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Commemorative Dates 2005

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All Commemorative Dates of 2005

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February 2005
1 Tue LGBT History Month 1 Tue Black History Month
1 Tue World Interfaith Harmony Week 2 Wed Groundhog Day 2024
2 Wed National Wear Red Day 2 Wed Candlemas Day
2 Wed National Tater Tot Day 3 Thu National Golden Retriever Day
4 Fri National Thank A Mail Carrier Day 4 Fri World Cancer Day
4 Fri International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Fri Rosa Parks Day
4 Fri Thank Your Mailman Day 5 Sat National Weatherperson's Day
5 Sat World Nutella Day 6 Sun National Chopsticks Day
6 Sun International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 7 Mon National Signing Day
7 Mon Safer Internet Day 7 Mon National Send a Card to a Friend Day
7 Mon National Fettuccine Alfredo Day 8 Tue National Boy Scout Day
9 Wed National Toothache Day 9 Wed National Pizza Day
10 Thu Lunar New Year 10 Thu World Pulses Day
11 Fri National Inventors' Day 11 Fri International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 Sat Darwin Day 12 Sat International Epilepsy Day
13 Sun Mardi Gras 13 Sun Galentine's Day
13 Sun Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 13 Sun World Radio Day
14 Mon Valentine's Day 14 Mon Ash Wednesday
14 Mon International Book Giving Day 15 Tue World Anthropology Day
15 Tue Flag Day 15 Tue Canada's Agriculture Day
15 Tue Singles Awareness Day 15 Tue International Childhood Cancer Day
17 Thu Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Thu Family Day
20 Sun World Day of Social Justice 20 Sun National Love Your Pet Day
21 Mon International Mother Language Day 21 Mon National Sticky Bun Day
22 Tue National Chili Day 2024 22 Tue National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
22 Tue World Thinking Day 23 Wed National Banana Bread Day
23 Wed National Aviation Day 26 Sat National Pistachio Day
27 Sun National Pokemon Day 27 Sun World Spay Day
27 Sun World Non-governmental Organization Day 28 Mon Pink Shirt Day
28 Mon Rare Disease Day  
March 2005
1 Tue Zero Discrimination Day 1 Tue Employee Appreciation Day
1 Tue World Music Therapy Day 1 Tue Saint David's Day
1 Tue World Candle Day 1 Tue National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
1 Tue Self-Injury Awareness Day 2 Wed World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Thu World Hearing Day 3 Thu World Wildlife Day
3 Thu World Birth Defects Day 4 Fri World Obesity Day
4 Fri Dental Assistants Recognition Week 5 Sat International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Sun National Day of Unplugging 6 Sun World Lymphedema Day
7 Mon World Plant Power Day 7 Mon National Cereal Day
8 Tue National Proofreading Day 8 Tue International Women's Day
9 Wed National Meatball Day 10 Thu Daylight Saving Time Starts
10 Thu National Hug Your Dog Day 10 Thu National Pack Your Lunch Day
10 Thu Harriet Tubman Day 10 Thu First Day of Ramadan
11 Fri Canadian Women Physicians Day 11 Fri National Promposal Day
13 Sun National K9 Veterans Day 14 Mon International Day of Mathematics
14 Mon National Potato Chip Day 14 Mon Pi Day
14 Mon World Kidney Day 15 Tue World Consumer Rights Day
17 Thu World Sleep Day 17 Thu Saint Patrick's Day
17 Thu World Sleep Day 18 Fri Awkward Moments Day
19 Sat International Read to Me Day 19 Sat St. Joseph's Day
19 Sat World Social Work Day 20 Sun French Language Day
20 Sun Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) 20 Sun World Oral Health Day
20 Sun International Day of Happiness 20 Sun National Proposal Day
20 Sun National Kick Butts Day 21 Mon World Puppetry Day
21 Mon International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 Mon World Down Syndrome Day
21 Mon International Day of Forests 21 Mon National Fragrance Day
22 Tue World Water Day 23 Wed World Meteorological Day
23 Wed Cuddly Kitten Day 23 Wed National Chip and Dip Day
23 Wed National Puppy Day 24 Thu Palm Sunday
24 Thu World Tuberculosis Day 25 Fri Holi
25 Fri International Waffle Day 25 Fri Hola Mohalla
26 Sat Purple Day 27 Sun World Theatre Day
28 Mon Holy Thursday 28 Mon Respect Your Cat Day
28 Mon Maundy Thursday 29 Tue National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
29 Tue Good Friday 2024 30 Wed Earth Hour
30 Wed Holy Saturday 31 Thu National Crayon Day
31 Thu World Backup Day  
April 2005
1 Fri April Fool's Day 1 Fri National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Sat Autism Awareness Day 2 Sat International Children's Book Day
3 Sun National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Mon National Burrito Day
4 Mon Eid al-Adha 4 Mon International Carrot Day
6 Wed National Tartan Day 6 Wed International Pillow Fight Day
6 Wed International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 7 Thu World Health Day
7 Thu Green Shirt Day 9 Sat Eid al-Fitr
9 Sat Last Day of Ramadan 10 Sun World Homeopathy Day
10 Sun National Siblings Day 11 Mon National Pet Day
12 Tue Day of Silence 12 Tue American Civil War
13 Wed FND Awareness Day 13 Wed International plant appreciation day
14 Thu International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Fri Father Damien Day
15 Fri National Laundry Day 16 Sat World Voice Day
16 Sat Advance Care Planning Day 17 Sun Administrative Professionals Day
17 Sun National Canadian Film Day 17 Sun World Hemophilia Day
18 Mon National Haiku Poetry Day 18 Mon National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 Mon National Columnists’ Day 18 Mon World Amateur Radio Day
18 Mon International Day for Monuments and Sites 20 Wed Chinese Language Day
20 Wed National Look Alike Day 21 Thu International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Thu vancouver sun run 22 Fri National Dance Week
22 Fri Earth Day 22 Fri International Mother Earth Day
23 Sat Spanish Language Day 23 Sat Saint George's Day
23 Sat World Book Day 23 Sat Hanuman Jayanti
23 Sat National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Sat English Language Day
24 Sun International Guide Dog Day 24 Sun World Immunization Week
25 Mon Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) 25 Mon National DNA Day
25 Mon World Penguin Day 25 Mon National Telephone Day
25 Mon World Malaria Day 26 Tue Pretzel Day
26 Tue World Intellectual Property Day 26 Tue International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
27 Wed International Sculpture Day 28 Thu World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Thu National Day of Mourning 29 Fri International Dance Day
30 Sat International Jazz Day  
May 2005
1 Sun May Day 1 Sun School Principals’ Day
1 Sun National Physicians Day 2 Mon International Harry Potter Day
2 Mon World Tuna Day 2 Mon World Password Day
2 Mon Astronomy Day 3 Tue World Press Freedom Day
4 Wed Star Wars Day 4 Wed Free Comic Book Day
5 Thu World Portuguese Language Day 5 Thu Cinco de Mayo
5 Thu National Lemonade Day 5 Thu African World Heritage Day
5 Thu International Day of the Midwife 7 Sat National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Sun International Thalassaemia Day 8 Sun Buddha Day
8 Sun Victory in Europe Day 8 Sun Check Your Skin Day
8 Sun World Red Cross Day 8 Sun World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
8 Sun National Receptionists Day 9 Mon Ascension Day
10 Tue World Lupus Day 11 Wed Fair Trade Day
11 Wed World Migratory Bird Day 12 Thu International Nurses Day
12 Thu National Limerick Day 13 Fri world cocktail day
15 Sun International Day of Families 15 Sun National Pizza Party Day
16 Mon International Day of Light 17 Tue Endangered Species Day
17 Tue World Hypertension Day 17 Tue Bike-to-Work Day
18 Wed World Whisky (Whiskey) Day 18 Wed International Museum Day
19 Thu Pentecost 19 Thu World Baking Day
20 Fri World Bee Day 20 Fri National Rescue Dog Day
20 Fri Whit Monday 21 Sat International Tea Day
21 Sat World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22 Sun International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Mon World Turtle Day 24 Tue National Brother's Day
24 Tue National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Tue World Schizophrenia Day
25 Wed National Missing Children’s Day 25 Wed Shavuot
26 Thu Trinity Sunday 26 Thu National Paper Airplane Day
27 Fri National Sunscreen Day 28 Sat National Brisket Day
29 Sun International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Sun National Golf Day
30 Mon Corpus Christi 30 Mon World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Tue World No Tobacco Day  
June 2005
1 Wed Repeat Day 1 Wed World Reef Awareness Day
1 Wed National Say Something Nice Day 1 Wed National Bowls Day
2 Thu National Cancer Survivor’s Day 2 Thu Canadian Armed Forces Day
2 Thu Leave The Office Early Day 3 Fri World Bicycle Day
4 Sat National Cheese Day 4 Sat National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Sun World Environment Day 5 Sun Global Running Day
6 Mon D-Day 7 Tue National Donut Day
7 Tue World Food Safety Day 8 Wed Global Wellness Day
8 Wed National Best Friends Day 8 Wed World Oceans Day
10 Fri National Iced Tea Day 10 Fri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Sun World Day Against Child Labor 13 Mon International Albinism Awareness Day
13 Mon World Softball Day 13 Mon National Sewing Machine Day
14 Tue Bourbon Day 14 Tue World Blood Donor Day
15 Wed World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Wed Nature Photography Day
15 Wed World Juggling Day 16 Thu International Day of the African Child
16 Thu National Fudge Day 16 Thu Ganga Dussehra
16 Thu Father's Day 16 Thu Bloomsday
18 Sat International Picnic Day 18 Sat International Panic Day
18 Sat International Sushi Day 19 Sun World Sauntering Day
20 Mon World Refugee Day 20 Mon International Surfing Day
21 Tue Summer Solstice 21 Tue Take Your Dog to Work Day
21 Tue International Yoga Day 21 Tue National Selfie Day
21 Tue National Indigenous Peoples Day 22 Wed World Rainforest Day
23 Thu National Pink Day 23 Thu International Women in Engineering Day
25 Sat Global Beatles Day 25 Sat Bourdain Day
27 Mon International Pineapple Day 27 Mon National PTSD Awareness Day
27 Mon National Sunglasses Day 27 Mon National HIV Testing Day
27 Mon Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day 28 Tue National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Wed National Camera Day 30 Thu International Asteroid Day
August 2005
1 Mon National Minority Donor Awareness Day 1 Mon Be An Angel Day
1 Mon World Scout Scarf Day 1 Mon World Lung Cancer Day
1 Mon Lammas Day 1 Mon National Girlfriend Day
1 Mon Emancipation Day 2 Tue International Beer Day
3 Wed National Watermelon Day 4 Thu National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Sun National Lighthouse Day 8 Mon International Cat Day
9 Tue National Book Lovers Day 9 Tue International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Tue International Coworking Day 10 Wed Lazy Day
10 Wed National Spoil Your Dog Day 11 Thu National Son and Daughter Day
12 Fri Middle Child Day 12 Fri International Youth Day
13 Sat Left-Handers Day 14 Sun World Lizard Day
15 Mon International Homeless Animals Day 15 Mon National Acadian Day
15 Mon Assumption of Mary 15 Mon National Relaxation Day
16 Tue Tell a Joke Day 16 Tue National Roller Coaster Day
17 Wed National Nonprofit Day 17 Wed International Geocaching Day
17 Wed National Thrift Shop Day 18 Thu National Couple's Day
18 Thu National Fajita Day 19 Fri National Potato Day
19 Fri World Humanitarian Day 19 Fri World Photography Day
20 Sat National Radio Day 20 Sat World Mosquito Day
21 Sun International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Mon National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Mon World Plant Milk Day 23 Tue National Sponge Cake Day
23 Tue International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 24 Wed National Waffle Day
24 Wed International Strange Music Day 26 Fri Janmashtami
26 Fri National Dog Day 27 Sat National Just Because Day
28 Sun Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Mon International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Tue National Beach Day 30 Tue International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
31 Wed International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2005
1 Thu world alzheimer's month 4 Sun World Sexual Health Day
5 Mon National Cheese Pizza Day 5 Mon International Day of Charity
6 Tue Read a Book Day 7 Wed World Beard Day
7 Wed Ganesh Chaturthi 7 Wed International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
8 Thu Grandparents Day 8 Thu World Physiotherapy (PT) Day
8 Thu International Literacy Day 8 Thu Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day
9 Fri International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Sat World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Mon National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Mon National Day of Encouragement
12 Mon International Day for South-South Cooperation 13 Tue Roald Dahl Day
13 Tue International Chocolate Day 13 Tue National Bald is Beautiful Day
13 Tue World Sepsis Day 15 Thu Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day)
15 Thu International Day of Democracy 15 Thu International Dot Day
15 Thu National Hispanic Heritage Month 15 Thu World Lymphoma Awareness Day
16 Fri National Guacamole Day 16 Fri International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sat World Patient Safety Day 17 Sat National IT Professionals Day
18 Sun National Cheeseburger Day 18 Sun International Equal Pay Day
18 Sun National First Love Day 19 Mon Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Mon Batman Day 21 Wed International Day of Peace
21 Wed World Gratitude Day 21 Wed World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Wed International Coastal CleanUp Day 21 Wed National Chai Day
22 Thu World Rhino Day 22 Thu Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Thu World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day 22 Thu Hobbit Day
22 Thu World Rivers Day 22 Thu World Car-Free Day
22 Thu National Elephant Appreciation Day 23 Fri International Day of Sign Languages
23 Fri Bi Visibility Day 24 Sat World Gorilla Day
25 Sun National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Sun World Dream Day
26 Mon International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 Mon World Contraception Day
27 Tue World Tourism Day 28 Wed World Rabies Day
28 Wed Ask a Stupid Question Day 28 Wed National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Wed International Day for Universal Access to Information 28 Wed National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Wed International Rabbit Day 28 Wed National Sons Day
29 Thu World Heart Day 29 Thu International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Thu Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day 29 Thu International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
29 Thu National Coffee Day 30 Fri International Podcast Day
30 Fri International Translation Day 30 Fri National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Fri World Maritime Day  
October 2005
1 Sat Urticaria day 1 Sat National Hair Day
1 Sat Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 Sat International Coffee Day
1 Sat International Day of Older Persons 1 Sat World Vegetarian Day
1 Sat National Seniors Day 1 Sat International Music Day
2 Sun National Kale Day 2 Sun International Day of Non-Violence
2 Sun World Financial Planning Day 2 Sun Random Acts of Poetry Day
3 Mon National Boyfriend Day 4 Tue World Animal Day
4 Tue National Cinnamon Roll Day 4 Tue World Smile Day
4 Tue World Space Week 4 Tue National Taco Day
4 Tue National Vodka Day 4 Tue Feast of St Francis of Assisi
5 Wed World Teachers’ Day 6 Thu National Noodle Day
6 Thu World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Fri World Cotton Day
7 Fri World Architecture Day 7 Fri National Frappe Day
7 Fri World Habitat Day 8 Sat National Depression Screening Day
8 Sat International Podiatry Day 9 Sun Leif Erikson Day
9 Sun World Post Day 10 Mon World Homeless Day
10 Mon World Day Against the Death Penalty 10 Mon World Mental Health Day
10 Mon World Sight Day 11 Tue National Coming Out Day
11 Tue International Day of the Girl Child 11 Tue World Egg Day
12 Wed World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 12 Wed World Arthritis Day
13 Thu International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 13 Thu World Thrombosis Day
14 Fri World Standards Day 15 Sat White Cane Safety Day
15 Sat National Grouch Day 15 Sat Global Handwashing Day
15 Sat International Day of Rural Women 15 Sat National Pharmacy Technicians Day
16 Sun Boss's Day 16 Sun World Food Day
16 Sun Global Dignity Day 16 Sun World Spine Day
17 Mon International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Mon National Pasta Day
18 Tue National Mammography Day 18 Tue Persons Day
20 Thu International Day of the Air Traffic Controller 20 Thu World Osteoporosis Day
20 Thu International Sloth Day 20 Thu International Chefs Day
20 Thu World Statistics Day 20 Thu National Day on Writing
21 Fri National Reptile Day 21 Fri Back to the Future Day
21 Fri Waste Reduction Week 22 Sat International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Mon United Nations Day 24 Mon World Development Information Day
24 Mon World Polio day 25 Tue World Opera Day
25 Tue International Artist Day 25 Tue International Dwarfism Awareness Day
26 Wed National Pumpkin Day 27 Thu World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Fri world judo day 28 Fri Canadian School Library Day
28 Fri International Animation Day 29 Sat National Cat Day
29 Sat World Psoriasis Day 29 Sat World Stroke Day
30 Sun Dhanteras 31 Mon World Savings Day
31 Mon Halloween 31 Mon National Magic Day
31 Mon World Cities Day  
November 2005
1 Tue Day of the Dead 1 Tue Diwali
1 Tue Native American Heritage Month 1 Tue Author's Day
1 Tue National Adoption Month 1 Tue All Saints' Day
1 Tue Movember 1 Tue World Vegan Day
2 Wed All Souls' Day 2 Wed International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Thu Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Thu National Sandwich Day
4 Fri National Candy Day 5 Sat World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Sat National Redhead Day 6 Sun International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
6 Sun National Nachos Day 6 Sun National Stress Awareness Day
7 Mon National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Tue National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Tue National Cappuccino Day 8 Tue World Urbanism Day
9 Wed Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Wed World Adoption Day
9 Wed International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 10 Thu World Keratoconus Day
10 Thu International Accounting Day 10 Thu World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 Fri Remembrance Day 11 Fri Singles Day
12 Sat World Pneumonia Day 13 Sun World Kindness Day
13 Sun Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Mon World Diabetes Day
14 Mon National Pickle Day 15 Tue National Philanthropy Day
16 Wed International Day for Tolerance 17 Thu International Students' Day
17 Thu World Prematurity Day 17 Thu National Unfriend Day
17 Thu World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 18 Fri World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Sat International Men's Day 19 Sat National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Sat World Toilet Day 20 Sun World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
20 Sun Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 Sun National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Sun Universal Children’s Day 20 Sun National Child Day
20 Sun Africa Industrialization Day 21 Mon World pancreatic cancer day
21 Mon World Hello Day 21 Mon World Television Day
21 Mon World Philosophy Day 23 Wed National Espresso Day
23 Wed Fibonacci Day 25 Fri International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Sat National Cake Day 29 Tue Black Friday
29 Tue International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 Tue Buy Nothing Day
30 Wed Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30 Wed Small Business Saturday
December 2005
1 Thu World AIDS Day 2 Fri International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Fri National Mutt Day 2 Fri Cyber Monday
3 Sat Giving Tuesday 3 Sat International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Sun Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Sun International Day of Banks
5 Mon International Volunteer Day 5 Mon World Soil Day
6 Tue St. Nicholas Day 7 Wed Candle Day
7 Wed World Pear Day 7 Wed National Cotton Candy Day
7 Wed International Civil Aviation Day 7 Wed National Letter Writing Day
8 Thu National Brownie Day 8 Thu Feast of the Immaculate Conception
9 Fri Green Monday 9 Fri International Anti-corruption Day
9 Fri International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide 9 Fri National Pastry Day
10 Sat Human Rights Day 10 Sat Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Sat Nobel Prize Day 10 Sat International Animal Rights Day
11 Sun UNICEF Birthday 11 Sun International Mountain Day
12 Mon International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Mon Gingerbread House Day
12 Mon National Poinsettia Day 12 Mon International Day of Neutrality
13 Tue National Violin Day 14 Wed Monkey Day
17 Sat National Maple Syrup Day 17 Sat Anti-Bullying Day
18 Sun Arabic Language Day 18 Sun International Migrants Day
20 Tue International Human Solidarity Day 20 Tue National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Wed Yule 21 Wed Winter Solstice
22 Thu National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Fri Festivus
24 Sat The Feast of the Seven Fishes 24 Sat Christmas Eve
25 Sun Hanukkah 25 Sun Christmas Day
26 Mon Kwanzaa 26 Mon Boxing Day
27 Tue International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Wed National Call a Friend Day
31 Sat New Year's Eve  
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