Commemorative Dates 1979

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All Commemorative Dates of 1979

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January 1979

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 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 1979

1 Thu Black History Month 1 Thu LGBT History Month
1 Thu World Interfaith Harmony Week 2 Fri Candlemas Day
2 Fri Groundhog Day 2024 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 National Chopsticks Day 7 Wed National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Wed National Send a Card to a Friend Day 7 Wed National Signing Day
7 Wed Safer Internet 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 2024 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 Mardi Gras 27 Tue National Pokemon Day
27 Tue Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 27 Tue World Non-governmental Organization Day
27 Tue World Spay Day 28 Wed Ash Wednesday
28 Wed Pink Shirt Day 28 Wed Rare Disease Day

March 1979

1 Thu Employee Appreciation Day 1 Thu National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
1 Thu Saint David's Day 1 Thu Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Thu World Candle Day 1 Thu World Music Therapy Day
1 Thu Zero Discrimination Day 2 Fri World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Sat World Birth Defects Day 3 Sat World Hearing Day
3 Sat World Wildlife Day 4 Sun Dental Assistants Recognition Week
4 Sun World Obesity Day 5 Mon International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Tue National Day of Unplugging 6 Tue World Lymphedema Day
7 Wed National Cereal Day 7 Wed World Plant Power Day
8 Thu International Women's Day 8 Thu National Proofreading Day
8 Thu World Kidney Day 9 Fri National Meatball Day
10 Sat Harriet Tubman Day 10 Sat National Hug Your Dog Day
10 Sat National Pack Your Lunch Day 11 Sun Canadian Women Physicians Day
11 Sun Daylight Saving Time Starts 11 Sun National Promposal Day
13 Tue National K9 Veterans Day 14 Wed International Day of Mathematics
14 Wed National Potato Chip Day 14 Wed Pi Day
15 Thu World Consumer Rights Day 16 Fri World Sleep Day
16 Fri World Sleep Day 17 Sat Saint Patrick's Day
18 Sun Awkward Moments Day 19 Mon International Read to Me Day
19 Mon St. Joseph's Day 19 Mon World Social Work Day
20 Tue French Language Day 20 Tue International Day of Happiness
20 Tue National Kick Butts Day 20 Tue National Proposal Day
20 Tue Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) 20 Tue World Oral Health Day
21 Wed International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 Wed International Day of Forests
21 Wed National Fragrance Day 21 Wed Spring
21 Wed World Down Syndrome Day 21 Wed World Puppetry Day
22 Thu World Water Day 23 Fri Cuddly Kitten Day
23 Fri National Chip and Dip Day 23 Fri National Puppy Day
23 Fri World Meteorological Day 24 Sat World Tuberculosis Day
25 Sun Hola Mohalla 25 Sun International Waffle Day
26 Mon Purple Day 27 Tue World Theatre Day
28 Wed Respect Your Cat Day 29 Thu National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
31 Sat Earth Hour 31 Sat National Crayon Day
31 Sat World Backup Day

April 1979

1 Sun April Fool's Day 1 Sun National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Mon Autism Awareness Day 2 Mon International Children's Book Day
3 Tue National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Wed International Carrot Day
4 Wed National Burrito Day 6 Fri International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
6 Fri International Pillow Fight Day 6 Fri National Tartan Day
7 Sat Green Shirt Day 7 Sat World Health Day
8 Sun Palm Sunday 10 Tue National Siblings Day
10 Tue World Homeopathy Day 11 Wed National Pet Day
12 Thu American Civil War 12 Thu Day of Silence
12 Thu Holy Thursday 12 Thu Maundy Thursday
13 Fri FND Awareness Day 13 Fri Good Friday
13 Fri Good Friday 2024 13 Fri International plant appreciation day
14 Sat Holy Saturday 14 Sat International Moment of Laughter Day
15 Sun Easter Sunday 15 Sun Father Damien Day
15 Sun National Laundry Day 16 Mon Easter Monday
16 Mon Advance Care Planning Day 16 Mon World Voice Day
17 Tue National Canadian Film Day 17 Tue World Hemophilia Day
18 Wed International Day for Monuments and Sites 18 Wed National Columnists’ Day
18 Wed National Haiku Poetry Day 18 Wed National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 Wed World Amateur Radio Day 20 Fri Chinese Language Day
20 Fri National Look Alike Day 21 Sat International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Sat vancouver sun run 22 Sun Earth Day
22 Sun International Mother Earth Day 22 Sun National Dance Week
23 Mon English Language Day 23 Mon Hanuman Jayanti
23 Mon National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Mon Saint George's Day
23 Mon Spanish Language Day 23 Mon World Book Day
24 Tue International Guide Dog Day 24 Tue World Immunization Week
25 Wed Administrative Professionals Day 25 Wed National DNA Day
25 Wed National Telephone Day 25 Wed Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
25 Wed World Malaria Day 25 Wed World Penguin Day
26 Thu International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 26 Thu Pretzel Day
26 Thu World Intellectual Property Day 27 Fri International Sculpture Day
28 Sat National Day of Mourning 28 Sat World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 Sun International Dance Day 30 Mon International Jazz Day

May 1979

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

June 1979

1 Fri National Bowls Day 1 Fri National Donut Day
1 Fri National Say Something Nice Day 1 Fri Repeat Day
1 Fri Shavuot 1 Fri World Reef Awareness Day
2 Sat Leave The Office Early Day 2 Sat National Cancer Survivor’s Day
3 Sun Canadian Armed Forces Day 3 Sun Pentecost
3 Sun World Bicycle Day 4 Mon National Cheese Day
4 Mon National Hug Your Cat Day 5 Tue Global Running Day
5 Tue World Environment Day 6 Wed D-Day
7 Thu World Food Safety Day 8 Fri Global Wellness Day
8 Fri National Best Friends Day 8 Fri World Oceans Day
10 Sun Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas 10 Sun National Iced Tea Day
10 Sun Trinity Sunday 12 Tue World Day Against Child Labor
13 Wed International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Wed National Sewing Machine Day
13 Wed World Softball Day 14 Thu Bourbon Day
14 Thu Corpus Christi 14 Thu World Blood Donor Day
15 Fri Nature Photography Day 15 Fri World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
15 Fri World Juggling Day 16 Sat Bloomsday
16 Sat Ganga Dussehra 16 Sat International Day of the African Child
16 Sat National Fudge Day 17 Sun Father's Day
17 Sun Father's Day 18 Mon International Panic Day
18 Mon International Picnic Day 18 Mon International Sushi Day
19 Tue World Sauntering Day 20 Wed International Surfing Day
20 Wed World Refugee Day 21 Thu International Yoga Day
21 Thu National Indigenous Peoples Day 21 Thu National Selfie Day
21 Thu Summer 21 Thu Summer Solstice
22 Fri Take Your Dog to Work Day 22 Fri World Rainforest Day
23 Sat International Women in Engineering Day 23 Sat National Pink Day
25 Mon Bourdain Day 25 Mon Global Beatles Day
27 Wed International Pineapple Day 27 Wed Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
27 Wed National HIV Testing Day 27 Wed National PTSD Awareness Day
27 Wed National Sunglasses Day 28 Thu National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Fri National Camera Day 30 Sat International Asteroid Day

July 1979

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

August 1979

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

September 1979

1 Sat world alzheimer's month 3 Mon Labour Day
4 Tue World Sexual Health Day 5 Wed International Day of Charity
5 Wed National Cheese Pizza Day 6 Thu Read a Book Day
7 Fri Ganesh Chaturthi 7 Fri International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
7 Fri World Beard Day 8 Sat International Literacy Day
8 Sat World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 8 Sat Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day
9 Sun Grandparents Day 9 Sun International Day to Protect Education from Attack
10 Mon World Suicide Prevention Day 12 Wed International Day for South-South Cooperation
12 Wed National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Wed National Day of Encouragement
13 Thu International Chocolate Day 13 Thu National Bald is Beautiful Day
13 Thu Roald Dahl Day 13 Thu World Sepsis Day
15 Sat International Day of Democracy 15 Sat International Dot Day
15 Sat National Hispanic Heritage Month 15 Sat Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day)
15 Sat World Lymphoma Awareness Day 16 Sun International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 Sun National Guacamole Day 17 Mon National IT Professionals Day
17 Mon World Patient Safety Day 18 Tue International Equal Pay Day
18 Tue National Cheeseburger Day 18 Tue National First Love Day
19 Wed Batman Day 19 Wed Talk Like a Pirate Day
21 Fri International Coastal CleanUp Day 21 Fri International Day of Peace
21 Fri National Chai Day 21 Fri World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Fri World Gratitude Day 22 Sat Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Sat Hobbit Day 22 Sat National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Sat World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day 22 Sat World Car-Free Day
22 Sat World Rhino Day 22 Sat World Rivers Day
23 Sun Bi Visibility Day 23 Sun Fall
23 Sun International Day of Sign Languages 24 Mon World Gorilla Day
25 Tue National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Tue World Dream Day
26 Wed International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 Wed World Contraception Day
27 Thu World Maritime Day 27 Thu World Tourism Day
28 Fri Ask a Stupid Question Day 28 Fri International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Fri International Rabbit Day 28 Fri National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Fri National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Fri National Sons Day
28 Fri World Rabies Day 29 Sat International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Sat International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 29 Sat National Coffee Day
29 Sat Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day 29 Sat World Heart Day
30 Sun International Podcast Day 30 Sun International Translation Day

October 1979

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

November 1979

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

December 1979

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