Commemorative Dates 1972

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All Commemorative Dates of 1972

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January 1972

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

February 1972

1 Tue Black History Month 1 Tue LGBT History Month
1 Tue World Interfaith Harmony Week 2 Wed Candlemas Day
2 Wed Groundhog Day 2 Wed National Tater Tot Day
2 Wed National Wear Red Day 3 Thu National Golden Retriever Day
4 Fri International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Fri National Thank A Mail Carrier Day
4 Fri Rosa Parks Day 4 Fri Thank Your Mailman Day
4 Fri World Cancer Day 5 Sat National Weatherperson's Day
5 Sat World Nutella Day 6 Sun International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 Sun National Chopsticks Day 7 Mon National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Mon National Send a Card to a Friend Day 7 Mon National Signing Day
8 Tue National Boy Scout Day 9 Wed National Pizza Day
9 Wed National Toothache Day 10 Thu World Pulses Day
11 Fri International Day of Women and Girls in Science 11 Fri National Inventors' Day
12 Sat Darwin Day 13 Sun Galentine's Day
13 Sun World Radio Day 14 Mon International Book Giving Day
14 Mon International Epilepsy Day 14 Mon Valentine's Day
15 Tue Canada's Agriculture Day 15 Tue Flag Day
15 Tue International Childhood Cancer Day 15 Tue Mardi Gras
15 Tue Paczki Day (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 15 Tue Singles Awareness Day
15 Tue World Anthropology Day 16 Wed Ash Wednesday
17 Thu Random Acts of Kindness Day 20 Sun National Love Your Pet Day
20 Sun World Day of Social Justice 21 Mon Family Day
21 Mon International Mother Language Day 21 Mon National Sticky Bun Day
22 Tue National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 22 Tue World Thinking Day
23 Wed National Aviation Day 23 Wed National Banana Bread Day
24 Thu National Chili Day 26 Sat National Pistachio Day
27 Sun National Pokemon Day 27 Sun World Non-governmental Organization Day
27 Sun World Spay Day 28 Mon Pink Shirt Day
29 Tue Rare Disease Day

March 1972

1 Wed Employee Appreciation Day 1 Wed National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
1 Wed Saint David's Day 1 Wed Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Wed World Candle Day 1 Wed World Music Therapy Day
1 Wed Zero Discrimination Day 2 Thu World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Fri World Birth Defects Day 3 Fri World Hearing Day
3 Fri World Wildlife Day 4 Sat Dental Assistants Recognition Week
4 Sat World Obesity Day 5 Sun International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Mon National Day of Unplugging 6 Mon World Lymphedema Day
7 Tue National Cereal Day 7 Tue World Plant Power Day
8 Wed International Women's Day 8 Wed National Proofreading Day
9 Thu National Meatball Day 9 Thu World Kidney Day
10 Fri Harriet Tubman Day 10 Fri National Hug Your Dog Day
10 Fri National Pack Your Lunch Day 11 Sat Canadian Women Physicians Day
11 Sat National Promposal Day 12 Sun Daylight Saving Time Starts
13 Mon National K9 Veterans Day 14 Tue International Day of Mathematics
14 Tue National Potato Chip Day 14 Tue Pi Day
15 Wed World Consumer Rights Day 17 Fri Saint Patrick's Day
17 Fri World Sleep Day 17 Fri World Sleep Day
18 Sat Awkward Moments Day 19 Sun International Read to Me Day
19 Sun St. Joseph's Day 19 Sun World Social Work Day
20 Mon French Language Day 20 Mon International Day of Happiness
20 Mon National Kick Butts Day 20 Mon National Proposal Day
20 Mon Spring 20 Mon Spring Equinox (Start of Spring)
20 Mon World Oral Health Day 21 Tue International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 Tue International Day of Forests 21 Tue National Fragrance Day
21 Tue World Down Syndrome Day 21 Tue World Puppetry Day
22 Wed World Water Day 23 Thu Cuddly Kitten Day
23 Thu National Chip and Dip Day 23 Thu National Puppy Day
23 Thu World Meteorological Day 24 Fri World Tuberculosis Day
25 Sat Earth Hour 25 Sat Hola Mohalla
25 Sat International Waffle Day 26 Sun Palm Sunday
26 Sun Purple Day 27 Mon World Theatre Day
28 Tue Respect Your Cat Day 29 Wed National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
30 Thu Holy Thursday 30 Thu Maundy Thursday
31 Fri Good Friday 31 Fri Good Friday
31 Fri National Crayon Day 31 Fri World Backup Day

April 1972

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

May 1972

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

June 1972

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

July 1972

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

August 1972

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

September 1972

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

October 1972

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

November 1972

1 Wed All Saints' Day 1 Wed Author's Day
1 Wed Day of the Dead 1 Wed Movember
1 Wed National Adoption Month 1 Wed Native American Heritage Month
1 Wed World Vegan Day 2 Thu All Souls' Day
2 Thu International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 3 Fri National Sandwich Day
4 Sat National Candy Day 5 Sun Daylight Saving Time Ends
5 Sun National Redhead Day 5 Sun World Tsunami Awareness Day
6 Mon International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 6 Mon National Nachos Day
6 Mon National Stress Awareness Day 7 Tue Last Day of Ramadan
7 Tue National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Wed Eid al-Fitr
8 Wed National Cappuccino Day 8 Wed National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Wed World Urbanism Day 9 Thu Go to an Art Museum Day
9 Thu International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 9 Thu World Adoption Day
10 Fri International Accounting Day 10 Fri World Keratoconus Day
10 Fri World Science Day for Peace and Development 11 Sat Remembrance Day
11 Sat Singles Day 12 Sun World Pneumonia Day
13 Mon Sadie Hawkins Day 13 Mon World Kindness Day
14 Tue National Pickle Day 14 Tue World Diabetes Day
15 Wed National Philanthropy Day 16 Thu International Day for Tolerance
16 Thu World Philosophy Day 17 Fri International Students' Day
17 Fri National Unfriend Day 17 Fri World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Fri World Prematurity Day 18 Sat World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Sun International Men's Day 19 Sun National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Sun World Toilet Day 20 Mon Africa Industrialization Day
20 Mon National Child Day 20 Mon National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Mon Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 Mon Universal Children’s Day
20 Mon World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day 21 Tue World Hello Day
21 Tue World Television Day 21 Tue World pancreatic cancer day
23 Thu Fibonacci Day 23 Thu National Espresso Day
24 Fri Black Friday 25 Sat International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 Sat Small Business Saturday 26 Sun National Cake Day
27 Mon Cyber Monday 28 Tue Giving Tuesday
29 Wed Buy Nothing Day 29 Wed International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30 Thu Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

December 1972

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

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