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Commemorative Dates 2001

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All Commemorative Dates of 2001

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February 2001
1 Thu Black History Month 1 Thu World Interfaith Harmony Week
1 Thu LGBT History Month 2 Fri National Wear Red Day
2 Fri Candlemas Day 2 Fri National Tater Tot Day
2 Fri Groundhog Day 2024 3 Sat National Golden Retriever Day
4 Sun International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Sun Rosa Parks Day
4 Sun Thank Your Mailman Day 4 Sun National Thank A Mail Carrier Day
4 Sun World Cancer Day 5 Mon World Nutella Day
5 Mon National Weatherperson's Day 6 Tue International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 Tue National Chopsticks Day 7 Wed Safer Internet Day
7 Wed National Send a Card to a Friend Day 7 Wed National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Wed National Signing Day 8 Thu National Boy Scout Day
9 Fri National Pizza Day 9 Fri National Toothache Day
10 Sat World Pulses Day 10 Sat Lunar New Year
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 Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 13 Tue World Radio Day
13 Tue Mardi Gras 13 Tue Galentine's Day
14 Wed International Book Giving Day 14 Wed Valentine's Day
14 Wed Ash Wednesday 15 Thu Canada's Agriculture Day
15 Thu Singles Awareness Day 15 Thu International Childhood Cancer Day
15 Thu World Anthropology Day 15 Thu Flag Day
17 Sat Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Sat Family Day
20 Tue National Love Your Pet Day 20 Tue World Day of Social Justice
21 Wed National Sticky Bun Day 21 Wed International Mother Language Day
22 Thu World Thinking Day 22 Thu National Chili Day 2024
22 Thu National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 23 Fri National Banana Bread Day
23 Fri National Aviation Day 26 Mon National Pistachio Day
27 Tue World Non-governmental Organization Day 27 Tue National Pokemon Day
27 Tue World Spay Day 28 Wed Rare Disease Day
28 Wed Pink Shirt Day  
March 2001
1 Thu Saint David's Day 1 Thu World Candle Day
1 Thu National Peanut Butter Lover's Day 1 Thu Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Thu Zero Discrimination Day 1 Thu Employee Appreciation Day
1 Thu World Music Therapy 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 World Obesity Day
4 Sun Dental Assistants Recognition Week 5 Mon International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Tue World Lymphedema Day 6 Tue National Day of Unplugging
7 Wed World Plant Power Day 7 Wed National Cereal Day
8 Thu National Proofreading Day 8 Thu International Women's Day
9 Fri National Meatball Day 10 Sat National Pack Your Lunch Day
10 Sat Harriet Tubman Day 10 Sat First Day of Ramadan
10 Sat Daylight Saving Time Starts 10 Sat National Hug Your Dog Day
11 Sun National Promposal Day 11 Sun Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Tue National K9 Veterans Day 14 Wed Pi Day
14 Wed World Kidney Day 14 Wed International Day of Mathematics
14 Wed National Potato Chip Day 15 Thu World Consumer Rights Day
17 Sat Saint Patrick's Day 17 Sat World Sleep Day
17 Sat World Sleep Day 18 Sun Awkward Moments Day
19 Mon St. Joseph's Day 19 Mon World Social Work Day
19 Mon International Read to Me Day 20 Tue International Day of Happiness
20 Tue National Proposal Day 20 Tue National Kick Butts Day
20 Tue French Language Day 20 Tue Spring Equinox (Start of Spring)
20 Tue World Oral Health Day 21 Wed World Down Syndrome Day
21 Wed International Day of Forests 21 Wed National Fragrance Day
21 Wed World Puppetry Day 21 Wed International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
22 Thu World Water Day 23 Fri National Chip and Dip Day
23 Fri National Puppy Day 23 Fri World Meteorological Day
23 Fri Cuddly Kitten Day 24 Sat Palm Sunday
24 Sat World Tuberculosis Day 25 Sun Hola Mohalla
25 Sun Holi 25 Sun International Waffle Day
26 Mon Purple Day 27 Tue World Theatre Day
28 Wed Respect Your Cat Day 28 Wed Maundy Thursday
28 Wed Holy Thursday 29 Thu Good Friday 2024
29 Thu National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 30 Fri Holy Saturday
30 Fri Earth Hour 31 Sat World Backup Day
31 Sat National Crayon Day  
April 2001
1 Sun National Sourdough Bread Day 1 Sun April Fool's Day
2 Mon Autism Awareness Day 2 Mon International Children's Book Day
3 Tue National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Wed Eid al-Adha
4 Wed International Carrot Day 4 Wed National Burrito Day
6 Fri International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 6 Fri National Tartan Day
6 Fri International Pillow Fight Day 7 Sat World Health Day
7 Sat Green Shirt Day 9 Mon Eid al-Fitr
9 Mon Last Day of Ramadan 10 Tue World Homeopathy Day
10 Tue National Siblings Day 11 Wed National Pet Day
12 Thu Day of Silence 12 Thu American Civil War
13 Fri FND Awareness Day 13 Fri International plant appreciation day
14 Sat International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Sun National Laundry Day
15 Sun Father Damien Day 16 Mon World Voice Day
16 Mon Advance Care Planning Day 17 Tue World Hemophilia Day
17 Tue Administrative Professionals Day 17 Tue National Canadian Film Day
18 Wed National Columnists’ Day 18 Wed World Amateur Radio Day
18 Wed International Day for Monuments and Sites 18 Wed National Haiku Poetry Day
18 Wed National Lineman Appreciation Day 20 Fri National Look Alike Day
20 Fri Chinese Language Day 21 Sat vancouver sun run
21 Sat International Creativity and Innovation Day 22 Sun Earth Day
22 Sun International Mother Earth Day 22 Sun National Dance Week
23 Mon Hanuman Jayanti 23 Mon National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
23 Mon English Language Day 23 Mon Spanish Language Day
23 Mon Saint George's Day 23 Mon World Book Day
24 Tue International Guide Dog Day 24 Tue World Immunization Week
25 Wed National Telephone Day 25 Wed World Malaria Day
25 Wed Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) 25 Wed National DNA Day
25 Wed World Penguin Day 26 Thu World Intellectual Property Day
26 Thu International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 26 Thu Pretzel Day
27 Fri International Sculpture Day 28 Sat World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Sat National Day of Mourning 29 Sun International Dance Day
30 Mon International Jazz Day  
May 2001
1 Tue National Physicians Day 1 Tue May Day
1 Tue School Principals’ Day 2 Wed World Password Day
2 Wed Astronomy Day 2 Wed International Harry Potter Day
2 Wed World Tuna Day 3 Thu World Press Freedom Day
4 Fri Star Wars Day 4 Fri Free Comic Book Day
5 Sat African World Heritage Day 5 Sat International Day of the Midwife
5 Sat World Portuguese Language Day 5 Sat Cinco de Mayo
5 Sat National Lemonade Day 7 Mon National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Tue Victory in Europe Day 8 Tue Check Your Skin Day
8 Tue World Red Cross Day 8 Tue World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
8 Tue National Receptionists Day 8 Tue International Thalassaemia Day
8 Tue Buddha Day 9 Wed Ascension Day
10 Thu World Lupus Day 11 Fri Fair Trade Day
11 Fri World Migratory Bird Day 12 Sat National Limerick Day
12 Sat International Nurses 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 World Hypertension Day
17 Thu Bike-to-Work Day 17 Thu Endangered Species Day
18 Fri International Museum Day 18 Fri World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
19 Sat World Baking Day 19 Sat Pentecost
20 Sun National Rescue Dog Day 20 Sun Whit Monday
20 Sun World Bee Day 21 Mon World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
21 Mon International Tea Day 22 Tue International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Wed World Turtle Day 24 Thu National Scavenger Hunt Day
24 Thu World Schizophrenia Day 24 Thu National Brother's Day
25 Fri Shavuot 25 Fri National Missing Children’s Day
26 Sat National Paper Airplane Day 26 Sat Trinity Sunday
27 Sun National Sunscreen Day 28 Mon National Brisket Day
29 Tue National Golf Day 29 Tue International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
30 Wed Corpus Christi 30 Wed World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Thu World No Tobacco Day  
June 2001
1 Fri National Say Something Nice Day 1 Fri National Bowls Day
1 Fri Repeat Day 1 Fri World Reef Awareness Day
2 Sat Canadian Armed Forces Day 2 Sat Leave The Office Early Day
2 Sat National Cancer Survivor’s Day 3 Sun World Bicycle Day
4 Mon National Cheese Day 4 Mon National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Tue World Environment Day 5 Tue Global Running Day
6 Wed D-Day 7 Thu National Donut Day
7 Thu World Food Safety Day 8 Fri National Best Friends Day
8 Fri World Oceans Day 8 Fri Global Wellness Day
10 Sun Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas 10 Sun National Iced Tea Day
12 Tue World Day Against Child Labor 13 Wed National Sewing Machine Day
13 Wed International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Wed World Softball Day
14 Thu Bourbon Day 14 Thu World Blood Donor Day
15 Fri World Juggling Day 15 Fri World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
15 Fri Nature Photography Day 16 Sat Ganga Dussehra
16 Sat Father's Day 16 Sat Bloomsday
16 Sat International Day of the African Child 16 Sat National Fudge Day
18 Mon International Sushi Day 18 Mon International Picnic Day
18 Mon International Panic Day 19 Tue World Sauntering Day
20 Wed World Refugee Day 20 Wed International Surfing Day
21 Thu International Yoga Day 21 Thu National Selfie Day
21 Thu National Indigenous Peoples Day 21 Thu Summer Solstice
21 Thu 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 National Sunglasses Day 27 Wed National HIV Testing Day
27 Wed Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day 27 Wed International Pineapple Day
27 Wed National PTSD Awareness Day 28 Thu National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Fri National Camera Day 30 Sat International Asteroid Day
August 2001
1 Wed World Lung Cancer Day 1 Wed Lammas Day
1 Wed National Girlfriend Day 1 Wed Emancipation Day
1 Wed National Minority Donor Awareness Day 1 Wed Be An Angel 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 Day of the World's Indigenous People 9 Thu International Coworking Day
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 Middle Child Day 12 Sun International Youth Day
13 Mon Left-Handers Day 14 Tue World Lizard Day
15 Wed Assumption of Mary 15 Wed National Relaxation Day
15 Wed International Homeless Animals Day 15 Wed National Acadian Day
16 Thu Tell a Joke Day 16 Thu National Roller Coaster Day
17 Fri National Thrift Shop Day 17 Fri National Nonprofit Day
17 Fri International Geocaching Day 18 Sat National Couple's Day
18 Sat National Fajita Day 19 Sun World Photography Day
19 Sun National Potato Day 19 Sun World Humanitarian 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 World Plant Milk Day
22 Wed National Tooth Fairy Day 23 Thu National Sponge Cake Day
23 Thu International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 24 Fri National Waffle Day
24 Fri International Strange Music Day 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 National Beach Day 30 Thu International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
31 Fri International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2001
1 Sat world alzheimer's month 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 World Beard Day
7 Fri Ganesh Chaturthi 7 Fri International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
8 Sat International Literacy Day 8 Sat Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day
8 Sat Grandparents Day 8 Sat World Physiotherapy (PT) Day
9 Sun International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Mon World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Wed National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Wed National Day of Encouragement
12 Wed International Day for South-South Cooperation 13 Thu National Bald is Beautiful Day
13 Thu World Sepsis Day 13 Thu Roald Dahl Day
13 Thu International Chocolate Day 15 Sat International Dot Day
15 Sat National Hispanic Heritage Month 15 Sat World Lymphoma Awareness Day
15 Sat Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) 15 Sat International Day of Democracy
16 Sun National Guacamole Day 16 Sun International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Mon World Patient Safety Day 17 Mon National IT Professionals Day
18 Tue National First Love Day 18 Tue National Cheeseburger Day
18 Tue International Equal Pay Day 19 Wed Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Wed Batman Day 21 Fri World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Fri International Coastal CleanUp Day 21 Fri National Chai Day
21 Fri International Day of Peace 21 Fri World Gratitude Day
22 Sat World Rivers Day 22 Sat World Car-Free Day
22 Sat National Elephant Appreciation Day 22 Sat World Rhino Day
22 Sat Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall) 22 Sat World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Sat Hobbit Day 23 Sun International Day of Sign Languages
23 Sun Bi Visibility Day 24 Mon World Gorilla Day
25 Tue World Dream Day 25 Tue National One-Hit Wonder Day
26 Wed International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 Wed World Contraception Day
27 Thu World Tourism Day 28 Fri International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Fri National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Fri International Rabbit Day
28 Fri National Sons Day 28 Fri World Rabies Day
28 Fri Ask a Stupid Question Day 28 Fri National Ghost Hunting Day
29 Sat Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day 29 Sat International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
29 Sat National Coffee Day 29 Sat World Heart Day
29 Sat International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 30 Sun World Maritime Day
30 Sun International Podcast Day 30 Sun International Translation Day
30 Sun National Day for Truth and Reconciliation  
October 2001
1 Mon International Day of Older Persons 1 Mon World Vegetarian Day
1 Mon National Seniors Day 1 Mon International Music Day
1 Mon Urticaria day 1 Mon National Hair Day
1 Mon Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 Mon International Coffee Day
2 Tue International Day of Non-Violence 2 Tue World Financial Planning Day
2 Tue Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Tue National Kale Day
3 Wed National Boyfriend Day 4 Thu World Smile Day
4 Thu World Space Week 4 Thu National Taco Day
4 Thu National Vodka Day 4 Thu Feast of St Francis of Assisi
4 Thu World Animal Day 4 Thu National Cinnamon Roll Day
5 Fri World Teachers’ Day 6 Sat World Cerebral Palsy Day
6 Sat National Noodle Day 7 Sun National Frappe Day
7 Sun World Habitat Day 7 Sun World Cotton Day
7 Sun World Architecture Day 8 Mon National Depression Screening Day
8 Mon International Podiatry Day 9 Tue Leif Erikson Day
9 Tue World Post Day 10 Wed World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Wed World Mental Health Day 10 Wed World Sight Day
10 Wed World Homeless Day 11 Thu International Day of the Girl Child
11 Thu World Egg Day 11 Thu National Coming Out Day
12 Fri World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 12 Fri World Arthritis 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 Pharmacy Technicians Day
15 Mon White Cane Safety Day 15 Mon National Grouch Day
16 Tue Global Dignity Day 16 Tue World Spine Day
16 Tue Boss's Day 16 Tue World Food 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 World Statistics Day
20 Sat National Day on Writing 20 Sat International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Sat World Osteoporosis Day 20 Sat International Sloth Day
21 Sun Back to the Future Day 21 Sun Waste Reduction Week
21 Sun National Reptile Day 22 Mon International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Wed World Polio day 24 Wed United Nations Day
24 Wed World Development Information Day 25 Thu International Dwarfism Awareness Day
25 Thu World Opera Day 25 Thu International Artist Day
26 Fri National Pumpkin Day 27 Sat World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Sun International Animation Day 28 Sun world judo day
28 Sun Canadian School Library Day 29 Mon National Cat Day
29 Mon World Psoriasis Day 29 Mon World Stroke Day
30 Tue Dhanteras 31 Wed National Magic Day
31 Wed World Cities Day 31 Wed World Savings Day
31 Wed Halloween  
November 2001
1 Thu Author's Day 1 Thu National Adoption Month
1 Thu All Saints' Day 1 Thu Movember
1 Thu World Vegan Day 1 Thu Day of the Dead
1 Thu Diwali 1 Thu Native American Heritage Month
2 Fri All Souls' Day 2 Fri International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Sat Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Sat National Sandwich Day
4 Sun National Candy Day 5 Mon World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Mon National Redhead Day 6 Tue National Nachos Day
6 Tue National Stress Awareness Day 6 Tue International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7 Wed National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Thu National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Thu National Cappuccino Day 8 Thu World Urbanism Day
9 Fri International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 9 Fri Go to an Art Museum Day
9 Fri World Adoption Day 10 Sat International Accounting Day
10 Sat World Science Day for Peace and Development 10 Sat World Keratoconus Day
11 Sun Singles Day 11 Sun Remembrance Day
12 Mon World Pneumonia Day 13 Tue World Kindness Day
13 Tue Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Wed World Diabetes Day
14 Wed National Pickle Day 15 Thu National Philanthropy Day
16 Fri International Day for Tolerance 17 Sat National Unfriend Day
17 Sat World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 17 Sat International Students' Day
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 National Child Day
20 Tue Africa Industrialization Day 20 Tue World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
20 Tue Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 Tue National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Tue Universal Children’s Day 21 Wed World Hello Day
21 Wed World Television Day 21 Wed World Philosophy Day
21 Wed World pancreatic cancer day 23 Fri Fibonacci Day
23 Fri National Espresso Day 25 Sun International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Mon National Cake Day 29 Thu Buy Nothing Day
29 Thu Black Friday 29 Thu International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30 Fri Small Business Saturday 30 Fri Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 2001
1 Sat World AIDS Day 2 Sun International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Sun National Mutt Day 2 Sun Cyber Monday
3 Mon Giving Tuesday 3 Mon International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Tue Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Tue International Day of Banks
5 Wed International Volunteer Day 5 Wed World Soil Day
6 Thu St. Nicholas Day 7 Fri National Cotton Candy Day
7 Fri International Civil Aviation Day 7 Fri National Letter Writing Day
7 Fri Candle Day 7 Fri World Pear Day
8 Sat Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Sat National Brownie Day
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 9 Sun Green Monday
10 Mon Nobel Prize Day 10 Mon International Animal Rights Day
10 Mon Human Rights Day 10 Mon Dewey Decimal System Day
11 Tue International Mountain Day 11 Tue UNICEF Birthday
12 Wed National Poinsettia Day 12 Wed International Day of Neutrality
12 Wed International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Wed Gingerbread House Day
13 Thu National Violin Day 14 Fri Monkey Day
17 Mon National Maple Syrup Day 17 Mon Anti-Bullying 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 21 Fri Winter Solstice
22 Sat National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Sun Festivus
24 Mon Christmas Eve 24 Mon The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Tue Christmas Day 25 Tue Hanukkah
26 Wed Kwanzaa 26 Wed Boxing Day
27 Thu International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Fri National Call a Friend Day
31 Mon New Year's Eve  
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