Commemorative Dates 1980

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All Commemorative Dates of 1980

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January 1980

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

February 1980

1 Fri Black History Month 1 Fri LGBT History Month
1 Fri World Interfaith Harmony Week 2 Sat Candlemas Day
2 Sat Groundhog Day 2024 2 Sat National Tater Tot Day
2 Sat National Wear Red Day 3 Sun National Golden Retriever Day
4 Mon International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Mon National Thank A Mail Carrier Day
4 Mon Rosa Parks Day 4 Mon Thank Your Mailman Day
4 Mon World Cancer Day 5 Tue National Weatherperson's Day
5 Tue World Nutella Day 6 Wed International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 Wed National Chopsticks Day 7 Thu National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Thu National Send a Card to a Friend Day 7 Thu National Signing Day
7 Thu Safer Internet Day 8 Fri National Boy Scout Day
9 Sat National Pizza Day 9 Sat National Toothache Day
10 Sun World Pulses Day 11 Mon International Day of Women and Girls in Science
11 Mon International Epilepsy Day 11 Mon National Inventors' Day
12 Tue Darwin Day 13 Wed Galentine's Day
13 Wed World Radio Day 14 Thu International Book Giving Day
14 Thu Valentine's Day 15 Fri Canada's Agriculture Day
15 Fri Flag Day 15 Fri International Childhood Cancer Day
15 Fri Singles Awareness Day 15 Fri World Anthropology Day
17 Sun Random Acts of Kindness Day 18 Mon Family Day
19 Tue Mardi Gras 19 Tue Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday)
20 Wed Ash Wednesday 20 Wed National Love Your Pet Day
20 Wed World Day of Social Justice 21 Thu International Mother Language Day
21 Thu National Sticky Bun Day 22 Fri National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
22 Fri World Thinking Day 23 Sat National Aviation Day
23 Sat National Banana Bread Day 26 Tue National Pistachio Day
27 Wed National Pokemon Day 27 Wed World Non-governmental Organization Day
27 Wed World Spay Day 28 Thu National Chili Day 2024
28 Thu Pink Shirt Day 29 Fri Rare Disease Day

March 1980

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

April 1980

1 Tue April Fool's Day 1 Tue National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Wed Autism Awareness Day 2 Wed International Children's Book Day
3 Thu Holy Thursday 3 Thu Maundy Thursday
3 Thu National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Fri Good Friday
4 Fri Good Friday 2024 4 Fri International Carrot Day
4 Fri National Burrito Day 5 Sat Holy Saturday
6 Sun Easter Sunday 6 Sun International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
6 Sun International Pillow Fight Day 6 Sun National Tartan Day
7 Mon Easter Monday 7 Mon Green Shirt Day
7 Mon World Health Day 10 Thu National Siblings Day
10 Thu World Homeopathy Day 11 Fri National Pet Day
12 Sat American Civil War 12 Sat Day of Silence
13 Sun FND Awareness Day 13 Sun International plant appreciation day
14 Mon International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Tue Father Damien Day
15 Tue National Laundry Day 16 Wed Advance Care Planning Day
16 Wed World Voice Day 17 Thu National Canadian Film Day
17 Thu World Hemophilia Day 18 Fri International Day for Monuments and Sites
18 Fri National Columnists’ Day 18 Fri National Haiku Poetry Day
18 Fri National Lineman Appreciation Day 18 Fri World Amateur Radio Day
20 Sun Chinese Language Day 20 Sun National Look Alike Day
21 Mon International Creativity and Innovation Day 21 Mon vancouver sun run
22 Tue Earth Day 22 Tue International Mother Earth Day
22 Tue National Dance Week 23 Wed Administrative Professionals Day
23 Wed English Language Day 23 Wed Hanuman Jayanti
23 Wed National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Wed Saint George's Day
23 Wed Spanish Language Day 23 Wed World Book Day
24 Thu International Guide Dog Day 24 Thu World Immunization Week
25 Fri National DNA Day 25 Fri National Telephone Day
25 Fri Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) 25 Fri World Malaria Day
25 Fri World Penguin Day 26 Sat International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
26 Sat Pretzel Day 26 Sat World Intellectual Property Day
27 Sun International Sculpture Day 28 Mon National Day of Mourning
28 Mon World Day for Safety and Health at Work 29 Tue International Dance Day
30 Wed International Jazz Day

May 1980

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

June 1980

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

July 1980

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

August 1980

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

September 1980

1 Mon Labour Day 1 Mon world alzheimer's month
4 Thu World Sexual Health Day 5 Fri International Day of Charity
5 Fri National Cheese Pizza Day 6 Sat Read a Book Day
7 Sun Ganesh Chaturthi 7 Sun International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
7 Sun World Beard Day 8 Mon International Literacy Day
8 Mon World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 8 Mon Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day
9 Tue International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Wed World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Fri International Day for South-South Cooperation 12 Fri National Day of Civic Hacking
12 Fri National Day of Encouragement 13 Sat International Chocolate Day
13 Sat National Bald is Beautiful Day 13 Sat Roald Dahl Day
13 Sat World Sepsis Day 14 Sun Grandparents Day
15 Mon International Day of Democracy 15 Mon International Dot Day
15 Mon National Hispanic Heritage Month 15 Mon Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day)
15 Mon World Lymphoma Awareness Day 16 Tue International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 Tue National Guacamole Day 17 Wed National IT Professionals Day
17 Wed World Patient Safety Day 18 Thu International Equal Pay Day
18 Thu National Cheeseburger Day 18 Thu National First Love Day
19 Fri Batman Day 19 Fri Talk Like a Pirate Day
21 Sun International Coastal CleanUp Day 21 Sun International Day of Peace
21 Sun National Chai Day 21 Sun World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Sun World Gratitude Day 22 Mon Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Mon Fall 22 Mon Hobbit Day
22 Mon National Elephant Appreciation Day 22 Mon World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Mon World Car-Free Day 22 Mon World Rhino Day
22 Mon World Rivers Day 23 Tue Bi Visibility Day
23 Tue International Day of Sign Languages 24 Wed World Gorilla Day
25 Thu National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Thu World Dream Day
25 Thu World Maritime Day 26 Fri International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
26 Fri World Contraception Day 27 Sat World Tourism Day
28 Sun Ask a Stupid Question Day 28 Sun International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Sun International Rabbit Day 28 Sun National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Sun National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Sun National Sons Day
28 Sun World Rabies Day 29 Mon International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Mon International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 29 Mon National Coffee Day
29 Mon Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day 29 Mon World Heart Day
30 Tue International Podcast Day 30 Tue International Translation Day

October 1980

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

November 1980

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

December 1980

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