insurance Awareness Day 29 Sat National Camera Day
30 Sun International Asteroid Day

July 1940

1 Mon Canada Day 1 Mon International Joke Day
1 Mon World Bronchiectasis Day 2 Tue World UFO Day
5 Fri National Bikini Day 6 Sat International Day of Cooperatives
6 Sat International Kissing Day 6 Sat National Fried Chicken Day
7 Sun Global Forgiveness Day 8 Mon International Town Criers Day
9 Tue Cow Appreciation Day 11 Thu World Population Day
12 Fri Malala Day 12 Fri National Simplicity Day
12 Fri Orangemen's Day (The Twelfth) 13 Sat National French Fry Day
14 Sun Bastille Day 14 Sun National Mac and Cheese Day
15 Mon National Clean Beauty Day 15 Mon National Give Something Away Day
16 Tue Moon Landing Anniversary 16 Tue National Cherry Day
16 Tue World Snake Day 17 Wed World Emoji Day
18 Thu Nelson Mandela International Day 19 Fri Seneca Falls Convention
20 Sat International Chess Day 21 Sun National Ice Cream Day
21 Sun National Junk Food Day 24 Wed Cousins Day
25 Thu Christmas In July 26 Fri Uncle and Aunt Day
27 Sat National Disability Independence Day 28 Sun World War I
29 Mon International Tiger Day 29 Mon National Lasagna Day
29 Mon National Lipstick Day 30 Tue International Friendship Day
30 Tue National Cheesecake Day 30 Tue World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
31 Wed World Ranger Day

August 1940

1 Thu Be An Angel Day 1 Thu Emancipation Day
1 Thu Lammas Day 1 Thu National Girlfriend Day
1 Thu National Minority Donor Awareness Day 1 Thu World Lung Cancer Day
1 Thu World Scout Scarf Day 2 Fri International Beer Day
3 Sat National Watermelon Day 4 Sun National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Wed National Lighthouse Day 8 Thu International Cat Day
9 Fri International Coworking Day 9 Fri International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Fri National Book Lovers Day 10 Sat Lazy Day
10 Sat National Spoil Your Dog Day 11 Sun National Son and Daughter Day
12 Mon International Youth Day 12 Mon Middle Child Day
13 Tue Left-Handers Day 14 Wed World Lizard Day
15 Thu Assumption of Mary 15 Thu International Homeless Animals Day
15 Thu National Acadian Day 15 Thu National Relaxation Day
16 Fri National Roller Coaster Day 16 Fri Tell a Joke Day
17 Sat International Geocaching Day 17 Sat National Nonprofit Day
17 Sat National Thrift Shop Day 18 Sun National Couple's Day
18 Sun National Fajita Day 19 Mon National Potato Day
19 Mon World Humanitarian Day 19 Mon World Photography Day
20 Tue National Radio Day 20 Tue World Mosquito Day
21 Wed International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Thu National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Thu World Plant Milk Day 23 Fri International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
23 Fri National Sponge Cake Day 24 Sat International Strange Music Day
24 Sat National Waffle Day 26 Mon Janmashtami
26 Mon National Dog Day 27 Tue National Just Because Day
28 Wed Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Thu International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Fri International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance 30 Fri National Beach Day
31 Sat International Overdose Awareness Day

September 1940

1 Sun world alzheimer's month 2 Mon Labour Day
4 Wed World Sexual Health Day 5 Thu International Day of Charity
5 Thu National Cheese Pizza Day 6 Fri Read a Book Day
7 Sat Ganesh Chaturthi 7 Sat International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
7 Sat World Beard Day 8 Sun Grandparents Day
8 Sun International Literacy Day 8 Sun World Physiotherapy (PT) Day
8 Sun Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day 9 Mon International Day to Protect Education from Attack
10 Tue World Suicide Prevention Day 12 Thu International Day for South-South Cooperation
12 Thu National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Thu National Day of Encouragement
13 Fri International Chocolate Day 13 Fri National Bald is Beautiful Day
13 Fri Roald Dahl Day 13 Fri World Sepsis Day
15 Sun International Day of Democracy 15 Sun International Dot Day
15 Sun National Hispanic Heritage Month 15 Sun Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day)
15 Sun World Lymphoma Awareness Day 16 Mon International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 Mon National Guacamole Day 17 Tue National IT Professionals Day
17 Tue World Patient Safety Day 18 Wed International Equal Pay Day
18 Wed National Cheeseburger Day 18 Wed National First Love Day
19 Thu Batman Day 19 Thu Talk Like a Pirate Day
21 Sat International Coastal CleanUp Day 21 Sat International Day of Peace
21 Sat National Chai Day 21 Sat World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Sat World Gratitude Day 22 Sun Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Sun Hobbit Day 22 Sun National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Sun World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day 22 Sun World Car-Free Day
22 Sun World Rhino Day 22 Sun World Rivers Day
23 Mon Bi Visibility Day 23 Mon Fall
23 Mon International Day of Sign Languages 24 Tue World Gorilla Day
25 Wed National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Wed World Dream Day
26 Thu International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 Thu World Contraception Day
26 Thu World Maritime Day 27 Fri World Tourism Day
28 Sat Ask a Stupid Question Day 28 Sat International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Sat International Rabbit Day 28 Sat National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Sat National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Sat National Sons Day
28 Sat World Rabies Day 29 Sun International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Sun International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 29 Sun National Coffee Day
29 Sun Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day 29 Sun World Heart Day
30 Mon International Podcast Day 30 Mon International Translation Day

October 1940

1 Tue Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 Tue International Coffee Day
1 Tue International Day of Older Persons 1 Tue International Music Day
1 Tue National Hair Day 1 Tue National Seniors Day
1 Tue Urticaria day 1 Tue World Vegetarian Day
2 Wed International Day of Non-Violence 2 Wed National Kale Day
2 Wed Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Wed World Financial Planning Day
3 Thu First Day of Ramadan 3 Thu National Boyfriend Day
4 Fri Feast of St Francis of Assisi 4 Fri National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Fri National Taco Day 4 Fri National Vodka Day
4 Fri World Animal Day 4 Fri World Smile Day
4 Fri World Space Week 5 Sat World Teachers’ Day
6 Sun National Noodle Day 6 Sun World Cerebral Palsy Day
7 Mon National Frappe Day 7 Mon World Architecture Day
7 Mon World Cotton Day 7 Mon World Habitat Day
8 Tue International Podiatry Day 8 Tue National Depression Screening Day
9 Wed Leif Erikson Day 9 Wed World Post Day
10 Thu World Day Against the Death Penalty 10 Thu World Homeless Day
10 Thu World Mental Health Day 10 Thu World Sight Day
11 Fri International Day of the Girl Child 11 Fri National Coming Out Day
11 Fri World Egg Day 12 Sat World Arthritis Day
12 Sat World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 13 Sun International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 Sun World Thrombosis Day 14 Mon Thanksgiving Day
14 Mon World Standards Day 15 Tue Global Handwashing Day
15 Tue International Day of Rural Women 15 Tue National Grouch Day
15 Tue National Pharmacy Technicians Day 15 Tue White Cane Safety Day
16 Wed Boss's Day 16 Wed Global Dignity Day
16 Wed World Food Day 16 Wed World Spine Day
17 Thu International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Thu National Pasta Day
18 Fri National Mammography Day 18 Fri Persons Day
20 Sun International Chefs Day 20 Sun International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Sun International Sloth Day 20 Sun National Day on Writing
20 Sun World Osteoporosis Day 20 Sun World Statistics Day
21 Mon Back to the Future Day 21 Mon National Reptile Day
21 Mon Waste Reduction Week 22 Tue International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Thu United Nations Day 24 Thu World Development Information Day
24 Thu World Polio day 25 Fri International Artist Day
25 Fri International Dwarfism Awareness Day 25 Fri World Opera Day
26 Sat National Pumpkin Day 27 Sun World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Mon Canadian School Library Day 28 Mon International Animation Day
28 Mon world judo day 29 Tue National Cat Day
29 Tue World Psoriasis Day 29 Tue World Stroke Day
30 Wed Dhanteras 31 Thu Halloween
31 Thu National Magic Day 31 Thu World Cities Day
31 Thu World Savings Day

November 1940

1 Fri All Saints' Day 1 Fri Author's Day
1 Fri Day of the Dead 1 Fri Last Day of Ramadan
1 Fri Movember 1 Fri National Adoption Month
1 Fri Native American Heritage Month 1 Fri World Vegan Day
2 Sat All Souls' Day 2 Sat Eid al-Fitr
2 Sat International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 3 Sun Daylight Saving Time Ends
3 Sun National Sandwich Day 4 Mon National Candy Day
5 Tue National Redhead Day 5 Tue World Tsunami Awareness Day
6 Wed International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 6 Wed National Nachos Day
6 Wed National Stress Awareness Day 7 Thu National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
8 Fri National Cappuccino Day 8 Fri National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Fri World Urbanism Day 9 Sat Go to an Art Museum Day
9 Sat International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 9 Sat World Adoption Day
10 Sun International Accounting Day 10 Sun World Keratoconus Day
10 Sun World Science Day for Peace and Development 11 Mon Remembrance Day
11 Mon Singles Day 12 Tue World Pneumonia Day
13 Wed Sadie Hawkins Day 13 Wed World Kindness Day
14 Thu National Pickle Day 14 Thu World Diabetes Day
15 Fri National Philanthropy Day 16 Sat International Day for Tolerance
17 Sun International Students' Day 17 Sun National Unfriend Day
17 Sun World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 17 Sun World Prematurity Day
18 Mon World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 19 Tue International Men's Day
19 Tue National Grief and Bereavement Day 19 Tue World Toilet Day
20 Wed Africa Industrialization Day 20 Wed National Child Day
20 Wed National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims 20 Wed Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Wed Universal Children’s Day 20 Wed World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
21 Thu World Hello Day 21 Thu World Philosophy Day
21 Thu World Television Day 21 Thu World pancreatic cancer day
23 Sat Fibonacci Day 23 Sat National Espresso Day
25 Mon International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 26 Tue National Cake Day
29 Fri Black Friday 29 Fri Buy Nothing Day
29 Fri International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 30 Sat Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30 Sat Small Business Saturday

December 1940

1 Sun World AIDS Day 2 Mon Cyber Monday
2 Mon International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2 Mon National Mutt Day
3 Tue Giving Tuesday 3 Tue International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Wed International Day of Banks 4 Wed Wildlife Conservation Day
5 Thu International Volunteer Day 5 Thu World Soil Day
6 Fri St. Nicholas Day 7 Sat Candle Day
7 Sat International Civil Aviation Day 7 Sat National Cotton Candy Day
7 Sat National Letter Writing Day 7 Sat World Pear Day
8 Sun Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Sun National Brownie Day
9 Mon Green Monday 9 Mon International Anti-corruption Day
9 Mon International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide 9 Mon National Pastry Day
10 Tue Dewey Decimal System Day 10 Tue Human Rights Day
10 Tue International Animal Rights Day 10 Tue Nobel Prize Day
11 Wed International Mountain Day 11 Wed UNICEF Birthday
12 Thu Gingerbread House Day 12 Thu International Day of Neutrality
12 Thu International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Thu National Poinsettia Day
13 Fri National Violin Day 14 Sat Monkey Day
17 Tue Anti-Bullying Day 17 Tue National Maple Syrup Day
18 Wed Arabic Language Day 18 Wed International Migrants Day
20 Fri International Human Solidarity Day 20 Fri National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Sat Winter 21 Sat Winter Solstice
21 Sat Yule 22 Sun National Cookie Exchange Day
23 Mon Festivus 24 Tue Christmas Eve
24 Tue The Feast of the Seven Fishes 25 Wed Christmas Day
25 Wed Hanukkah 26 Thu Boxing Day
26 Thu Kwanzaa 27 Fri International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
28 Sat National Call a Friend Day 31 Tue New Year's Eve
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