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Commemorative Dates 2015

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All Commemorative Dates of 2015

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February 2015
1 Sun LGBT History Month 1 Sun Black History Month
1 Sun World Interfaith Harmony Week 2 Mon National Tater Tot Day
2 Mon Groundhog Day 2024 2 Mon National Wear Red Day
2 Mon Candlemas Day 3 Tue National Golden Retriever Day
4 Wed Thank Your Mailman Day 4 Wed National Thank A Mail Carrier Day
4 Wed World Cancer Day 4 Wed International Day of Human Fraternity
4 Wed Rosa Parks Day 5 Thu National Weatherperson's Day
5 Thu World Nutella Day 6 Fri National Chopsticks Day
6 Fri International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 7 Sat National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Sat National Signing Day 7 Sat Safer Internet Day
7 Sat National Send a Card to a Friend Day 8 Sun National Boy Scout Day
9 Mon National Toothache Day 9 Mon National Pizza Day
10 Tue Lunar New Year 10 Tue World Pulses Day
11 Wed National Inventors' Day 11 Wed International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 Thu International Epilepsy Day 12 Thu Darwin Day
13 Fri Mardi Gras 13 Fri Galentine's Day
13 Fri Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 13 Fri World Radio Day
14 Sat Valentine's Day 14 Sat Ash Wednesday
14 Sat International Book Giving Day 15 Sun International Childhood Cancer Day
15 Sun World Anthropology Day 15 Sun Flag Day
15 Sun Canada's Agriculture Day 15 Sun Singles Awareness Day
17 Tue Family Day 17 Tue Random Acts of Kindness Day
20 Fri National Love Your Pet Day 20 Fri World Day of Social Justice
21 Sat International Mother Language Day 21 Sat National Sticky Bun Day
22 Sun National Chili Day 2024 22 Sun National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
22 Sun World Thinking Day 23 Mon National Banana Bread Day
23 Mon National Aviation Day 26 Thu National Pistachio Day
27 Fri National Pokemon Day 27 Fri World Spay Day
27 Fri World Non-governmental Organization Day 28 Sat Pink Shirt Day
28 Sat Rare Disease Day  
March 2015
1 Sun Self-Injury Awareness Day 1 Sun Zero Discrimination Day
1 Sun Employee Appreciation Day 1 Sun World Music Therapy Day
1 Sun Saint David's Day 1 Sun World Candle Day
1 Sun National Peanut Butter Lover's Day 2 Mon World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Tue World Hearing Day 3 Tue World Wildlife Day
3 Tue World Birth Defects Day 4 Wed Dental Assistants Recognition Week
4 Wed World Obesity Day 5 Thu International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Fri National Day of Unplugging 6 Fri World Lymphedema Day
7 Sat National Cereal Day 7 Sat World Plant Power Day
8 Sun National Proofreading Day 8 Sun International Women's Day
9 Mon National Meatball Day 10 Tue Daylight Saving Time Starts
10 Tue National Hug Your Dog Day 10 Tue National Pack Your Lunch Day
10 Tue Harriet Tubman Day 10 Tue First Day of Ramadan
11 Wed National Promposal Day 11 Wed Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Fri National K9 Veterans Day 14 Sat International Day of Mathematics
14 Sat National Potato Chip Day 14 Sat Pi Day
14 Sat World Kidney Day 15 Sun World Consumer Rights Day
17 Tue World Sleep Day 17 Tue World Sleep Day
17 Tue Saint Patrick's Day 18 Wed Awkward Moments Day
19 Thu International Read to Me Day 19 Thu St. Joseph's Day
19 Thu World Social Work Day 20 Fri National Kick Butts Day
20 Fri French Language Day 20 Fri Spring Equinox (Start of Spring)
20 Fri World Oral Health Day 20 Fri International Day of Happiness
20 Fri National Proposal Day 21 Sat National Fragrance Day
21 Sat World Puppetry Day 21 Sat International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 Sat World Down Syndrome Day 21 Sat International Day of Forests
22 Sun World Water Day 23 Mon World Meteorological Day
23 Mon Cuddly Kitten Day 23 Mon National Chip and Dip Day
23 Mon National Puppy Day 24 Tue World Tuberculosis Day
24 Tue Palm Sunday 25 Wed Holi
25 Wed International Waffle Day 25 Wed Hola Mohalla
26 Thu Purple Day 27 Fri World Theatre Day
28 Sat Holy Thursday 28 Sat Respect Your Cat Day
28 Sat Maundy Thursday 29 Sun Good Friday 2024
29 Sun National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 30 Mon Earth Hour
30 Mon Holy Saturday 31 Tue National Crayon Day
31 Tue World Backup Day  
April 2015
1 Wed April Fool's Day 1 Wed National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Thu International Children's Book Day 2 Thu Autism Awareness Day
3 Fri National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Sat National Burrito Day
4 Sat Eid al-Adha 4 Sat International Carrot Day
6 Mon International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 6 Mon National Tartan Day
6 Mon International Pillow Fight Day 7 Tue World Health Day
7 Tue Green Shirt Day 9 Thu Eid al-Fitr
9 Thu Last Day of Ramadan 10 Fri World Homeopathy Day
10 Fri National Siblings Day 11 Sat National Pet Day
12 Sun Day of Silence 12 Sun American Civil War
13 Mon FND Awareness Day 13 Mon International plant appreciation day
14 Tue International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Wed Father Damien Day
15 Wed National Laundry Day 16 Thu Advance Care Planning Day
16 Thu World Voice Day 17 Fri Administrative Professionals Day
17 Fri National Canadian Film Day 17 Fri World Hemophilia Day
18 Sat National Haiku Poetry Day 18 Sat National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 Sat National Columnists’ Day 18 Sat World Amateur Radio Day
18 Sat International Day for Monuments and Sites 20 Mon National Look Alike Day
20 Mon Chinese Language Day 21 Tue International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Tue vancouver sun run 22 Wed International Mother Earth Day
22 Wed National Dance Week 22 Wed Earth Day
23 Thu Spanish Language Day 23 Thu Saint George's Day
23 Thu World Book Day 23 Thu Hanuman Jayanti
23 Thu National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Thu English Language Day
24 Fri World Immunization Week 24 Fri International Guide Dog Day
25 Sat Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) 25 Sat National DNA Day
25 Sat World Penguin Day 25 Sat National Telephone Day
25 Sat World Malaria Day 26 Sun Pretzel Day
26 Sun World Intellectual Property Day 26 Sun International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
27 Mon International Sculpture Day 28 Tue World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Tue National Day of Mourning 29 Wed International Dance Day
30 Thu International Jazz Day  
May 2015
1 Fri May Day 1 Fri School Principals’ Day
1 Fri National Physicians Day 2 Sat Astronomy Day
2 Sat International Harry Potter Day 2 Sat World Tuna Day
2 Sat World Password Day 3 Sun World Press Freedom Day
4 Mon Free Comic Book Day 4 Mon Star Wars Day
5 Tue World Portuguese Language Day 5 Tue Cinco de Mayo
5 Tue National Lemonade Day 5 Tue African World Heritage Day
5 Tue International Day of the Midwife 7 Thu National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Fri National Receptionists Day 8 Fri International Thalassaemia Day
8 Fri Buddha Day 8 Fri Victory in Europe Day
8 Fri Check Your Skin Day 8 Fri World Red Cross Day
8 Fri World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 9 Sat Ascension Day
10 Sun World Lupus Day 11 Mon Fair Trade Day
11 Mon World Migratory Bird Day 12 Tue National Limerick Day
12 Tue International Nurses Day 13 Wed world cocktail day
15 Fri International Day of Families 15 Fri National Pizza Party Day
16 Sat International Day of Light 17 Sun Endangered Species Day
17 Sun World Hypertension Day 17 Sun Bike-to-Work Day
18 Mon International Museum Day 18 Mon World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
19 Tue Pentecost 19 Tue World Baking Day
20 Wed Whit Monday 20 Wed World Bee Day
20 Wed National Rescue Dog Day 21 Thu International Tea Day
21 Thu World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22 Fri International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Sat World Turtle Day 24 Sun National Brother's Day
24 Sun National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Sun World Schizophrenia Day
25 Mon Shavuot 25 Mon National Missing Children’s Day
26 Tue Trinity Sunday 26 Tue National Paper Airplane Day
27 Wed National Sunscreen Day 28 Thu National Brisket Day
29 Fri International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Fri National Golf Day
30 Sat World Multiple Sclerosis Day 30 Sat Corpus Christi
31 Sun World No Tobacco Day  
June 2015
1 Mon Repeat Day 1 Mon World Reef Awareness Day
1 Mon National Say Something Nice Day 1 Mon National Bowls Day
2 Tue National Cancer Survivor’s Day 2 Tue Canadian Armed Forces Day
2 Tue Leave The Office Early Day 3 Wed World Bicycle Day
4 Thu National Cheese Day 4 Thu National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Fri World Environment Day 5 Fri Global Running Day
6 Sat D-Day 7 Sun National Donut Day
7 Sun World Food Safety Day 8 Mon Global Wellness Day
8 Mon National Best Friends Day 8 Mon World Oceans Day
10 Wed National Iced Tea Day 10 Wed Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Fri World Day Against Child Labor 13 Sat National Sewing Machine Day
13 Sat International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Sat World Softball Day
14 Sun Bourbon Day 14 Sun World Blood Donor Day
15 Mon World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Mon Nature Photography Day
15 Mon World Juggling Day 16 Tue Bloomsday
16 Tue International Day of the African Child 16 Tue National Fudge Day
16 Tue Ganga Dussehra 16 Tue Father's Day
18 Thu International Picnic Day 18 Thu International Panic Day
18 Thu International Sushi Day 19 Fri World Sauntering Day
20 Sat International Surfing Day 20 Sat World Refugee Day
21 Sun National Indigenous Peoples Day 21 Sun Summer Solstice
21 Sun Take Your Dog to Work Day 21 Sun International Yoga Day
21 Sun National Selfie Day 22 Mon World Rainforest Day
23 Tue National Pink Day 23 Tue International Women in Engineering Day
25 Thu Global Beatles Day 25 Thu Bourdain Day
27 Sat Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day 27 Sat International Pineapple Day
27 Sat National PTSD Awareness Day 27 Sat National Sunglasses Day
27 Sat National HIV Testing Day 28 Sun National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Mon National Camera Day 30 Tue International Asteroid Day
August 2015
1 Sat Emancipation Day 1 Sat National Minority Donor Awareness Day
1 Sat Be An Angel Day 1 Sat World Scout Scarf Day
1 Sat World Lung Cancer Day 1 Sat Lammas Day
1 Sat National Girlfriend Day 2 Sun International Beer Day
3 Mon National Watermelon Day 4 Tue National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Fri National Lighthouse Day 8 Sat International Cat Day
9 Sun National Book Lovers Day 9 Sun International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Sun International Coworking Day 10 Mon Lazy Day
10 Mon National Spoil Your Dog Day 11 Tue National Son and Daughter Day
12 Wed International Youth Day 12 Wed Middle Child Day
13 Thu Left-Handers Day 14 Fri World Lizard Day
15 Sat International Homeless Animals Day 15 Sat National Acadian Day
15 Sat Assumption of Mary 15 Sat National Relaxation Day
16 Sun Tell a Joke Day 16 Sun National Roller Coaster Day
17 Mon National Thrift Shop Day 17 Mon National Nonprofit Day
17 Mon International Geocaching Day 18 Tue National Couple's Day
18 Tue National Fajita Day 19 Wed National Potato Day
19 Wed World Humanitarian Day 19 Wed World Photography Day
20 Thu World Mosquito Day 20 Thu National Radio Day
21 Fri International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Sat National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Sat World Plant Milk Day 23 Sun International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
23 Sun National Sponge Cake Day 24 Mon National Waffle Day
24 Mon International Strange Music Day 26 Wed Janmashtami
26 Wed National Dog Day 27 Thu National Just Because Day
28 Fri Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Sat International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Sun International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance 30 Sun National Beach Day
31 Mon International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2015
1 Tue world alzheimer's month 4 Fri World Sexual Health Day
5 Sat National Cheese Pizza Day 5 Sat International Day of Charity
6 Sun Read a Book Day 7 Mon International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
7 Mon World Beard Day 7 Mon Ganesh Chaturthi
8 Tue Grandparents Day 8 Tue World Physiotherapy (PT) Day
8 Tue International Literacy Day 8 Tue Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day
9 Wed International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Thu World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Sat International Day for South-South Cooperation 12 Sat National Day of Civic Hacking
12 Sat National Day of Encouragement 13 Sun Roald Dahl Day
13 Sun International Chocolate Day 13 Sun National Bald is Beautiful Day
13 Sun World Sepsis Day 15 Tue World Lymphoma Awareness Day
15 Tue Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) 15 Tue International Day of Democracy
15 Tue International Dot Day 15 Tue National Hispanic Heritage Month
16 Wed National Guacamole Day 16 Wed International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Thu World Patient Safety Day 17 Thu National IT Professionals Day
18 Fri National First Love Day 18 Fri National Cheeseburger Day
18 Fri International Equal Pay Day 19 Sat Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Sat Batman Day 21 Mon National Chai Day
21 Mon International Day of Peace 21 Mon World Gratitude Day
21 Mon World Alzheimer’s Day 21 Mon International Coastal CleanUp Day
22 Tue World Rhino Day 22 Tue Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Tue World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day 22 Tue Hobbit Day
22 Tue World Rivers Day 22 Tue World Car-Free Day
22 Tue National Elephant Appreciation Day 23 Wed Bi Visibility Day
23 Wed International Day of Sign Languages 24 Thu World Gorilla Day
25 Fri National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Fri World Dream Day
26 Sat World Contraception Day 26 Sat International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sun World Tourism Day 28 Mon World Rabies Day
28 Mon Ask a Stupid Question Day 28 Mon National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Mon International Day for Universal Access to Information 28 Mon National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Mon International Rabbit Day 28 Mon National Sons Day
29 Tue National Coffee Day 29 Tue World Heart Day
29 Tue International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 29 Tue Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
29 Tue International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 30 Wed International Podcast Day
30 Wed International Translation Day 30 Wed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Wed World Maritime Day  
October 2015
1 Thu International Music Day 1 Thu Urticaria day
1 Thu National Hair Day 1 Thu Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 Thu International Coffee Day 1 Thu International Day of Older Persons
1 Thu World Vegetarian Day 1 Thu National Seniors Day
2 Fri Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Fri National Kale Day
2 Fri International Day of Non-Violence 2 Fri World Financial Planning Day
3 Sat National Boyfriend Day 4 Sun Feast of St Francis of Assisi
4 Sun World Animal Day 4 Sun National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Sun World Smile Day 4 Sun World Space Week
4 Sun National Taco Day 4 Sun National Vodka Day
5 Mon World Teachers’ Day 6 Tue National Noodle Day
6 Tue World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Wed World Habitat Day
7 Wed World Cotton Day 7 Wed World Architecture Day
7 Wed National Frappe Day 8 Thu National Depression Screening Day
8 Thu International Podiatry Day 9 Fri Leif Erikson Day
9 Fri World Post Day 10 Sat World Sight Day
10 Sat World Homeless Day 10 Sat World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Sat World Mental Health Day 11 Sun National Coming Out Day
11 Sun International Day of the Girl Child 11 Sun World Egg Day
12 Mon World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 12 Mon World Arthritis Day
13 Tue International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 13 Tue World Thrombosis Day
14 Wed World Standards Day 15 Thu National Pharmacy Technicians Day
15 Thu White Cane Safety Day 15 Thu National Grouch Day
15 Thu Global Handwashing Day 15 Thu International Day of Rural Women
16 Fri Boss's Day 16 Fri World Food Day
16 Fri Global Dignity Day 16 Fri World Spine Day
17 Sat International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Sat National Pasta Day
18 Sun National Mammography Day 18 Sun Persons Day
20 Tue National Day on Writing 20 Tue International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Tue World Osteoporosis Day 20 Tue International Sloth Day
20 Tue International Chefs Day 20 Tue World Statistics Day
21 Wed National Reptile Day 21 Wed Back to the Future Day
21 Wed Waste Reduction Week 22 Thu International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Sat United Nations Day 24 Sat World Development Information Day
24 Sat World Polio day 25 Sun World Opera Day
25 Sun International Artist Day 25 Sun International Dwarfism Awareness Day
26 Mon National Pumpkin Day 27 Tue World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Wed International Animation Day 28 Wed world judo day
28 Wed Canadian School Library Day 29 Thu World Stroke Day
29 Thu National Cat Day 29 Thu World Psoriasis Day
30 Fri Dhanteras 31 Sat World Savings Day
31 Sat Halloween 31 Sat National Magic Day
31 Sat World Cities Day  
November 2015
1 Sun World Vegan Day 1 Sun Day of the Dead
1 Sun Diwali 1 Sun Native American Heritage Month
1 Sun Author's Day 1 Sun National Adoption Month
1 Sun All Saints' Day 1 Sun Movember
2 Mon All Souls' Day 2 Mon International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Tue Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Tue National Sandwich Day
4 Wed National Candy Day 5 Thu World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Thu National Redhead Day 6 Fri International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
6 Fri National Nachos Day 6 Fri National Stress Awareness Day
7 Sat National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Sun World Urbanism Day
8 Sun National STEM/STEAM Day 8 Sun National Cappuccino Day
9 Mon Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Mon World Adoption Day
9 Mon International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 10 Tue World Science Day for Peace and Development
10 Tue World Keratoconus Day 10 Tue International Accounting Day
11 Wed Remembrance Day 11 Wed Singles Day
12 Thu World Pneumonia Day 13 Fri World Kindness Day
13 Fri Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Sat World Diabetes Day
14 Sat National Pickle Day 15 Sun National Philanthropy Day
16 Mon International Day for Tolerance 17 Tue International Students' Day
17 Tue World Prematurity Day 17 Tue National Unfriend Day
17 Tue World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 18 Wed World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Thu World Toilet Day 19 Thu International Men's Day
19 Thu National Grief and Bereavement Day 20 Fri World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
20 Fri Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 Fri National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Fri Universal Children’s Day 20 Fri National Child Day
20 Fri Africa Industrialization Day 21 Sat World Philosophy Day
21 Sat World pancreatic cancer day 21 Sat World Hello Day
21 Sat World Television Day 23 Mon National Espresso Day
23 Mon Fibonacci Day 25 Wed International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Thu National Cake Day 29 Sun Black Friday
29 Sun International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 Sun Buy Nothing Day
30 Mon Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30 Mon Small Business Saturday
December 2015
1 Tue World AIDS Day 2 Wed Cyber Monday
2 Wed International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2 Wed National Mutt Day
3 Thu Giving Tuesday 3 Thu International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Fri Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Fri International Day of Banks
5 Sat International Volunteer Day 5 Sat World Soil Day
6 Sun St. Nicholas Day 7 Mon National Letter Writing Day
7 Mon Candle Day 7 Mon World Pear Day
7 Mon National Cotton Candy Day 7 Mon International Civil Aviation Day
8 Tue National Brownie Day 8 Tue Feast of the Immaculate Conception
9 Wed National Pastry Day 9 Wed Green Monday
9 Wed International Anti-corruption Day 9 Wed International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
10 Thu Human Rights Day 10 Thu Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Thu Nobel Prize Day 10 Thu International Animal Rights Day
11 Fri International Mountain Day 11 Fri UNICEF Birthday
12 Sat International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Sat Gingerbread House Day
12 Sat National Poinsettia Day 12 Sat International Day of Neutrality
13 Sun National Violin Day 14 Mon Monkey Day
17 Thu Anti-Bullying Day 17 Thu National Maple Syrup Day
18 Fri Arabic Language Day 18 Fri International Migrants Day
20 Sun International Human Solidarity Day 20 Sun National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Mon Yule 21 Mon Winter Solstice
22 Tue National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Wed Festivus
24 Thu Christmas Eve 24 Thu The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Fri Hanukkah 25 Fri Christmas Day
26 Sat Kwanzaa 26 Sat Boxing Day
27 Sun International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Mon National Call a Friend Day
31 Thu New Year's Eve  
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