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Commemorative Dates 2013

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All Commemorative Dates of 2013

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February 2013
1 Fri Black History Month 1 Fri World Interfaith Harmony Week
1 Fri LGBT History Month 2 Sat Groundhog Day 2024
2 Sat National Wear Red Day 2 Sat Candlemas Day
2 Sat National Tater Tot Day 3 Sun National Golden Retriever Day
4 Mon National Thank A Mail Carrier Day 4 Mon World Cancer Day
4 Mon International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Mon Rosa Parks Day
4 Mon Thank Your Mailman 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 Signing Day
7 Thu Safer Internet Day 7 Thu National Send a Card to a Friend Day
7 Thu National Fettuccine Alfredo Day 8 Fri National Boy Scout Day
9 Sat National Toothache Day 9 Sat National Pizza Day
10 Sun World Pulses Day 10 Sun Lunar New Year
11 Mon National Inventors' Day 11 Mon International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 Tue Darwin Day 12 Tue International Epilepsy Day
13 Wed Galentine's Day 13 Wed Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday)
13 Wed World Radio Day 13 Wed Mardi Gras
14 Thu Ash Wednesday 14 Thu International Book Giving Day
14 Thu Valentine's Day 15 Fri Flag Day
15 Fri Canada's Agriculture Day 15 Fri Singles Awareness Day
15 Fri International Childhood Cancer Day 15 Fri World Anthropology Day
17 Sun Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Sun Family Day
20 Wed World Day of Social Justice 20 Wed National Love Your Pet Day
21 Thu International Mother Language Day 21 Thu National Sticky Bun Day
22 Fri National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 22 Fri World Thinking Day
22 Fri National Chili Day 2024 23 Sat National Banana Bread Day
23 Sat National Aviation Day 26 Tue National Pistachio Day
27 Wed World Spay Day 27 Wed World Non-governmental Organization Day
27 Wed National Pokemon Day 28 Thu Rare Disease Day
28 Thu Pink Shirt Day  
March 2013
1 Fri Employee Appreciation Day 1 Fri World Music Therapy Day
1 Fri Saint David's Day 1 Fri World Candle Day
1 Fri National Peanut Butter Lover's Day 1 Fri Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Fri Zero Discrimination Day 2 Sat World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Sun World Wildlife Day 3 Sun World Birth Defects Day
3 Sun World Hearing Day 4 Mon World Obesity Day
4 Mon Dental Assistants Recognition Week 5 Tue International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Wed National Day of Unplugging 6 Wed World Lymphedema Day
7 Thu World Plant Power Day 7 Thu National Cereal Day
8 Fri National Proofreading Day 8 Fri International Women's Day
9 Sat National Meatball Day 10 Sun National Hug Your Dog Day
10 Sun National Pack Your Lunch Day 10 Sun Harriet Tubman Day
10 Sun First Day of Ramadan 10 Sun Daylight Saving Time Starts
11 Mon National Promposal Day 11 Mon Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Wed National K9 Veterans Day 14 Thu National Potato Chip Day
14 Thu Pi Day 14 Thu World Kidney Day
14 Thu International Day of Mathematics 15 Fri World Consumer Rights Day
17 Sun Saint Patrick's Day 17 Sun World Sleep Day
17 Sun World Sleep Day 18 Mon Awkward Moments Day
19 Tue St. Joseph's Day 19 Tue World Social Work Day
19 Tue International Read to Me Day 20 Wed Spring Equinox (Start of Spring)
20 Wed World Oral Health Day 20 Wed International Day of Happiness
20 Wed National Proposal Day 20 Wed National Kick Butts Day
20 Wed French Language Day 21 Thu World Puppetry Day
21 Thu International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 Thu World Down Syndrome Day
21 Thu International Day of Forests 21 Thu National Fragrance Day
22 Fri World Water Day 23 Sat Cuddly Kitten Day
23 Sat National Chip and Dip Day 23 Sat National Puppy Day
23 Sat World Meteorological Day 24 Sun Palm Sunday
24 Sun World Tuberculosis Day 25 Mon International Waffle Day
25 Mon Hola Mohalla 25 Mon Holi
26 Tue Purple Day 27 Wed World Theatre Day
28 Thu Holy Thursday 28 Thu Respect Your Cat Day
28 Thu Maundy Thursday 29 Fri Good Friday 2024
29 Fri National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 30 Sat Earth Hour
30 Sat Holy Saturday 31 Sun World Backup Day
31 Sun National Crayon Day  
April 2013
1 Mon April Fool's Day 1 Mon National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Tue Autism Awareness Day 2 Tue International Children's Book Day
3 Wed National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Thu National Burrito Day
4 Thu Eid al-Adha 4 Thu International Carrot Day
6 Sat National Tartan Day 6 Sat International Pillow Fight Day
6 Sat International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 7 Sun World Health Day
7 Sun Green Shirt Day 9 Tue Last Day of Ramadan
9 Tue Eid al-Fitr 10 Wed World Homeopathy Day
10 Wed National Siblings Day 11 Thu National Pet Day
12 Fri American Civil War 12 Fri Day of Silence
13 Sat FND Awareness Day 13 Sat International plant appreciation day
14 Sun International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Mon Father Damien Day
15 Mon National Laundry Day 16 Tue World Voice Day
16 Tue Advance Care Planning Day 17 Wed National Canadian Film Day
17 Wed World Hemophilia Day 17 Wed Administrative Professionals Day
18 Thu National Lineman Appreciation Day 18 Thu National Columnists’ Day
18 Thu World Amateur Radio Day 18 Thu International Day for Monuments and Sites
18 Thu National Haiku Poetry Day 20 Sat National Look Alike Day
20 Sat Chinese Language Day 21 Sun International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Sun vancouver sun run 22 Mon National Dance Week
22 Mon Earth Day 22 Mon International Mother Earth Day
23 Tue Saint George's Day 23 Tue World Book Day
23 Tue Hanuman Jayanti 23 Tue National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
23 Tue English Language Day 23 Tue Spanish Language Day
24 Wed International Guide Dog Day 24 Wed World Immunization Week
25 Thu World Penguin Day 25 Thu National Telephone Day
25 Thu World Malaria Day 25 Thu Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
25 Thu National DNA Day 26 Fri Pretzel Day
26 Fri World Intellectual Property Day 26 Fri International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
27 Sat International Sculpture Day 28 Sun National Day of Mourning
28 Sun World Day for Safety and Health at Work 29 Mon International Dance Day
30 Tue International Jazz Day  
May 2013
1 Wed School Principals’ Day 1 Wed National Physicians Day
1 Wed May Day 2 Thu World Tuna Day
2 Thu World Password Day 2 Thu Astronomy Day
2 Thu International Harry Potter Day 3 Fri World Press Freedom Day
4 Sat Star Wars Day 4 Sat Free Comic Book Day
5 Sun Cinco de Mayo 5 Sun National Lemonade Day
5 Sun African World Heritage Day 5 Sun International Day of the Midwife
5 Sun World Portuguese Language Day 7 Tue National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Wed Buddha Day 8 Wed Victory in Europe Day
8 Wed Check Your Skin Day 8 Wed World Red Cross Day
8 Wed World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 8 Wed National Receptionists Day
8 Wed International Thalassaemia Day 9 Thu Ascension Day
10 Fri World Lupus Day 11 Sat Fair Trade Day
11 Sat World Migratory Bird Day 12 Sun National Limerick Day
12 Sun International Nurses Day 13 Mon world cocktail day
15 Wed International Day of Families 15 Wed National Pizza Party Day
16 Thu International Day of Light 17 Fri Endangered Species Day
17 Fri World Hypertension Day 17 Fri Bike-to-Work Day
18 Sat International Museum Day 18 Sat World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
19 Sun Pentecost 19 Sun World Baking Day
20 Mon World Bee Day 20 Mon National Rescue Dog Day
20 Mon Whit Monday 21 Tue International Tea Day
21 Tue World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22 Wed International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Thu World Turtle Day 24 Fri National Brother's Day
24 Fri National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Fri World Schizophrenia Day
25 Sat Shavuot 25 Sat National Missing Children’s Day
26 Sun Trinity Sunday 26 Sun National Paper Airplane Day
27 Mon National Sunscreen Day 28 Tue National Brisket Day
29 Wed International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Wed National Golf Day
30 Thu Corpus Christi 30 Thu World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Fri World No Tobacco Day  
June 2013
1 Sat World Reef Awareness Day 1 Sat National Say Something Nice Day
1 Sat National Bowls Day 1 Sat Repeat Day
2 Sun National Cancer Survivor’s Day 2 Sun Canadian Armed Forces Day
2 Sun Leave The Office Early Day 3 Mon World Bicycle Day
4 Tue National Hug Your Cat Day 4 Tue National Cheese Day
5 Wed World Environment Day 5 Wed Global Running Day
6 Thu D-Day 7 Fri National Donut Day
7 Fri World Food Safety Day 8 Sat National Best Friends Day
8 Sat World Oceans Day 8 Sat Global Wellness Day
10 Mon National Iced Tea Day 10 Mon Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Wed World Day Against Child Labor 13 Thu World Softball Day
13 Thu National Sewing Machine Day 13 Thu International Albinism Awareness Day
14 Fri Bourbon Day 14 Fri World Blood Donor Day
15 Sat Nature Photography Day 15 Sat World Juggling Day
15 Sat World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 16 Sun National Fudge Day
16 Sun Ganga Dussehra 16 Sun Father's Day
16 Sun Bloomsday 16 Sun International Day of the African Child
18 Tue International Panic Day 18 Tue International Sushi Day
18 Tue International Picnic Day 19 Wed World Sauntering Day
20 Thu World Refugee Day 20 Thu International Surfing Day
21 Fri Take Your Dog to Work Day 21 Fri International Yoga Day
21 Fri National Selfie Day 21 Fri National Indigenous Peoples Day
21 Fri Summer Solstice 22 Sat World Rainforest Day
23 Sun National Pink Day 23 Sun International Women in Engineering Day
25 Tue Bourdain Day 25 Tue Global Beatles Day
27 Thu National PTSD Awareness Day 27 Thu National Sunglasses Day
27 Thu National HIV Testing Day 27 Thu Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
27 Thu International Pineapple Day 28 Fri National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Sat National Camera Day 30 Sun International Asteroid Day
August 2013
1 Thu World Scout Scarf Day 1 Thu World Lung Cancer Day
1 Thu Lammas Day 1 Thu National Girlfriend Day
1 Thu Emancipation Day 1 Thu National Minority Donor Awareness Day
1 Thu Be An Angel Day 2 Fri International Beer Day
3 Sat National Watermelon Day 4 Sun National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Wed National Lighthouse Day 8 Thu International Cat Day
9 Fri National Book Lovers Day 9 Fri International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Fri International Coworking Day 10 Sat National Spoil Your Dog Day
10 Sat Lazy Day 11 Sun National Son and Daughter Day
12 Mon Middle Child Day 12 Mon International Youth Day
13 Tue Left-Handers Day 14 Wed World Lizard Day
15 Thu National Acadian Day 15 Thu Assumption of Mary
15 Thu National Relaxation Day 15 Thu International Homeless Animals Day
16 Fri Tell a Joke Day 16 Fri National Roller Coaster Day
17 Sat International Geocaching Day 17 Sat National Thrift Shop Day
17 Sat National Nonprofit Day 18 Sun National Couple's Day
18 Sun National Fajita Day 19 Mon World Humanitarian Day
19 Mon World Photography Day 19 Mon National Potato Day
20 Tue National Radio Day 20 Tue World Mosquito Day
21 Wed International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Thu National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Thu World Plant Milk Day 23 Fri National Sponge Cake Day
23 Fri International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 24 Sat National Waffle Day
24 Sat International Strange Music Day 26 Mon Janmashtami
26 Mon National Dog Day 27 Tue National Just Because Day
28 Wed Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Thu International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Fri National Beach Day 30 Fri International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
31 Sat International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2013
1 Sun world alzheimer's month 4 Wed World Sexual Health Day
5 Thu International Day of Charity 5 Thu National Cheese Pizza Day
6 Fri Read a Book Day 7 Sat World Beard Day
7 Sat Ganesh Chaturthi 7 Sat International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
8 Sun World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 8 Sun International Literacy Day
8 Sun Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day 8 Sun Grandparents Day
9 Mon International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Tue World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Thu National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Thu National Day of Encouragement
12 Thu International Day for South-South Cooperation 13 Fri International Chocolate Day
13 Fri National Bald is Beautiful Day 13 Fri World Sepsis Day
13 Fri Roald Dahl Day 15 Sun Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day)
15 Sun International Day of Democracy 15 Sun International Dot Day
15 Sun National Hispanic Heritage Month 15 Sun World Lymphoma Awareness Day
16 Mon International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 16 Mon National Guacamole Day
17 Tue World Patient Safety Day 17 Tue National IT Professionals Day
18 Wed International Equal Pay Day 18 Wed National First Love Day
18 Wed National Cheeseburger Day 19 Thu Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Thu Batman Day 21 Sat World Gratitude Day
21 Sat World Alzheimer’s Day 21 Sat International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Sat National Chai Day 21 Sat International Day of Peace
22 Sun World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day 22 Sun Hobbit Day
22 Sun World Rivers Day 22 Sun World Car-Free Day
22 Sun National Elephant Appreciation Day 22 Sun World Rhino Day
22 Sun Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall) 23 Mon International Day of Sign Languages
23 Mon Bi Visibility Day 24 Tue World Gorilla Day
25 Wed National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Wed World Dream Day
26 Thu International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 Thu World Contraception Day
27 Fri World Tourism Day 28 Sat Ask a Stupid Question Day
28 Sat National Ghost Hunting Day 28 Sat International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Sat National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Sat International Rabbit Day
28 Sat National Sons Day 28 Sat World Rabies Day
29 Sun International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 29 Sun Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
29 Sun International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 29 Sun National Coffee Day
29 Sun World Heart Day 30 Mon International Translation Day
30 Mon National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 30 Mon World Maritime Day
30 Mon International Podcast Day  
October 2013
1 Tue Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 Tue International Coffee Day
1 Tue International Day of Older Persons 1 Tue World Vegetarian Day
1 Tue National Seniors Day 1 Tue International Music Day
1 Tue Urticaria day 1 Tue National Hair Day
2 Wed International Day of Non-Violence 2 Wed World Financial Planning Day
2 Wed Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Wed National Kale Day
3 Thu National Boyfriend Day 4 Fri World Animal Day
4 Fri National Cinnamon Roll Day 4 Fri World Smile Day
4 Fri World Space Week 4 Fri National Taco Day
4 Fri National Vodka Day 4 Fri Feast of St Francis of Assisi
5 Sat World Teachers’ Day 6 Sun National Noodle Day
6 Sun World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Mon World Architecture Day
7 Mon National Frappe Day 7 Mon World Habitat Day
7 Mon World Cotton Day 8 Tue National Depression Screening Day
8 Tue International Podiatry Day 9 Wed World Post Day
9 Wed Leif Erikson Day 10 Thu World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Thu World Mental Health Day 10 Thu World Sight Day
10 Thu World Homeless Day 11 Fri National Coming Out Day
11 Fri International Day of the Girl Child 11 Fri World Egg Day
12 Sat World Arthritis Day 12 Sat World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
13 Sun International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 13 Sun World Thrombosis Day
14 Mon World Standards Day 15 Tue National Grouch Day
15 Tue Global Handwashing Day 15 Tue International Day of Rural Women
15 Tue National Pharmacy Technicians Day 15 Tue White Cane Safety Day
16 Wed Boss's Day 16 Wed World Food Day
16 Wed Global Dignity Day 16 Wed World Spine Day
17 Thu National Pasta Day 17 Thu International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
18 Fri National Mammography Day 18 Fri Persons Day
20 Sun International Sloth Day 20 Sun International Chefs Day
20 Sun World Statistics Day 20 Sun National Day on Writing
20 Sun International Day of the Air Traffic Controller 20 Sun World Osteoporosis Day
21 Mon National Reptile Day 21 Mon Back to the Future Day
21 Mon Waste Reduction Week 22 Tue International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Thu World Development Information Day 24 Thu World Polio day
24 Thu United Nations Day 25 Fri International Artist Day
25 Fri International Dwarfism Awareness Day 25 Fri World Opera Day
26 Sat National Pumpkin Day 27 Sun World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Mon Canadian School Library Day 28 Mon International Animation Day
28 Mon world judo day 29 Tue National Cat Day
29 Tue World Psoriasis Day 29 Tue World Stroke Day
30 Wed Dhanteras 31 Thu Halloween
31 Thu National Magic Day 31 Thu World Cities Day
31 Thu World Savings Day  
November 2013
1 Fri Diwali 1 Fri Native American Heritage Month
1 Fri Author's Day 1 Fri National Adoption Month
1 Fri All Saints' Day 1 Fri Movember
1 Fri World Vegan Day 1 Fri Day of the Dead
2 Sat International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2 Sat All Souls' Day
3 Sun Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Sun National Sandwich Day
4 Mon National Candy Day 5 Tue National Redhead Day
5 Tue World Tsunami Awareness Day 6 Wed National Nachos Day
6 Wed National Stress Awareness Day 6 Wed International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7 Thu National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Fri National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Fri National Cappuccino Day 8 Fri World Urbanism Day
9 Sat World Adoption Day 9 Sat International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 Sat Go to an Art Museum Day 10 Sun World Keratoconus Day
10 Sun International Accounting Day 10 Sun World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 Mon Remembrance Day 11 Mon Singles Day
12 Tue World Pneumonia Day 13 Wed Sadie Hawkins Day
13 Wed World Kindness Day 14 Thu World Diabetes Day
14 Thu National Pickle Day 15 Fri National Philanthropy Day
16 Sat International Day for Tolerance 17 Sun World Prematurity Day
17 Sun National Unfriend Day 17 Sun World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Sun International Students' Day 18 Mon World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Tue International Men's Day 19 Tue National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Tue World Toilet Day 20 Wed National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Wed Universal Children’s Day 20 Wed National Child Day
20 Wed Africa Industrialization Day 20 Wed World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
20 Wed Transgender Day of Remembrance 21 Thu World Hello Day
21 Thu World Television Day 21 Thu World Philosophy Day
21 Thu World pancreatic cancer day 23 Sat National Espresso Day
23 Sat Fibonacci Day 25 Mon International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Tue National Cake Day 29 Fri Black Friday
29 Fri International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 Fri Buy Nothing Day
30 Sat Small Business Saturday 30 Sat Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 2013
1 Sun World AIDS Day 2 Mon International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Mon National Mutt Day 2 Mon Cyber Monday
3 Tue International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 Tue Giving Tuesday
4 Wed Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Wed International Day of Banks
5 Thu World Soil Day 5 Thu International Volunteer Day
6 Fri St. Nicholas Day 7 Sat World Pear Day
7 Sat National Cotton Candy Day 7 Sat International Civil Aviation Day
7 Sat National Letter Writing Day 7 Sat Candle Day
8 Sun Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Sun National Brownie Day
9 Mon Green Monday 9 Mon International Anti-corruption Day
9 Mon International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide 9 Mon National Pastry Day
10 Tue Dewey Decimal System Day 10 Tue Nobel Prize Day
10 Tue International Animal Rights Day 10 Tue Human Rights Day
11 Wed UNICEF Birthday 11 Wed International Mountain Day
12 Thu Gingerbread House Day 12 Thu National Poinsettia Day
12 Thu International Day of Neutrality 12 Thu International Universal Health Coverage Day
13 Fri National Violin Day 14 Sat Monkey Day
17 Tue National Maple Syrup Day 17 Tue Anti-Bullying Day
18 Wed International Migrants Day 18 Wed Arabic Language Day
20 Fri International Human Solidarity Day 20 Fri National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Sat Winter Solstice 21 Sat Yule
22 Sun National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Mon Festivus
24 Tue Christmas Eve 24 Tue The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Wed Hanukkah 25 Wed Christmas Day
26 Thu Kwanzaa 26 Thu Boxing Day
27 Fri International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Sat National Call a Friend Day
31 Tue New Year's Eve  
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