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Commemorative Dates 2006

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All Commemorative Dates of 2006

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February 2006
1 Wed LGBT History Month 1 Wed Black History Month
1 Wed World Interfaith Harmony Week 2 Thu Groundhog Day 2024
2 Thu National Wear Red Day 2 Thu Candlemas Day
2 Thu National Tater Tot Day 3 Fri National Golden Retriever Day
4 Sat Thank Your Mailman Day 4 Sat National Thank A Mail Carrier Day
4 Sat World Cancer Day 4 Sat International Day of Human Fraternity
4 Sat Rosa Parks Day 5 Sun National Weatherperson's Day
5 Sun World Nutella Day 6 Mon National Chopsticks Day
6 Mon International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 7 Tue National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Tue National Signing Day 7 Tue Safer Internet Day
7 Tue National Send a Card to a Friend Day 8 Wed National Boy Scout Day
9 Thu National Toothache Day 9 Thu National Pizza Day
10 Fri Lunar New Year 10 Fri World Pulses Day
11 Sat National Inventors' Day 11 Sat International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 Sun Darwin Day 12 Sun International Epilepsy Day
13 Mon Mardi Gras 13 Mon Galentine's Day
13 Mon Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 13 Mon World Radio Day
14 Tue Valentine's Day 14 Tue Ash Wednesday
14 Tue International Book Giving Day 15 Wed World Anthropology Day
15 Wed Flag Day 15 Wed Canada's Agriculture Day
15 Wed Singles Awareness Day 15 Wed International Childhood Cancer Day
17 Fri Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Fri Family Day
20 Mon National Love Your Pet Day 20 Mon World Day of Social Justice
21 Tue International Mother Language Day 21 Tue National Sticky Bun Day
22 Wed National Chili Day 2024 22 Wed National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
22 Wed World Thinking Day 23 Thu National Banana Bread Day
23 Thu National Aviation Day 26 Sun National Pistachio Day
27 Mon National Pokemon Day 27 Mon World Spay Day
27 Mon World Non-governmental Organization Day 28 Tue Pink Shirt Day
28 Tue Rare Disease Day  
March 2006
1 Wed Zero Discrimination Day 1 Wed Employee Appreciation Day
1 Wed World Music Therapy Day 1 Wed Saint David's Day
1 Wed World Candle Day 1 Wed National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
1 Wed Self-Injury Awareness Day 2 Thu World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Fri World Hearing Day 3 Fri World Wildlife Day
3 Fri World Birth Defects Day 4 Sat World Obesity Day
4 Sat Dental Assistants Recognition Week 5 Sun International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Mon National Day of Unplugging 6 Mon World Lymphedema Day
7 Tue National Cereal Day 7 Tue World Plant Power Day
8 Wed National Proofreading Day 8 Wed International Women's Day
9 Thu National Meatball Day 10 Fri Daylight Saving Time Starts
10 Fri National Hug Your Dog Day 10 Fri National Pack Your Lunch Day
10 Fri Harriet Tubman Day 10 Fri First Day of Ramadan
11 Sat National Promposal Day 11 Sat Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Mon National K9 Veterans Day 14 Tue International Day of Mathematics
14 Tue National Potato Chip Day 14 Tue Pi Day
14 Tue World Kidney Day 15 Wed World Consumer Rights Day
17 Fri World Sleep Day 17 Fri Saint Patrick's Day
17 Fri World Sleep Day 18 Sat Awkward Moments Day
19 Sun International Read to Me Day 19 Sun St. Joseph's Day
19 Sun World Social Work Day 20 Mon French Language Day
20 Mon Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) 20 Mon World Oral Health Day
20 Mon International Day of Happiness 20 Mon National Proposal Day
20 Mon National Kick Butts Day 21 Tue National Fragrance Day
21 Tue World Puppetry Day 21 Tue International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 Tue World Down Syndrome Day 21 Tue International Day of Forests
22 Wed World Water Day 23 Thu World Meteorological Day
23 Thu Cuddly Kitten Day 23 Thu National Chip and Dip Day
23 Thu National Puppy Day 24 Fri World Tuberculosis Day
24 Fri Palm Sunday 25 Sat Holi
25 Sat International Waffle Day 25 Sat Hola Mohalla
26 Sun Purple Day 27 Mon World Theatre Day
28 Tue Holy Thursday 28 Tue Respect Your Cat Day
28 Tue Maundy Thursday 29 Wed National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
29 Wed Good Friday 2024 30 Thu Earth Hour
30 Thu Holy Saturday 31 Fri National Crayon Day
31 Fri World Backup Day  
April 2006
1 Sat April Fool's Day 1 Sat National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Sun Autism Awareness Day 2 Sun International Children's Book Day
3 Mon National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Tue National Burrito Day
4 Tue Eid al-Adha 4 Tue International Carrot Day
6 Thu International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 6 Thu National Tartan Day
6 Thu International Pillow Fight Day 7 Fri World Health Day
7 Fri Green Shirt Day 9 Sun Eid al-Fitr
9 Sun Last Day of Ramadan 10 Mon World Homeopathy Day
10 Mon National Siblings Day 11 Tue National Pet Day
12 Wed Day of Silence 12 Wed American Civil War
13 Thu FND Awareness Day 13 Thu International plant appreciation day
14 Fri International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Sat Father Damien Day
15 Sat National Laundry Day 16 Sun World Voice Day
16 Sun Advance Care Planning Day 17 Mon Administrative Professionals Day
17 Mon National Canadian Film Day 17 Mon World Hemophilia Day
18 Tue National Haiku Poetry Day 18 Tue National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 Tue National Columnists’ Day 18 Tue World Amateur Radio Day
18 Tue International Day for Monuments and Sites 20 Thu Chinese Language Day
20 Thu National Look Alike Day 21 Fri International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Fri vancouver sun run 22 Sat International Mother Earth Day
22 Sat National Dance Week 22 Sat Earth Day
23 Sun Spanish Language Day 23 Sun Saint George's Day
23 Sun World Book Day 23 Sun Hanuman Jayanti
23 Sun National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Sun English Language Day
24 Mon World Immunization Week 24 Mon International Guide Dog Day
25 Tue Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) 25 Tue National DNA Day
25 Tue World Penguin Day 25 Tue National Telephone Day
25 Tue World Malaria Day 26 Wed Pretzel Day
26 Wed World Intellectual Property Day 26 Wed International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
27 Thu International Sculpture Day 28 Fri World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Fri National Day of Mourning 29 Sat International Dance Day
30 Sun International Jazz Day  
May 2006
1 Mon May Day 1 Mon School Principals’ Day
1 Mon National Physicians Day 2 Tue International Harry Potter Day
2 Tue World Tuna Day 2 Tue World Password Day
2 Tue Astronomy Day 3 Wed World Press Freedom Day
4 Thu Free Comic Book Day 4 Thu Star Wars Day
5 Fri World Portuguese Language Day 5 Fri Cinco de Mayo
5 Fri National Lemonade Day 5 Fri African World Heritage Day
5 Fri International Day of the Midwife 7 Sun National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Mon National Receptionists Day 8 Mon International Thalassaemia Day
8 Mon Buddha Day 8 Mon Victory in Europe Day
8 Mon Check Your Skin Day 8 Mon World Red Cross Day
8 Mon World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 9 Tue Ascension Day
10 Wed World Lupus Day 11 Thu Fair Trade Day
11 Thu World Migratory Bird Day 12 Fri International Nurses Day
12 Fri National Limerick Day 13 Sat world cocktail day
15 Mon International Day of Families 15 Mon National Pizza Party Day
16 Tue International Day of Light 17 Wed Endangered Species Day
17 Wed World Hypertension Day 17 Wed Bike-to-Work Day
18 Thu World Whisky (Whiskey) Day 18 Thu International Museum Day
19 Fri Pentecost 19 Fri World Baking Day
20 Sat Whit Monday 20 Sat World Bee Day
20 Sat National Rescue Dog Day 21 Sun International Tea Day
21 Sun World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22 Mon International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Tue World Turtle Day 24 Wed National Brother's Day
24 Wed National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Wed World Schizophrenia Day
25 Thu Shavuot 25 Thu National Missing Children’s Day
26 Fri Trinity Sunday 26 Fri National Paper Airplane Day
27 Sat National Sunscreen Day 28 Sun National Brisket Day
29 Mon International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Mon National Golf Day
30 Tue Corpus Christi 30 Tue World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Wed World No Tobacco Day  
June 2006
1 Thu Repeat Day 1 Thu World Reef Awareness Day
1 Thu National Say Something Nice Day 1 Thu National Bowls Day
2 Fri National Cancer Survivor’s Day 2 Fri Canadian Armed Forces Day
2 Fri Leave The Office Early Day 3 Sat World Bicycle Day
4 Sun National Cheese Day 4 Sun National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Mon World Environment Day 5 Mon Global Running Day
6 Tue D-Day 7 Wed National Donut Day
7 Wed World Food Safety Day 8 Thu Global Wellness Day
8 Thu National Best Friends Day 8 Thu World Oceans Day
10 Sat National Iced Tea Day 10 Sat Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Mon World Day Against Child Labor 13 Tue National Sewing Machine Day
13 Tue International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Tue World Softball Day
14 Wed Bourbon Day 14 Wed World Blood Donor Day
15 Thu World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Thu Nature Photography Day
15 Thu World Juggling Day 16 Fri International Day of the African Child
16 Fri National Fudge Day 16 Fri Ganga Dussehra
16 Fri Father's Day 16 Fri Bloomsday
18 Sun International Picnic Day 18 Sun International Panic Day
18 Sun International Sushi Day 19 Mon World Sauntering Day
20 Tue World Refugee Day 20 Tue International Surfing Day
21 Wed National Indigenous Peoples Day 21 Wed Summer Solstice
21 Wed Take Your Dog to Work Day 21 Wed International Yoga Day
21 Wed National Selfie Day 22 Thu World Rainforest Day
23 Fri National Pink Day 23 Fri International Women in Engineering Day
25 Sun Global Beatles Day 25 Sun Bourdain Day
27 Tue Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day 27 Tue International Pineapple Day
27 Tue National PTSD Awareness Day 27 Tue National Sunglasses Day
27 Tue National HIV Testing Day 28 Wed National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Thu National Camera Day 30 Fri International Asteroid Day
August 2006
1 Tue National Minority Donor Awareness Day 1 Tue Be An Angel Day
1 Tue World Scout Scarf Day 1 Tue World Lung Cancer Day
1 Tue Lammas Day 1 Tue National Girlfriend Day
1 Tue Emancipation Day 2 Wed International Beer Day
3 Thu National Watermelon Day 4 Fri National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Mon National Lighthouse Day 8 Tue International Cat Day
9 Wed National Book Lovers Day 9 Wed International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Wed International Coworking Day 10 Thu Lazy Day
10 Thu National Spoil Your Dog Day 11 Fri National Son and Daughter Day
12 Sat International Youth Day 12 Sat Middle Child Day
13 Sun Left-Handers Day 14 Mon World Lizard Day
15 Tue International Homeless Animals Day 15 Tue National Acadian Day
15 Tue Assumption of Mary 15 Tue National Relaxation Day
16 Wed Tell a Joke Day 16 Wed National Roller Coaster Day
17 Thu National Nonprofit Day 17 Thu International Geocaching Day
17 Thu National Thrift Shop Day 18 Fri National Couple's Day
18 Fri National Fajita Day 19 Sat National Potato Day
19 Sat World Humanitarian Day 19 Sat World Photography Day
20 Sun National Radio Day 20 Sun World Mosquito Day
21 Mon International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Tue National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Tue World Plant Milk Day 23 Wed International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
23 Wed National Sponge Cake Day 24 Thu National Waffle Day
24 Thu International Strange Music Day 26 Sat Janmashtami
26 Sat National Dog Day 27 Sun National Just Because Day
28 Mon Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Tue International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Wed International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance 30 Wed National Beach Day
31 Thu International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2006
1 Fri world alzheimer's month 4 Mon World Sexual Health Day
5 Tue National Cheese Pizza Day 5 Tue International Day of Charity
6 Wed Read a Book Day 7 Thu World Beard Day
7 Thu Ganesh Chaturthi 7 Thu International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
8 Fri Grandparents Day 8 Fri World Physiotherapy (PT) Day
8 Fri International Literacy Day 8 Fri Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day
9 Sat International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Sun World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Tue National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Tue National Day of Encouragement
12 Tue International Day for South-South Cooperation 13 Wed Roald Dahl Day
13 Wed International Chocolate Day 13 Wed National Bald is Beautiful Day
13 Wed World Sepsis Day 15 Fri World Lymphoma Awareness Day
15 Fri Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) 15 Fri International Day of Democracy
15 Fri International Dot Day 15 Fri National Hispanic Heritage Month
16 Sat National Guacamole Day 16 Sat International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sun World Patient Safety Day 17 Sun National IT Professionals Day
18 Mon National First Love Day 18 Mon National Cheeseburger Day
18 Mon International Equal Pay Day 19 Tue Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Tue Batman Day 21 Thu International Day of Peace
21 Thu World Gratitude Day 21 Thu World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Thu International Coastal CleanUp Day 21 Thu National Chai Day
22 Fri World Rhino Day 22 Fri Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Fri World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day 22 Fri Hobbit Day
22 Fri World Rivers Day 22 Fri World Car-Free Day
22 Fri National Elephant Appreciation Day 23 Sat International Day of Sign Languages
23 Sat Bi Visibility Day 24 Sun World Gorilla Day
25 Mon National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Mon World Dream Day
26 Tue World Contraception Day 26 Tue International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Wed World Tourism Day 28 Thu World Rabies Day
28 Thu Ask a Stupid Question Day 28 Thu National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Thu International Day for Universal Access to Information 28 Thu National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Thu International Rabbit Day 28 Thu National Sons Day
29 Fri National Coffee Day 29 Fri World Heart Day
29 Fri International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 29 Fri Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
29 Fri International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 30 Sat International Podcast Day
30 Sat International Translation Day 30 Sat National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Sat World Maritime Day  
October 2006
1 Sun Urticaria day 1 Sun National Hair Day
1 Sun Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 Sun International Coffee Day
1 Sun International Day of Older Persons 1 Sun World Vegetarian Day
1 Sun National Seniors Day 1 Sun International Music Day
2 Mon National Kale Day 2 Mon International Day of Non-Violence
2 Mon World Financial Planning Day 2 Mon Random Acts of Poetry Day
3 Tue National Boyfriend Day 4 Wed Feast of St Francis of Assisi
4 Wed World Animal Day 4 Wed National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Wed World Smile Day 4 Wed World Space Week
4 Wed National Taco Day 4 Wed National Vodka Day
5 Thu World Teachers’ Day 6 Fri National Noodle Day
6 Fri World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Sat World Habitat Day
7 Sat World Cotton Day 7 Sat World Architecture Day
7 Sat National Frappe Day 8 Sun National Depression Screening Day
8 Sun International Podiatry Day 9 Mon Leif Erikson Day
9 Mon World Post Day 10 Tue World Homeless Day
10 Tue World Day Against the Death Penalty 10 Tue World Mental Health Day
10 Tue World Sight Day 11 Wed National Coming Out Day
11 Wed International Day of the Girl Child 11 Wed World Egg Day
12 Thu World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 12 Thu World Arthritis Day
13 Fri International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 13 Fri World Thrombosis Day
14 Sat World Standards Day 15 Sun National Pharmacy Technicians Day
15 Sun White Cane Safety Day 15 Sun National Grouch Day
15 Sun Global Handwashing Day 15 Sun International Day of Rural Women
16 Mon Boss's Day 16 Mon World Food Day
16 Mon Global Dignity Day 16 Mon World Spine Day
17 Tue International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Tue National Pasta Day
18 Wed National Mammography Day 18 Wed Persons Day
20 Fri National Day on Writing 20 Fri International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Fri World Osteoporosis Day 20 Fri International Sloth Day
20 Fri International Chefs Day 20 Fri World Statistics Day
21 Sat National Reptile Day 21 Sat Back to the Future Day
21 Sat Waste Reduction Week 22 Sun International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Tue United Nations Day 24 Tue World Development Information Day
24 Tue World Polio day 25 Wed World Opera Day
25 Wed International Artist Day 25 Wed International Dwarfism Awareness Day
26 Thu National Pumpkin Day 27 Fri World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Sat world judo day 28 Sat Canadian School Library Day
28 Sat International Animation Day 29 Sun World Stroke Day
29 Sun National Cat Day 29 Sun World Psoriasis Day
30 Mon Dhanteras 31 Tue World Savings Day
31 Tue Halloween 31 Tue National Magic Day
31 Tue World Cities Day  
November 2006
1 Wed World Vegan Day 1 Wed Day of the Dead
1 Wed Diwali 1 Wed Native American Heritage Month
1 Wed Author's Day 1 Wed National Adoption Month
1 Wed All Saints' Day 1 Wed Movember
2 Thu All Souls' Day 2 Thu International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Fri Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Fri National Sandwich Day
4 Sat National Candy Day 5 Sun World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Sun National Redhead Day 6 Mon International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
6 Mon National Nachos Day 6 Mon National Stress Awareness Day
7 Tue National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Wed National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Wed National Cappuccino Day 8 Wed World Urbanism Day
9 Thu Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Thu World Adoption Day
9 Thu International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 10 Fri World Science Day for Peace and Development
10 Fri World Keratoconus Day 10 Fri International Accounting Day
11 Sat Remembrance Day 11 Sat Singles Day
12 Sun World Pneumonia Day 13 Mon World Kindness Day
13 Mon Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Tue World Diabetes Day
14 Tue National Pickle Day 15 Wed National Philanthropy Day
16 Thu International Day for Tolerance 17 Fri International Students' Day
17 Fri World Prematurity Day 17 Fri National Unfriend Day
17 Fri World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 18 Sat World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Sun International Men's Day 19 Sun National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Sun World Toilet Day 20 Mon World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
20 Mon Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 Mon National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Mon Universal Children’s Day 20 Mon National Child Day
20 Mon Africa Industrialization Day 21 Tue World pancreatic cancer day
21 Tue World Hello Day 21 Tue World Television Day
21 Tue World Philosophy Day 23 Thu National Espresso Day
23 Thu Fibonacci Day 25 Sat International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Sun National Cake Day 29 Wed Black Friday
29 Wed International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 Wed Buy Nothing Day
30 Thu Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30 Thu Small Business Saturday
December 2006
1 Fri World AIDS Day 2 Sat Cyber Monday
2 Sat International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2 Sat National Mutt Day
3 Sun Giving Tuesday 3 Sun International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Mon Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Mon International Day of Banks
5 Tue International Volunteer Day 5 Tue World Soil Day
6 Wed St. Nicholas Day 7 Thu Candle Day
7 Thu World Pear Day 7 Thu National Cotton Candy Day
7 Thu International Civil Aviation Day 7 Thu National Letter Writing Day
8 Fri National Brownie Day 8 Fri Feast of the Immaculate Conception
9 Sat Green Monday 9 Sat International Anti-corruption Day
9 Sat International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide 9 Sat National Pastry Day
10 Sun Human Rights Day 10 Sun Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Sun Nobel Prize Day 10 Sun International Animal Rights Day
11 Mon International Mountain Day 11 Mon UNICEF Birthday
12 Tue International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Tue Gingerbread House Day
12 Tue National Poinsettia Day 12 Tue International Day of Neutrality
13 Wed National Violin Day 14 Thu Monkey Day
17 Sun Anti-Bullying Day 17 Sun National Maple Syrup Day
18 Mon Arabic Language Day 18 Mon International Migrants Day
20 Wed International Human Solidarity Day 20 Wed National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Thu Yule 21 Thu Winter Solstice
22 Fri National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Sat Festivus
24 Sun The Feast of the Seven Fishes 24 Sun Christmas Eve
25 Mon Hanukkah 25 Mon Christmas Day
26 Tue Kwanzaa 26 Tue Boxing Day
27 Wed International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Thu National Call a Friend Day
31 Sun New Year's Eve  
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