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Commemorative Dates 2003

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All Commemorative Dates of 2003

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February 2003
1 Sat LGBT History Month 1 Sat Black History Month
1 Sat World Interfaith Harmony Week 2 Sun National Tater Tot Day
2 Sun Groundhog Day 2024 2 Sun National Wear Red Day
2 Sun Candlemas Day 3 Mon National Golden Retriever Day
4 Tue Thank Your Mailman Day 4 Tue National Thank A Mail Carrier Day
4 Tue World Cancer Day 4 Tue International Day of Human Fraternity
4 Tue Rosa Parks Day 5 Wed National Weatherperson's Day
5 Wed World Nutella Day 6 Thu National Chopsticks Day
6 Thu International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 7 Fri National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Fri National Signing Day 7 Fri Safer Internet Day
7 Fri National Send a Card to a Friend Day 8 Sat National Boy Scout Day
9 Sun National Toothache Day 9 Sun National Pizza Day
10 Mon Lunar New Year 10 Mon World Pulses Day
11 Tue National Inventors' Day 11 Tue International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 Wed International Epilepsy Day 12 Wed Darwin Day
13 Thu Mardi Gras 13 Thu Galentine's Day
13 Thu Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 13 Thu World Radio Day
14 Fri Valentine's Day 14 Fri Ash Wednesday
14 Fri International Book Giving Day 15 Sat International Childhood Cancer Day
15 Sat World Anthropology Day 15 Sat Flag Day
15 Sat Canada's Agriculture Day 15 Sat Singles Awareness Day
17 Mon Family Day 17 Mon Random Acts of Kindness Day
20 Thu National Love Your Pet Day 20 Thu World Day of Social Justice
21 Fri International Mother Language Day 21 Fri National Sticky Bun Day
22 Sat National Chili Day 2024 22 Sat National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
22 Sat World Thinking Day 23 Sun National Banana Bread Day
23 Sun National Aviation Day 26 Wed National Pistachio Day
27 Thu National Pokemon Day 27 Thu World Spay Day
27 Thu World Non-governmental Organization Day 28 Fri Pink Shirt Day
28 Fri Rare Disease Day  
March 2003
1 Sat Self-Injury Awareness Day 1 Sat Zero Discrimination Day
1 Sat Employee Appreciation Day 1 Sat World Music Therapy Day
1 Sat Saint David's Day 1 Sat World Candle Day
1 Sat National Peanut Butter Lover's Day 2 Sun World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Mon World Hearing Day 3 Mon World Wildlife Day
3 Mon World Birth Defects Day 4 Tue Dental Assistants Recognition Week
4 Tue World Obesity Day 5 Wed International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Thu National Day of Unplugging 6 Thu World Lymphedema Day
7 Fri National Cereal Day 7 Fri World Plant Power Day
8 Sat National Proofreading Day 8 Sat International Women's Day
9 Sun National Meatball Day 10 Mon Daylight Saving Time Starts
10 Mon National Hug Your Dog Day 10 Mon National Pack Your Lunch Day
10 Mon Harriet Tubman Day 10 Mon First Day of Ramadan
11 Tue National Promposal Day 11 Tue Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Thu National K9 Veterans Day 14 Fri International Day of Mathematics
14 Fri National Potato Chip Day 14 Fri Pi Day
14 Fri World Kidney Day 15 Sat World Consumer Rights Day
17 Mon World Sleep Day 17 Mon World Sleep Day
17 Mon Saint Patrick's Day 18 Tue Awkward Moments Day
19 Wed International Read to Me Day 19 Wed St. Joseph's Day
19 Wed World Social Work Day 20 Thu National Kick Butts Day
20 Thu French Language Day 20 Thu Spring Equinox (Start of Spring)
20 Thu World Oral Health Day 20 Thu International Day of Happiness
20 Thu National Proposal Day 21 Fri National Fragrance Day
21 Fri World Puppetry Day 21 Fri International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 Fri World Down Syndrome Day 21 Fri International Day of Forests
22 Sat World Water Day 23 Sun World Meteorological Day
23 Sun Cuddly Kitten Day 23 Sun National Chip and Dip Day
23 Sun National Puppy Day 24 Mon World Tuberculosis Day
24 Mon Palm Sunday 25 Tue Holi
25 Tue International Waffle Day 25 Tue Hola Mohalla
26 Wed Purple Day 27 Thu World Theatre Day
28 Fri Holy Thursday 28 Fri Respect Your Cat Day
28 Fri Maundy Thursday 29 Sat Good Friday 2024
29 Sat National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 30 Sun Earth Hour
30 Sun Holy Saturday 31 Mon National Crayon Day
31 Mon World Backup Day  
April 2003
1 Tue April Fool's Day 1 Tue National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Wed International Children's Book Day 2 Wed Autism Awareness Day
3 Thu National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Fri National Burrito Day
4 Fri Eid al-Adha 4 Fri International Carrot Day
6 Sun International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 6 Sun National Tartan Day
6 Sun International Pillow Fight Day 7 Mon World Health Day
7 Mon Green Shirt Day 9 Wed Eid al-Fitr
9 Wed Last Day of Ramadan 10 Thu World Homeopathy Day
10 Thu National Siblings Day 11 Fri National Pet Day
12 Sat Day of Silence 12 Sat American Civil War
13 Sun FND Awareness Day 13 Sun International plant appreciation day
14 Mon International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Tue Father Damien Day
15 Tue National Laundry Day 16 Wed Advance Care Planning Day
16 Wed World Voice Day 17 Thu Administrative Professionals Day
17 Thu National Canadian Film Day 17 Thu World Hemophilia Day
18 Fri National Haiku Poetry Day 18 Fri National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 Fri National Columnists’ Day 18 Fri World Amateur Radio Day
18 Fri International Day for Monuments and Sites 20 Sun National Look Alike Day
20 Sun Chinese Language Day 21 Mon International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Mon vancouver sun run 22 Tue International Mother Earth Day
22 Tue National Dance Week 22 Tue Earth Day
23 Wed Spanish Language Day 23 Wed Saint George's Day
23 Wed World Book Day 23 Wed Hanuman Jayanti
23 Wed National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Wed English Language Day
24 Thu World Immunization Week 24 Thu International Guide Dog Day
25 Fri Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) 25 Fri National DNA Day
25 Fri World Penguin Day 25 Fri National Telephone Day
25 Fri World Malaria Day 26 Sat Pretzel Day
26 Sat World Intellectual Property Day 26 Sat International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
27 Sun International Sculpture Day 28 Mon World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Mon National Day of Mourning 29 Tue International Dance Day
30 Wed International Jazz Day  
May 2003
1 Thu May Day 1 Thu School Principals’ Day
1 Thu National Physicians Day 2 Fri Astronomy Day
2 Fri International Harry Potter Day 2 Fri World Tuna Day
2 Fri World Password Day 3 Sat World Press Freedom Day
4 Sun Free Comic Book Day 4 Sun Star Wars Day
5 Mon World Portuguese Language Day 5 Mon Cinco de Mayo
5 Mon National Lemonade Day 5 Mon African World Heritage Day
5 Mon International Day of the Midwife 7 Wed National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Thu National Receptionists Day 8 Thu International Thalassaemia Day
8 Thu Buddha Day 8 Thu Victory in Europe Day
8 Thu Check Your Skin Day 8 Thu World Red Cross Day
8 Thu World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 9 Fri Ascension Day
10 Sat World Lupus Day 11 Sun Fair Trade Day
11 Sun World Migratory Bird Day 12 Mon National Limerick Day
12 Mon International Nurses Day 13 Tue world cocktail day
15 Thu International Day of Families 15 Thu National Pizza Party Day
16 Fri International Day of Light 17 Sat Endangered Species Day
17 Sat World Hypertension Day 17 Sat Bike-to-Work Day
18 Sun International Museum Day 18 Sun World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
19 Mon Pentecost 19 Mon World Baking Day
20 Tue Whit Monday 20 Tue World Bee Day
20 Tue National Rescue Dog Day 21 Wed International Tea Day
21 Wed World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22 Thu International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Fri World Turtle Day 24 Sat National Brother's Day
24 Sat National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Sat World Schizophrenia Day
25 Sun Shavuot 25 Sun National Missing Children’s Day
26 Mon Trinity Sunday 26 Mon National Paper Airplane Day
27 Tue National Sunscreen Day 28 Wed National Brisket Day
29 Thu International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Thu National Golf Day
30 Fri World Multiple Sclerosis Day 30 Fri Corpus Christi
31 Sat World No Tobacco Day  
June 2003
1 Sun Repeat Day 1 Sun World Reef Awareness Day
1 Sun National Say Something Nice Day 1 Sun National Bowls Day
2 Mon National Cancer Survivor’s Day 2 Mon Canadian Armed Forces Day
2 Mon Leave The Office Early Day 3 Tue World Bicycle Day
4 Wed National Cheese Day 4 Wed National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Thu World Environment Day 5 Thu Global Running Day
6 Fri D-Day 7 Sat National Donut Day
7 Sat World Food Safety Day 8 Sun Global Wellness Day
8 Sun National Best Friends Day 8 Sun World Oceans Day
10 Tue National Iced Tea Day 10 Tue Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Thu World Day Against Child Labor 13 Fri National Sewing Machine Day
13 Fri International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Fri World Softball Day
14 Sat Bourbon Day 14 Sat World Blood Donor Day
15 Sun World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Sun Nature Photography Day
15 Sun World Juggling Day 16 Mon Bloomsday
16 Mon International Day of the African Child 16 Mon National Fudge Day
16 Mon Ganga Dussehra 16 Mon Father's Day
18 Wed International Picnic Day 18 Wed International Panic Day
18 Wed International Sushi Day 19 Thu World Sauntering Day
20 Fri International Surfing Day 20 Fri World Refugee Day
21 Sat National Indigenous Peoples Day 21 Sat Summer Solstice
21 Sat Take Your Dog to Work Day 21 Sat International Yoga Day
21 Sat National Selfie Day 22 Sun World Rainforest Day
23 Mon National Pink Day 23 Mon International Women in Engineering Day
25 Wed Global Beatles Day 25 Wed Bourdain Day
27 Fri Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day 27 Fri International Pineapple Day
27 Fri National PTSD Awareness Day 27 Fri National Sunglasses Day
27 Fri National HIV Testing Day 28 Sat National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Sun National Camera Day 30 Mon International Asteroid Day
August 2003
1 Fri Emancipation Day 1 Fri National Minority Donor Awareness Day
1 Fri Be An Angel Day 1 Fri World Scout Scarf Day
1 Fri World Lung Cancer Day 1 Fri Lammas Day
1 Fri National Girlfriend Day 2 Sat International Beer Day
3 Sun National Watermelon Day 4 Mon National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Thu National Lighthouse Day 8 Fri International Cat Day
9 Sat National Book Lovers Day 9 Sat International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Sat International Coworking Day 10 Sun Lazy Day
10 Sun National Spoil Your Dog Day 11 Mon National Son and Daughter Day
12 Tue International Youth Day 12 Tue Middle Child Day
13 Wed Left-Handers Day 14 Thu World Lizard Day
15 Fri International Homeless Animals Day 15 Fri National Acadian Day
15 Fri Assumption of Mary 15 Fri National Relaxation Day
16 Sat Tell a Joke Day 16 Sat National Roller Coaster Day
17 Sun National Thrift Shop Day 17 Sun National Nonprofit Day
17 Sun International Geocaching Day 18 Mon National Couple's Day
18 Mon National Fajita Day 19 Tue National Potato Day
19 Tue World Humanitarian Day 19 Tue World Photography Day
20 Wed World Mosquito Day 20 Wed National Radio Day
21 Thu International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Fri National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Fri World Plant Milk Day 23 Sat International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
23 Sat National Sponge Cake Day 24 Sun National Waffle Day
24 Sun International Strange Music Day 26 Tue Janmashtami
26 Tue National Dog Day 27 Wed National Just Because Day
28 Thu Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Fri International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Sat International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance 30 Sat National Beach Day
31 Sun International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2003
1 Mon world alzheimer's month 4 Thu World Sexual Health Day
5 Fri National Cheese Pizza Day 5 Fri International Day of Charity
6 Sat Read a Book Day 7 Sun International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
7 Sun World Beard Day 7 Sun Ganesh Chaturthi
8 Mon Grandparents Day 8 Mon World Physiotherapy (PT) Day
8 Mon International Literacy Day 8 Mon Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day
9 Tue International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Wed World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Fri International Day for South-South Cooperation 12 Fri National Day of Civic Hacking
12 Fri National Day of Encouragement 13 Sat Roald Dahl Day
13 Sat International Chocolate Day 13 Sat National Bald is Beautiful Day
13 Sat World Sepsis Day 15 Mon World Lymphoma Awareness Day
15 Mon Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) 15 Mon International Day of Democracy
15 Mon International Dot Day 15 Mon National Hispanic Heritage Month
16 Tue National Guacamole Day 16 Tue International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Wed World Patient Safety Day 17 Wed National IT Professionals Day
18 Thu National First Love Day 18 Thu National Cheeseburger Day
18 Thu International Equal Pay Day 19 Fri Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Fri Batman Day 21 Sun National Chai Day
21 Sun International Day of Peace 21 Sun World Gratitude Day
21 Sun World Alzheimer’s Day 21 Sun International Coastal CleanUp Day
22 Mon World Rhino Day 22 Mon Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Mon World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day 22 Mon Hobbit Day
22 Mon World Rivers Day 22 Mon World Car-Free Day
22 Mon National Elephant Appreciation Day 23 Tue Bi Visibility Day
23 Tue International Day of Sign Languages 24 Wed World Gorilla Day
25 Thu National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Thu World Dream Day
26 Fri World Contraception Day 26 Fri International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sat World Tourism Day 28 Sun World Rabies Day
28 Sun Ask a Stupid Question Day 28 Sun National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Sun International Day for Universal Access to Information 28 Sun National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Sun International Rabbit Day 28 Sun National Sons Day
29 Mon National Coffee Day 29 Mon World Heart Day
29 Mon International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 29 Mon Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
29 Mon International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 30 Tue International Podcast Day
30 Tue International Translation Day 30 Tue National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Tue World Maritime Day  
October 2003
1 Wed International Music Day 1 Wed Urticaria day
1 Wed National Hair Day 1 Wed Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 Wed International Coffee Day 1 Wed International Day of Older Persons
1 Wed World Vegetarian Day 1 Wed National Seniors Day
2 Thu Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Thu National Kale Day
2 Thu International Day of Non-Violence 2 Thu World Financial Planning Day
3 Fri National Boyfriend Day 4 Sat Feast of St Francis of Assisi
4 Sat World Animal Day 4 Sat National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Sat World Smile Day 4 Sat World Space Week
4 Sat National Taco Day 4 Sat National Vodka Day
5 Sun World Teachers’ Day 6 Mon National Noodle Day
6 Mon World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Tue World Habitat Day
7 Tue World Cotton Day 7 Tue World Architecture Day
7 Tue National Frappe Day 8 Wed National Depression Screening Day
8 Wed International Podiatry Day 9 Thu Leif Erikson Day
9 Thu World Post Day 10 Fri World Sight Day
10 Fri World Homeless Day 10 Fri World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Fri World Mental Health Day 11 Sat National Coming Out Day
11 Sat International Day of the Girl Child 11 Sat World Egg Day
12 Sun World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 12 Sun World Arthritis Day
13 Mon International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 13 Mon World Thrombosis Day
14 Tue World Standards Day 15 Wed National Pharmacy Technicians Day
15 Wed White Cane Safety Day 15 Wed National Grouch Day
15 Wed Global Handwashing Day 15 Wed International Day of Rural Women
16 Thu Boss's Day 16 Thu World Food Day
16 Thu Global Dignity Day 16 Thu World Spine Day
17 Fri International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Fri National Pasta Day
18 Sat National Mammography Day 18 Sat Persons Day
20 Mon National Day on Writing 20 Mon International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Mon World Osteoporosis Day 20 Mon International Sloth Day
20 Mon International Chefs Day 20 Mon World Statistics Day
21 Tue National Reptile Day 21 Tue Back to the Future Day
21 Tue Waste Reduction Week 22 Wed International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Fri United Nations Day 24 Fri World Development Information Day
24 Fri World Polio day 25 Sat World Opera Day
25 Sat International Artist Day 25 Sat International Dwarfism Awareness Day
26 Sun National Pumpkin Day 27 Mon World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Tue International Animation Day 28 Tue world judo day
28 Tue Canadian School Library Day 29 Wed World Stroke Day
29 Wed National Cat Day 29 Wed World Psoriasis Day
30 Thu Dhanteras 31 Fri World Savings Day
31 Fri Halloween 31 Fri National Magic Day
31 Fri World Cities Day  
November 2003
1 Sat World Vegan Day 1 Sat Day of the Dead
1 Sat Diwali 1 Sat Native American Heritage Month
1 Sat Author's Day 1 Sat National Adoption Month
1 Sat All Saints' Day 1 Sat Movember
2 Sun All Souls' Day 2 Sun International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Mon Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Mon National Sandwich Day
4 Tue National Candy Day 5 Wed World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Wed National Redhead Day 6 Thu International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
6 Thu National Nachos Day 6 Thu National Stress Awareness Day
7 Fri National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Sat World Urbanism Day
8 Sat National STEM/STEAM Day 8 Sat National Cappuccino Day
9 Sun Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Sun World Adoption Day
9 Sun International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 10 Mon World Science Day for Peace and Development
10 Mon World Keratoconus Day 10 Mon International Accounting Day
11 Tue Remembrance Day 11 Tue Singles Day
12 Wed World Pneumonia Day 13 Thu World Kindness Day
13 Thu Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Fri World Diabetes Day
14 Fri National Pickle Day 15 Sat National Philanthropy Day
16 Sun International Day for Tolerance 17 Mon International Students' Day
17 Mon World Prematurity Day 17 Mon National Unfriend Day
17 Mon World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 18 Tue World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Wed World Toilet Day 19 Wed International Men's Day
19 Wed National Grief and Bereavement Day 20 Thu World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
20 Thu Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 Thu National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Thu Universal Children’s Day 20 Thu National Child Day
20 Thu Africa Industrialization Day 21 Fri World Philosophy Day
21 Fri World pancreatic cancer day 21 Fri World Hello Day
21 Fri World Television Day 23 Sun National Espresso Day
23 Sun Fibonacci Day 25 Tue International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Wed National Cake Day 29 Sat Black Friday
29 Sat International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 Sat Buy Nothing Day
30 Sun Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30 Sun Small Business Saturday
December 2003
1 Mon World AIDS Day 2 Tue Cyber Monday
2 Tue International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2 Tue National Mutt Day
3 Wed Giving Tuesday 3 Wed International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Thu Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Thu International Day of Banks
5 Fri International Volunteer Day 5 Fri World Soil Day
6 Sat St. Nicholas Day 7 Sun National Letter Writing Day
7 Sun Candle Day 7 Sun World Pear Day
7 Sun National Cotton Candy Day 7 Sun International Civil Aviation Day
8 Mon National Brownie Day 8 Mon Feast of the Immaculate Conception
9 Tue National Pastry Day 9 Tue Green Monday
9 Tue International Anti-corruption Day 9 Tue International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
10 Wed Human Rights Day 10 Wed Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Wed Nobel Prize Day 10 Wed International Animal Rights Day
11 Thu International Mountain Day 11 Thu UNICEF Birthday
12 Fri International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Fri Gingerbread House Day
12 Fri National Poinsettia Day 12 Fri International Day of Neutrality
13 Sat National Violin Day 14 Sun Monkey Day
17 Wed Anti-Bullying Day 17 Wed National Maple Syrup Day
18 Thu Arabic Language Day 18 Thu International Migrants Day
20 Sat International Human Solidarity Day 20 Sat National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Sun Yule 21 Sun Winter Solstice
22 Mon National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Tue Festivus
24 Wed Christmas Eve 24 Wed The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Thu Hanukkah 25 Thu Christmas Day
26 Fri Kwanzaa 26 Fri Boxing Day
27 Sat International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Sun National Call a Friend Day
31 Wed New Year's Eve  
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