Commemorative Dates 1979
Celebrate every moment of 1979! Discover Canada's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
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 |