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Commemorative Dates 1956

Celebrate every moment of 1956! Discover the Seasonal Calendar of the United States, featuring all commemorative dates, federal holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.

All Commemorative Dates of 1956

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January 1956

1 Sun New Year's Day 1 Sun Boston Tea Party Anniversary
1 Sun Dry January 1 Sun Emancipation Proclamation
1 Sun Frankenstein Day 1 Sun International Public Domain Day
1 Sun International Self Care Day 1 Sun Mexican Independence Day
1 Sun National Bloody Mary Day 1 Sun National Hangover Day
1 Sun National Thank God It's Monday Day 1 Sun Veganuary
2 Mon New Year's Day (observed) 2 Mon National Buffet Day
2 Mon National Science Fiction Day 2 Mon World Introvert Day
3 Tue International Mind-Body Wellness Day 4 Wed National Ribbon Skirt Day
4 Wed National Spaghetti Day 4 Wed National Trivia Day
4 Wed World Braille Day 4 Wed World Hypnotism Day
5 Thu National Bird Day 5 Thu National Keto Day
5 Thu National Whipped Cream Day 6 Fri Epiphany
6 Fri National Bean Day 6 Fri National Cuddle Up Day
7 Sat National Bobblehead Day 7 Sat Orthodox Christmas
8 Sun Battle of New Orleans 8 Sun National Bubble Bath Day
8 Sun World Typing Day 9 Mon Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
10 Tue National Houseplant Appreciation Day 11 Wed National Clean Off Your Desk Day
11 Wed National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 11 Wed National Milk Day
12 Thu National Curried Chicken Day 12 Thu National Marzipan Day
12 Thu National Pharmacist Day 13 Fri Korean American Day
13 Fri National Gluten-Free Day 13 Fri Stephen Foster Memorial Day
14 Sat National Dress Up Your Pet Day 14 Sat World Logic Day
15 Sun Army Day 15 Sun Civil Rights Day
15 Sun Idaho Human Rights Day 15 Sun Martin Luther King’s Birthday
15 Sun National Bagel Day 15 Sun National Hat Day
15 Sun National Strawberry Ice Cream Day 16 Mon Martin Luther King Jr. Day
16 Mon International Hot and Spicy Food Day 16 Mon National Nothing Day
17 Tue Benjamin Franklin Day 17 Tue Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
17 Tue Museum Selfie Day 17 Tue Prohibition Begins
18 Wed National Thesaurus Day 19 Thu Confederate Heroes' Day
19 Thu National Popcorn Day 19 Thu Robert E. Lee's Birthday
20 Fri National Cheese Lovers Day 20 Fri National DJ Day
20 Fri Penguin Awareness Day 20 Fri World Religion Day
21 Sat National Hugging Day 21 Sat National Squirrel Appreciation Day
21 Sat World Snow Day 22 Sun Celebration of Life Day
22 Sun National Blonde Brownie Day 22 Sun Roe V. Wade
23 Mon International Integrative Health Day 23 Mon National Pie Day
24 Tue International Day of Education 24 Tue National Compliment Day
24 Tue National Peanut Butter Day 24 Tue Tu Bishvat
25 Wed Mahayana New Year 25 Wed National Irish Coffee Day
25 Wed Opposite Day 26 Thu International Customs Day
26 Thu National Fun at Work Day 26 Thu National Green Juice Day
26 Thu National Peanut Brittle Day 26 Thu National Spouses Day
27 Fri International Holocaust Remembrance Day 27 Fri National Chocolate Cake Day
28 Sat National Daisy Day 28 Sat National Lego Day
29 Sun Kansas Day 29 Sun National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
29 Sun National Puzzle Day 30 Mon National Croissant Day
31 Tue National Backward Day 31 Tue National Hot Chocolate Day

February 1956

1 Wed Black History Month 1 Wed LGBT History Month
1 Wed National Get Up Day 1 Wed World Interfaith Harmony Week
1 Wed ational Freedom Day 2 Thu Candlemas Day
2 Thu Give Kids A Smile Day 2 Thu Groundhog Day
2 Thu National Hedgehog Day 2 Thu National Tater Tot Day
2 Thu National Wear Red Day 2 Thu Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
3 Fri Feed the Birds Day 3 Fri National Carrot Cake Day
3 Fri National Golden Retriever Day 3 Fri National Women Physicians Day
4 Sat International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Sat Rosa Parks Day
4 Sat Thank Your Mailman Day 4 Sat World Cancer Day
5 Sun National Weatherperson's Day 5 Sun World Nutella Day
6 Mon International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 6 Mon National Chopsticks Day
6 Mon National Frozen Yogurt Day 7 Tue National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Tue National Send a Card to a Friend Day 7 Tue National Signing Day
7 Tue e-Day 8 Wed National Boy Scout Day
8 Wed National Kite-Flying Day 9 Thu National Pizza Day
9 Thu National Toothache Day 10 Fri World Pulses Day
11 Sat International Day of Women and Girls in Science 11 Sat National Inventors' Day
11 Sat Thomas Edison's Birthday 12 Sun Darwin Day
12 Sun Lincoln's Birthday 12 Sun Super Bowl Sunday
13 Mon Galentine's Day 13 Mon International Epilepsy Day
13 Mon World Radio Day 14 Tue Arizona Statehood Day
14 Tue International Book Giving Day 14 Tue Mardi Gras
14 Tue National Donor Day 14 Tue Paczki Day (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday)
14 Tue Valentine's Day 15 Wed Ash Wednesday
15 Wed International Childhood Cancer Day 15 Wed Singles Awareness Day
15 Wed Susan B. Anthony's Birthday 15 Wed World Anthropology Day
16 Thu National Almond Day 17 Fri Random Acts of Kindness Day
18 Sat Pluto Day 19 Sun Daisy Gatson Bates Day
19 Sun International Tug of War Day 20 Mon Presidents' 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 George Washington's Birthday 22 Wed National Margarita Day
22 Wed National Walking the Dog Day 22 Wed World Thinking Day
23 Thu Battle of the Alamo 23 Thu National Banana Bread Day
23 Thu National Chili Day 25 Sat National Clam Chowder Day
26 Sun National Pistachio Day 27 Mon National Pokemon Day
27 Mon World Non-governmental Organization Day 27 Mon World Spay Day
28 Tue National Pancake Day 29 Wed Bachelor's Day
29 Wed Rare Disease Day

March 1956

1 Thu Employee Appreciation Day 1 Thu National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
1 Thu Saint David's Day 1 Thu Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Thu Women's History Month 1 Thu World Candle Day
1 Thu World Music Therapy Day 1 Thu Zero Discrimination Day
2 Fri Read Across America 2 Fri Texas Independence Day
2 Fri World Teen Mental Wellness Day 3 Sat Missouri Compromise
3 Sat National Anthem Day 3 Sat World Birth Defects Day
3 Sat World Hearing Day 3 Sat World Wildlife Day
4 Sun Casimir Pulaski Day 4 Sun National Grammar Day
4 Sun National Hug a G.I. Day 4 Sun World Obesity Day
5 Mon International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness 5 Mon Vermont Town Meeting Day
6 Tue Dred Scott Case 6 Tue National Day of Unplugging
6 Tue National Dentists Day 6 Tue National Dress Day
6 Tue National Oreo Cookie Day 7 Wed National Be Heard Day
7 Wed National Cereal Day 7 Wed World Plant Power Day
8 Thu International Women's Day 8 Thu National Proofreading Day
8 Thu World Kidney Day 9 Fri National Get Over It Day
9 Fri National Meatball Day 10 Sat Harriet Tubman Day
10 Sat National Hug Your Dog Day 10 Sat National Mario Day
10 Sat National Pack Your Lunch Day 11 Sun Daylight Saving Time Starts
11 Sun National Napping Day 11 Sun National Promposal Day
12 Mon National Girl Scout Day 12 Mon National Plant a Flower Day
13 Tue National Good Samaritan Day 13 Tue National K9 Veterans Day
14 Wed International Day of Mathematics 14 Wed National Popcorn Lover's Day
14 Wed National Potato Chip Day 14 Wed Pi Day
14 Wed White Day 15 Thu World Consumer Rights Day
16 Fri National Corn Dog Day 16 Fri World Sleep Day
17 Sat Evacuation Day 17 Sat Saint Patrick's Day
18 Sun Awkward Moments Day 18 Sun National Biodiesel Day
19 Mon International Read to Me Day 19 Mon National Let's Laugh Day
19 Mon St. Joseph's Day 19 Mon World Social Work Day
20 Tue French Language Day 20 Tue International Day of Happiness
20 Tue National Kick Butts Day 20 Tue National Proposal Day
20 Tue Spring 20 Tue Spring Equinox (Start of Spring)
20 Tue World Oral Health Day 21 Wed International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 Wed International Day of Forests 21 Wed National Common Courtesy Day
21 Wed National Fragrance Day 21 Wed National French Bread Day
21 Wed World Down Syndrome Day 21 Wed World Poetry Day
21 Wed World Puppetry Day 22 Thu National Goof Off Day
22 Thu World Water Day 23 Fri National Chip and Dip Day
23 Fri National Near Miss Day 23 Fri National Puppy Day
23 Fri National Tamale Day 23 Fri World Meteorological Day
24 Sat National Cheesesteak Day 24 Sat World Tuberculosis Day
25 Sun Hola Mohalla 25 Sun International Waffle Day
25 Sun Maryland Day 25 Sun National Medal of Honor Day
25 Sun National Physician's Week 25 Sun Palm Sunday
26 Mon National Spinach Day 26 Mon Prince Kuhio Day
26 Mon Purple Day 27 Tue National Joe Day
27 Tue World Theatre Day 28 Wed Respect Your Cat Day
29 Thu Holy Thursday 29 Thu Maundy Thursday
29 Thu National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 29 Thu National Smoke and Mirrors Day
29 Thu National Vietnam War Veterans Day 30 Fri Good Friday
30 Fri National Doctors' Day 30 Fri National I am in Control Day
31 Sat César Chávez Day 31 Sat Earth Hour
31 Sat Holy Saturday 31 Sat National Crayon Day
31 Sat Trans Day Of Visibility 31 Sat World Backup Day

April 1956

1 Sun April Fool's Day 1 Sun Easter Sunday
1 Sun National Sourdough Bread Day 2 Mon Autism Awareness Day
2 Mon International Children's Book Day 2 Mon National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
2 Mon National Reconciliation Day 3 Tue National Find a Rainbow Day
3 Tue National Walking Day 3 Tue World Party Day
4 Wed International Carrot Day 4 Wed National Burrito Day
4 Wed National School Librarian Day 4 Wed Qingming Festival
5 Thu Gold Star Spouses Day 6 Fri International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
6 Fri International Pillow Fight Day 6 Fri National Handmade Day
6 Fri National Love Our Children Day 6 Fri National Student-Athlete Day
6 Fri National Tartan Day 7 Sat National Beer Day
7 Sat National No Housework Day 7 Sat World Health Day
9 Mon National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day 9 Mon National Name Yourself Day
10 Tue National Siblings Day 10 Tue World Homeopathy Day
11 Wed National Alcohol Screening Day 11 Wed National Pet Day
11 Wed National Submarine Day 12 Thu American Civil War
12 Thu Day of Silence 12 Thu First Day of Ramadan
12 Thu National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day 13 Fri International plant appreciation day
13 Fri National Make Lunch Count Day 13 Fri National Scrabble Day
13 Fri Thomas Jefferson's Birthday 14 Sat Ambedkar Jayanti
14 Sat International Moment of Laughter Day 14 Sat National Ex-Spouse Day
14 Sat National Gardening Day 14 Sat National Pan American Day
14 Sat RAINN Day 15 Sun Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
15 Sun Bengali New Year (Poila Baisakh) 15 Sun Father Damien Day
15 Sun Jackie Robinson Day 15 Sun National Laundry Day
15 Sun Patriots' Day 15 Sun Tax Day
15 Sun World Art Day 16 Mon Emancipation Day
16 Mon Selena Day 16 Mon World Voice Day
17 Tue World Hemophilia Day 18 Wed International Day for Monuments and Sites
18 Wed National Columnists’ Day 18 Wed National Haiku Poetry Day
18 Wed National High Five Day 18 Wed National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 Wed World Amateur Radio Day 20 Fri Chinese Language Day
20 Fri Husband Appreciation Day 20 Fri National Look Alike Day
21 Sat International Creativity and Innovation Day 21 Sat National Kindergarten Day
21 Sat San Jacinto Day 21 Sat Spanish American War
22 Sun Earth Day 22 Sun International Mother Earth Day
22 Sun Oklahoma Day 23 Mon English Language Day
23 Mon Hanuman Jayanti 23 Mon Lover's Day
23 Mon National Picnic Day 23 Mon National Take a Chance Day
23 Mon National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Mon Saint George's Day
23 Mon Spanish Language Day 23 Mon World Book Day
24 Tue International Guide Dog Day 24 Tue World Immunization Week
25 Wed Administrative Professionals Day 25 Wed National DNA Day
25 Wed National Telephone Day 25 Wed Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
25 Wed World Malaria Day 25 Wed World Penguin Day
26 Thu International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 26 Thu Pretzel Day
26 Thu Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 26 Thu World Intellectual Property Day
27 Fri Arbor Day 27 Fri Confederate Memorial Day
27 Fri International Sculpture Day 27 Fri National Rebuilding Day
28 Sat National Great Poetry Reading Day 28 Sat National Superhero Day
28 Sat Workers’ Memorial Day 28 Sat World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 Sun International Dance Day 30 Mon Honesty Day
30 Mon International Jazz Day

May 1956

1 Tue Global Love Day 1 Tue Law Day
1 Tue Lei Day 1 Tue Loyalty Day
1 Tue May Day 1 Tue No Pants Day
1 Tue School Principals’ Day 2 Wed Astronomy Day
2 Wed International Harry Potter Day 2 Wed World Password Day
2 Wed World Tuna Day 3 Thu National Day of Prayer
3 Thu National Paranormal Day 3 Thu National Space Day
3 Thu St Thomas Day 3 Thu World Press Freedom Day
4 Fri Free Comic Book Day 4 Fri Haymarket Riot
4 Fri Join Hands Day 4 Fri Kent State Shootings
4 Fri National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day 4 Fri Rhode Island Independence Day
4 Fri Star Wars Day 5 Sat African World Heritage Day
5 Sat Cinco de Mayo 5 Sat International Day of the Midwife
5 Sat Kentucky Derby 5 Sat National Lemonade Day
5 Sat World Laughter Day 5 Sat World Portuguese Language Day
6 Sun International No Diet Day 6 Sun National Nurses Day
6 Sun National Tourist Appreciation Day 7 Mon National Foster Care Day
7 Mon Teacher’s Day 8 Tue Buddha Day
8 Tue International Thalassaemia Day 8 Tue National Have a Coke Day
8 Tue National Receptionists Day 8 Tue National Student Nurse Day
8 Tue Truman Day 8 Tue Victory in Europe Day
8 Tue World Red Cross Day 10 Thu Ascension Day
10 Thu Military Spouse Appreciation Day 10 Thu National Clean Your Room Day
10 Thu National Golf Day 10 Thu National Provider Day
10 Thu World Lupus Day 11 Fri Fair Trade Day
11 Fri Last Day of Ramadan 11 Fri National Eat What You Want Day
11 Fri Pullman Strike 12 Sat Eid al-Fitr
12 Sat International Nurses Day 12 Sat National Limerick Day
12 Sat World Migratory Bird Day 13 Sun Mother's Day
13 Sun National Apple Pie Day 13 Sun National Third Shift Workers Day
13 Sun world cocktail day 14 Mon Jamestown Colony Founded
15 Tue International Day of Families 15 Tue National Pizza Party Day
15 Tue Peace Officers Memorial Day 16 Wed International Day of Light
16 Wed Shavuot 17 Thu Bike-to-Work Day
17 Thu Endangered Species Day 17 Thu Malcolm X Day
17 Thu World Hypertension Day 18 Fri International Museum Day
18 Fri National Learn to Swim Day 18 Fri National No Dirty Dishes Day
18 Fri Preakness Stakes 18 Fri World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
19 Sat Armed Forces Day 19 Sat World Baking Day
20 Sun Homestead Act 20 Sun National Be a Millionaire Day
20 Sun National Defense Transportation Day 20 Sun National Rescue Dog Day
20 Sun Pentecost 20 Sun Whit Monday
20 Sun World Bee Day 21 Mon International Tea Day
21 Mon National Memo Day 21 Mon National Talk Like Yoda Day
21 Mon National Waitstaff Day 21 Mon World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 Tue Harvey Milk Day 22 Tue International Day for Biological Diversity
22 Tue National Maritime Day 22 Tue World Goth Day
23 Wed World Turtle Day 24 Thu National Brother's Day
24 Thu National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Thu World Schizophrenia Day
25 Fri National Missing Children’s Day 25 Fri National Wine Day
26 Sat National Paper Airplane Day 27 Sun National Sunscreen Day
27 Sun Trinity Sunday 28 Mon Memorial Day
28 Mon National Brisket Day 28 Mon National Burger Day
28 Mon World Blood Cancer Day 29 Tue International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
29 Tue Learn About Composting Day 30 Wed National Creativity Day
30 Wed Red Nose Day (Comic Relief) 30 Wed World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Thu Corpus Christi 31 Thu National Smile Day
31 Thu World No Tobacco Day

June 1956

1 Fri Belmont Stakes 1 Fri Global Day of Parents
1 Fri National Donut Day 1 Fri National Pen Pal Day
1 Fri National Red Rose Day 1 Fri National Say Something Nice Day
1 Fri Repeat Day 1 Fri World Reef Awareness Day
2 Sat Leave The Office Early Day 2 Sat National Cancer Survivor’s Day
3 Sun Jefferson Davis' Birthday 3 Sun National Egg Day
3 Sun World Bicycle Day 4 Mon National Cheese Day
4 Mon National Hug Your Cat Day 5 Tue Global Running Day
5 Tue National Gingerbread Day 5 Tue World Environment Day
6 Wed D-Day 6 Wed National Drive-In Movie Day
6 Wed National Higher Education Day 7 Thu National VCR Day
7 Thu World Food Safety Day 8 Fri Global Wellness Day
8 Fri National Best Friends Day 8 Fri World Oceans Day
9 Sat National Children’s Day 9 Sat National Donald Duck Day
9 Sat Odunde Festival 10 Sun Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
10 Sun National Iced Tea Day 11 Mon Kamehameha Day
11 Mon National Call Your Doctor Day 11 Mon National Corn On The Cob Day
12 Tue National Loving Day 12 Tue World Day Against Child Labor
13 Wed International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Wed National Sewing Machine Day
13 Wed World Softball Day 14 Thu Army Birthday
14 Thu Bourbon Day 14 Thu Flag Day
14 Thu World Blood Donor Day 15 Fri Nature Photography Day
15 Fri World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Fri World Juggling Day
16 Sat Bloomsday 16 Sat Ganga Dussehra
16 Sat International Day of the African Child 16 Sat National Fudge Day
17 Sun Bunker Hill Day 17 Sun Father's Day
17 Sun Father’s Day 17 Sun National Eat Your Vegetables Day
17 Sun World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 18 Mon International Panic Day
18 Mon International Picnic Day 18 Mon International Sushi Day
19 Tue World Sauntering Day 20 Wed American Eagle Day
20 Wed International Surfing Day 20 Wed West Virginia Day
20 Wed World Refugee Day 21 Thu International Yoga Day
21 Thu National Daylight Appreciation Day 21 Thu National Selfie Day
21 Thu Summer 21 Thu Summer Solstice
22 Fri National Onion Ring Day 22 Fri National Take Your Cat to Work Day
22 Fri Take Your Dog to Work Day 22 Fri World Rainforest Day
23 Sat International Women in Engineering Day 23 Sat National Hydration Day
23 Sat National Pink Day 23 Sat National Typewriter Day
24 Sun National Swim A Lap Day 24 Sun Please Take My Children To Work Day
25 Mon Battle of the Little Bighorn 25 Mon Bourdain Day
25 Mon Global Beatles Day 25 Mon Korean War
26 Tue National Chocolate Pudding Day 27 Wed Helen Keller Day
27 Wed International Pineapple Day 27 Wed Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
27 Wed National Bingo Day 27 Wed National HIV Testing Day
27 Wed National Handshake Day 27 Wed National PTSD Awareness Day
27 Wed National Sunglasses Day 27 Wed National Work From Home Day
28 Thu National Insurance Awareness Day 28 Thu Tau Day
29 Fri National Camera Day 30 Sat International Asteroid Day
30 Sat National Meteor Watch Day 30 Sat World Social Media Day

July 1956

1 Sun Battle of Gettysburg 1 Sun Bobby Bonilla Day
1 Sun Canada Day 1 Sun International Joke Day
1 Sun National Postal Worker Day 1 Sun World Bronchiectasis Day
2 Mon Civil Rights Act 2 Mon I Forgot Day
2 Mon National Wildland Firefighter Day 2 Mon World UFO Day
3 Tue International Plastic Bag Free Day 3 Tue National Compliment Your Mirror Day
3 Tue National Stay Out of the Sun Day 4 Wed Independence Day
5 Thu National Bikini Day 5 Thu National Workaholics Day
6 Fri International Day of Cooperatives 6 Fri International Kissing Day
6 Fri National Fried Chicken Day 7 Sat Global Forgiveness Day
7 Sat World Chocolate Day 8 Sun International Town Criers Day
8 Sun National Video Game Day 9 Mon Cow Appreciation Day
10 Tue National Kitten Day 11 Wed World Population Day
12 Thu Malala Day 12 Thu National Simplicity Day
12 Thu Orangemen's Day (The Twelfth) 13 Fri National French Fry Day
14 Sat Bastille Day 14 Sat National Mac and Cheese Day
14 Sat Pandemonium Day 15 Sun National Clean Beauty Day
15 Sun National Give Something Away Day 16 Mon Moon Landing Anniversary
16 Mon National Cherry Day 16 Mon World Snake Day
17 Tue National Lottery Day 17 Tue World Emoji Day
18 Wed Nelson Mandela International Day 18 Wed World Listening Day
19 Thu Eid al-Adha 19 Thu Seneca Falls Convention
20 Fri International Chess Day 20 Fri National Moon Day
20 Fri World Jump Day 21 Sat National Ice Cream Day
21 Sat National Junk Food Day 22 Sun National Hammock Day
23 Mon National Gorgeous Grandma Day 24 Tue Cousins Day
24 Tue National Drive-Thru Day 24 Tue National Tequila Day
24 Tue Pioneer Day 25 Wed Christmas In July
25 Wed National Hire A Veteran Day 25 Wed National Intern Day
26 Thu Uncle and Aunt Day 27 Fri National Creme Brûlée Day
27 Fri National Disability Independence Day 27 Fri National Scotch Day
28 Sat Bonus Army 28 Sat National Milk Chocolate Day
28 Sat Parents' Day 28 Sat World War I
29 Sun International Tiger Day 29 Sun NASA is Founded
29 Sun National Chicken Wings Day 29 Sun National Lasagna Day
29 Sun National Lipstick Day 30 Mon International Friendship Day
30 Mon National Cheesecake Day 30 Mon National Father-in-Law Day
30 Mon World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 31 Tue National Avocado Day
31 Tue World Ranger Day

August 1956

1 Wed Be An Angel Day 1 Wed Colorado Day
1 Wed International Childfree Day 1 Wed Lammas Day
1 Wed National Girlfriend Day 1 Wed National Minority Donor Awareness Day
1 Wed World Lung Cancer Day 1 Wed World Scout Scarf Day
2 Thu International Beer Day 2 Thu National Ex-Girlfriend Day
3 Fri National Watermelon Day 4 Sat Barack Obama's Birthday
4 Sat Coast Guard Birthday 4 Sat National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
4 Sat National Friendship Day 4 Sat Sisters' Day
5 Sun American Family Day 6 Mon Hiroshima Day
7 Tue National Lighthouse Day 7 Tue Purple Heart Day
8 Wed International Cat Day 8 Wed International Infinity Day
8 Wed Islamic New Year 9 Thu International Coworking Day
9 Thu International Day of the World's Indigenous People 9 Thu National Book Lovers Day
10 Fri Lazy Day 10 Fri National Bowling Day
10 Fri National Garage Sale Day 10 Fri National Spoil Your Dog Day
11 Sat National Son and Daughter Day 12 Sun International Youth Day
12 Sun Middle Child Day 12 Sun National Vinyl Record Day
12 Sun Victory Day 12 Sun World Elephant Day
13 Mon Left-Handers Day 13 Mon National Filet Mignon Day
14 Tue National Financial Awareness Day 14 Tue Social Security Act
14 Tue World Lizard Day 15 Wed Assumption of Mary
15 Wed International Homeless Animals Day 15 Wed National Back To School Prep Day
15 Wed National Relaxation Day 16 Thu Bennington Battle Day
16 Thu Hawaii Statehood Day 16 Thu National Airborne Day
16 Thu National Bratwurst Day 16 Thu National Roller Coaster Day
16 Thu National Rum Day 16 Thu Tell a Joke Day
17 Fri International Geocaching Day 17 Fri National Black Cat Appreciation Day
17 Fri National Nonprofit Day 17 Fri National Thrift Shop Day
18 Sat National Couple's Day 18 Sat National Fajita Day
19 Sun National Aviation Day 19 Sun National Potato Day
19 Sun World Humanitarian Day 19 Sun World Photography Day
20 Mon National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day 20 Mon National Radio Day
20 Mon World Mosquito Day 21 Tue International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
21 Tue National Spumoni Day 21 Tue Senior Citizens Day
22 Wed National Tooth Fairy Day 22 Wed World Plant Milk Day
23 Thu Cheap Flight Day 23 Thu International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
23 Thu National Sponge Cake Day 23 Thu Ride Like The Wind Day
24 Fri International Strange Music Day 24 Fri Kobe Bryant Day
24 Fri National Waffle Day 24 Fri Pluto Demoted Day
25 Sat National Park Service Founders Day 25 Sat National Secondhand Wardrobe Day
26 Sun Janmashtami 26 Sun National Dog Day
26 Sun National WebMistress Day 26 Sun Women's Equality Day
27 Mon National Just Because Day 28 Tue Bow Tie Day
28 Tue March on Washington 28 Tue Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
29 Wed International Day Against Nuclear Tests 30 Thu College Colors Day
30 Thu International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance 30 Thu National Beach Day
30 Thu National Grief Awareness Day 31 Fri Eat Outside Day
31 Fri International Overdose Awareness Day 31 Fri World Distance Learning Day

September 1956

1 Sat American Chess Day 1 Sat Emma M Nutt Day
1 Sat World Letter Writing Day 1 Sat world alzheimer's month
2 Sun Bison Ten Yell Day 2 Sun V-J Day
2 Sun West Indian Day Parade 2 Sun World Coconut Day
3 Mon Labor Day 3 Mon National Skyscraper Day
3 Mon Signing of the Treaty of Paris 3 Mon Telephone Tuesday
4 Tue National Wildlife Day 4 Tue World Sexual Health Day
5 Wed International Day of Charity 5 Wed National Cheese Pizza Day
6 Thu Fight Procrastination Day 6 Thu National 401(k) Day
6 Thu National Food Bank Day 6 Thu National Lazy Mom’s Day
6 Thu Read a Book Day 7 Fri Ganesh Chaturthi
7 Fri International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 7 Fri National Salami Day
7 Fri World Beard Day 8 Sat International Literacy Day
8 Sat National Hug Your Hound Day 8 Sat Pardon Day
8 Sat World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 8 Sat Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day
9 Sun California Admission Day 9 Sun Grandparents Day
9 Sun International Day to Protect Education from Attack 9 Sun International Sudoku Day
9 Sun National Teddy Bear Day 10 Mon National Swap Ideas Day
10 Mon World Suicide Prevention Day 11 Tue National Make Your Bed Day
11 Tue Patriot Day 12 Wed Day of the Programmer
12 Wed International Day for South-South Cooperation 12 Wed National Chocolate Milkshake Day
12 Wed National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Wed National Day of Encouragement
12 Wed National School Picture Day 12 Wed National Video Games Day
13 Thu International Chocolate Day 13 Thu National Bald is Beautiful Day
13 Thu National Celiac Disease Awareness Day 13 Thu National Peanut Day
13 Thu Positive Thinking Day 13 Thu Roald Dahl Day
13 Thu World Sepsis Day 14 Fri Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day
14 Fri National Live Creative Day 14 Fri National Pet Memorial Day
15 Sat Get Ready Day 15 Sat International Day of Democracy
15 Sat International Dot Day 15 Sat National Hispanic Heritage Month
15 Sat National Linguine Day 15 Sat National Online Learning Day
15 Sat Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) 15 Sat World Lymphoma Awareness Day
16 Sun International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 16 Sun National Guacamole Day
16 Sun National Step Family Day 16 Sun National Working Parents Day
17 Mon Citizenship Day 17 Mon Constitution Day
17 Mon International Country Music Day 17 Mon National IT Professionals Day
17 Mon National Pet Bird Day 17 Mon World Patient Safety Day
18 Tue Air Force Day 18 Tue International Equal Pay Day
18 Tue National Cheeseburger Day 18 Tue National First Love Day
19 Wed Batman Day 19 Wed National Dance Day
19 Wed Talk Like a Pirate Day 20 Thu National POW/MIA Recognition Day
20 Thu National Pepperoni Pizza Day 20 Thu National Queso Day
21 Fri International Coastal CleanUp Day 21 Fri International Day of Peace
21 Fri International Eat an Apple Day 21 Fri National Chai Day
21 Fri National CleanUp Day 21 Fri National Gymnastics Day
21 Fri Oktoberfest 21 Fri World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Fri World Gratitude Day 22 Sat American Business Women’s Day
22 Sat Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall) 22 Sat Car Free Day
22 Sat Fall 22 Sat Falls Prevention Awareness Day
22 Sat Hobbit Day 22 Sat International Daughters Day
22 Sat National Centenarian’s Day 22 Sat National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Sat National White Chocolate Day 22 Sat World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Sat World Car-Free Day 22 Sat World Rhino Day
22 Sat World Rivers Day 22 Sat World Rose Day
23 Sun Bi Visibility Day 23 Sun International Day of Sign Languages
23 Sun National Family Day 24 Mon National Brave Day
24 Mon National Cherries Jubilee Day 24 Mon National Punctuation Day
24 Mon National Voter Registration Day 24 Mon Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving
24 Mon World Bollywood Day 24 Mon World Gorilla Day
25 Tue Comic Book Day 25 Tue National Cooking Day
25 Tue National Daughters Day 25 Tue National Lobster Day
25 Tue National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Tue National Open The Magic Day
25 Tue World Dream Day 26 Wed International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
26 Wed Johnny Appleseed Day 26 Wed National Dumpling Day
26 Wed World Contraception Day 27 Thu National Crush Day
27 Thu Native American Day (CA and NV) 27 Thu World Maritime Day
27 Thu World Tourism Day 28 Fri Ask a Stupid Question Day
28 Fri International Day for Universal Access to Information 28 Fri International Rabbit Day
28 Fri National Family Health & Fitness Day USA 28 Fri National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Fri National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Fri National Neighbor Day
28 Fri National Public Lands Day 28 Fri National Singles Day
28 Fri National Sons Day 28 Fri World Rabies Day
29 Sat International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 29 Sat International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
29 Sat National Coffee Day 29 Sat National Starbucks Day
29 Sat Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Day 29 Sat World Heart Day
30 Sun Gold Star Mother's Day 30 Sun International Podcast Day
30 Sun International Translation Day 30 Sun National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Sun National Love People Day

October 1956

1 Mon Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 Mon International Coffee Day
1 Mon International Day of Older Persons 1 Mon International Music Day
1 Mon National Fire Pup Day 1 Mon National Hair Day
1 Mon National Homemade Cookies Day 1 Mon Urticaria day
1 Mon World Architecture Day 1 Mon World Habitat Day
1 Mon World Vegetarian Day 2 Tue International Day of Non-Violence
2 Tue National Custodian Day 2 Tue National Kale Day
2 Tue National Name Your Car Day 2 Tue National Walk and Bike to School Day
2 Tue Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Tue World Financial Planning Day
3 Wed Mean Girls Day 3 Wed National Boyfriend Day
3 Wed World Temperance Day 4 Thu Feast of St Francis of Assisi
4 Thu National Body Language Day 4 Thu National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Thu National Golf Lovers Day 4 Thu National Taco Day
4 Thu National Vodka Day 4 Thu World Animal Day
4 Thu World Smile Day 4 Thu World Space Week
5 Fri National Do Something Nice Day 5 Fri National Get Funky Day
5 Fri World Teachers’ Day 6 Sat National Coaches Day
6 Sat National Noodle Day 6 Sat National Plus Size Appreciation Day
6 Sat World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Sun Child Health Day
7 Sun National Frappe Day 7 Sun National Inner Beauty Day
7 Sun World Cotton Day 8 Mon Columbus Day (Most regions)
8 Mon Ada Lovelace Day 8 Mon International Podiatry Day
8 Mon National Depression Screening Day 9 Tue Leif Erikson Day
9 Tue National Stop Bullying Day 9 Tue World Post Day
10 Wed National Emergency Nurses Day 10 Wed World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Wed World Homeless Day 10 Wed World Mental Health Day
11 Thu International Day of the Girl Child 11 Thu National Coming Out Day
11 Thu World Egg Day 11 Thu World Sight Day
12 Fri Farmers Day 12 Fri National Chess Day
12 Fri National Savings Day 12 Fri World Arthritis Day
12 Fri World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 13 Sat International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 Sat National No Bra Day 13 Sat Navy Birthday
13 Sat World Thrombosis Day 14 Sun National Dessert Day
14 Sun National Fossil Day 14 Sun Native Americans' Day
14 Sun World Standards Day 15 Mon Global Handwashing Day
15 Mon International Day of Rural Women 15 Mon National Grouch Day
15 Mon National Mushroom Day 15 Mon White Cane Safety Day
16 Tue Boss's Day 16 Tue Department Store Day
16 Tue Dictionary Day 16 Tue Global Cat Day
16 Tue Global Dignity Day 16 Tue National Sports Day
16 Tue National Train Your Brain Day 16 Tue World Food Day
16 Tue World Spine Day 17 Wed Black Poetry Day
17 Wed International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Wed National Pasta Day
17 Wed National Pay Back a Friend Day 17 Wed World Trauma Day
18 Thu Alaska Day 18 Thu National Mammography Day
18 Thu National No Beard Day 18 Thu World Okapi Day
19 Fri National Fetch Day 19 Fri National Kiss Your Crush Day
19 Fri National New Friends Day 20 Sat International Chefs Day
20 Sat International Day of the Air Traffic Controller 20 Sat International Sloth Day
20 Sat National Day on Writing 20 Sat National Pharmacy Technician Day
20 Sat National Youth Confidence Day 20 Sat Sweetest Day
20 Sat World Osteoporosis Day 20 Sat World Statistics Day
21 Sun Back to the Future Day 21 Sun National Apple Day
21 Sun National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day 21 Sun National Medical Assistants Day
21 Sun National Pets for Veterans Day 21 Sun National Reptile Day
22 Mon International Stuttering Awareness Day 22 Mon National Nut Day
23 Tue National Paralegal Day 23 Tue National TV Talk Show Host
24 Wed National Bologna Day 24 Wed Stock Market Crash
24 Wed United Nations Day 24 Wed World Development Information Day
24 Wed World Polio day 25 Thu International Artist Day
25 Thu International Dwarfism Awareness Day 25 Thu National Art Day
25 Thu National I Care About You Day 25 Thu Nevada Day
25 Thu World Opera Day 25 Thu World Pasta Day
26 Fri National Day of the Deployed 26 Fri National Make A Difference Day
26 Fri National Pumpkin Day 27 Sat National American Beer Day
27 Sat National Mentoring Day 27 Sat World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
27 Sat World Occupational Therapy Day 28 Sun International Animation Day
28 Sun National Chocolate Day 28 Sun National First Responders Day
28 Sun National Immigrants Day 28 Sun National Mother-in-Law Day
28 Sun world judo day 29 Mon Internet Day
29 Mon National Cat Day 29 Mon National Oatmeal Day
29 Mon World Psoriasis Day 29 Mon World Stroke Day
30 Tue Dhanteras 30 Tue National Breadstick Day
30 Tue National Candy Corn Day 30 Tue National Checklist Day
30 Tue National Text Your Ex Day 31 Wed Halloween
31 Wed National Caramel Apple Day 31 Wed National Magic Day
31 Wed Samhain 31 Wed World Cities Day
31 Wed World Savings Day

November 1956

1 Thu All Saints' Day 1 Thu Author's Day
1 Thu Day of the Dead 1 Thu Movember
1 Thu National Adoption Month 1 Thu National Brush Day
1 Thu National Calzone Day 1 Thu Native American Heritage Month
1 Thu No Shave November 1 Thu World Vegan Day
2 Fri All Souls' Day 2 Fri Day of the Dead
2 Fri International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 3 Sat National Homemaker Day
3 Sat National Sandwich Day 3 Sat New York City Marathon
4 Sun Daylight Saving Time Ends 4 Sun Iran Hostage Crisis
4 Sun Job Action Day 4 Sun National Candy Day
4 Sun National Chicken Lady Day 4 Sun Recreation Day
5 Mon American Football Day 5 Mon National Redhead Day
5 Mon World Tsunami Awareness Day 6 Tue International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
6 Tue Melbourne Cup 6 Tue National Nachos Day
6 Tue National Stress Awareness Day 7 Wed National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
7 Wed National Men Make Dinner Day 8 Thu National Cappuccino Day
8 Thu National STEM/STEAM Day 8 Thu World Urbanism Day
9 Fri Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Fri International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 Fri World Adoption Day 9 Fri World Freedom Day
10 Sat International Accounting Day 10 Sat Marine Corps Birthday
10 Sat World Keratoconus Day 10 Sat World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 Sun Veterans Day 11 Sun National Metal Day
11 Sun National Sundae Day 11 Sun Singles Day
12 Mon Veterans Day (observed) 12 Mon National Happy Hour Day
12 Mon Nurse Practitioner Week 12 Mon World Pneumonia Day
13 Tue Sadie Hawkins Day 13 Tue World Kindness Day
14 Wed National Family PJ Day 14 Wed National Pickle Day
14 Wed World Diabetes Day 15 Thu America Recycles Day
15 Thu Kartik Purnima 15 Thu National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
15 Thu National Drummer Day 15 Thu National Philanthropy Day
15 Thu World Philosophy Day 16 Fri International Day for Tolerance
16 Fri National Button Day 16 Fri National Fast Food Day
17 Sat International Students' Day 17 Sat National Hiking Day
17 Sat National Homemade Bread Day 17 Sat National Take a Hike Day
17 Sat National Unfriend Day 17 Sat World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Sat World Prematurity Day 18 Sun National Princess Day
18 Sun World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 19 Mon International Men's Day
19 Mon National Camp Day 19 Mon National Entrepreneurs' Day
19 Mon National Macchiato Day 19 Mon National Play Monopoly Day
19 Mon World Toilet Day 20 Tue Africa Industrialization Day
20 Tue Future Teachers of America Day 20 Tue National Absurdity Day
20 Tue Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 Tue Universal Children’s Day
20 Tue World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day 21 Wed Great American Smokeout
21 Wed National Rural Health Day 21 Wed National Stuffing Day
21 Wed World Hello Day 21 Wed World Television Day
21 Wed World pancreatic cancer day 22 Thu Thanksgiving Day
22 Thu Go For A Ride Day 22 Thu National Day of Mourning
23 Fri American Indian Heritage Day 23 Fri Black Friday
23 Fri Fibonacci Day 23 Fri National Adoption Day
23 Fri National Espresso Day 24 Sat Small Business Saturday
25 Sun International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 25 Sun National Parfait Day
25 Sun National Play Day With Dad 26 Mon Cyber Monday
26 Mon National Cake Day 26 Mon National Family Health History Day
27 Tue Giving Tuesday 28 Wed National French Toast Day
28 Wed Red Planet Day 29 Thu Buy Nothing Day
29 Thu Hanukkah 29 Thu International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30 Fri Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30 Fri International Computer Security Day
30 Fri National Mason Jar Day 30 Fri National Personal Space Day
30 Fri St Andrew's Day

December 1956

1 Sat National Christmas Lights Day 1 Sat World AIDS Day
2 Sun International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2 Sun National Mutt Day
3 Mon International Day of Persons with Disabilities 4 Tue International Day of Banks
4 Tue National Cookie Day 4 Tue Wildlife Conservation Day
5 Wed Day of the Ninja 5 Wed International Volunteer Day
5 Wed National Repeal Day 5 Wed World Soil Day
6 Thu National Bartender Day 6 Thu National Gazpacho Day
6 Thu National Miners Day 6 Thu St. Nicholas Day
7 Fri Candle Day 7 Fri International Civil Aviation Day
7 Fri National Cotton Candy Day 7 Fri National Letter Writing Day
7 Fri Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 7 Fri World Pear Day
8 Sat Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Sat National Brownie Day
9 Sun Christmas Card Day 9 Sun Green Monday
9 Sun International Anti-corruption Day 9 Sun International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Sun National Llama Day 9 Sun National Pastry Day
10 Mon Dewey Decimal System Day 10 Mon Human Rights Day
10 Mon International Animal Rights Day 10 Mon Jane Addams Day
10 Mon Nobel Prize Day 11 Tue International Mountain Day
11 Tue UNICEF Birthday 12 Wed Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
12 Wed Gingerbread House Day 12 Wed International Day of Neutrality
12 Wed International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Wed National Poinsettia Day
13 Thu National Cocoa Day 13 Thu National Day of the Horse
13 Thu National Guard Birthday 13 Thu National Salesperson Day
13 Thu National Violin Day 13 Thu Saint Lucy's Day
14 Fri Monkey Day 14 Fri National Free Shipping Day
15 Sat Bill of Rights Day 15 Sat National Cupcake Day
15 Sat National Wear Your Pearls Day 16 Sun Las Posadas: A Journey Of Faith And Tradition
16 Sun National Chocolate Covered Anything Day 17 Mon National Maple Syrup Day
17 Mon Pan American Aviation Day 17 Mon Wright Brothers Day
18 Tue Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day 18 Tue Arabic Language Day
18 Tue International Migrants Day 18 Tue National Twin Day
19 Wed National Emo Day 20 Thu International Human Solidarity Day
20 Thu National Ugly Sweater Day 20 Thu National Underdog Day
21 Fri Look On The Bright Side Day 21 Fri National Crossword Puzzle Day
21 Fri National Short Girl Appreciation Day 21 Fri National Wreaths Across America Day
21 Fri Winter 21 Fri Winter Solstice
21 Fri Yule 22 Sat National Cookie Exchange Day
22 Sat National Short Person Day 23 Sun Festivus
23 Sun National Roots Day 24 Mon Christmas Eve
24 Mon The Feast of the Seven Fishes 25 Tue Christmas Day
26 Wed Boxing Day 26 Wed Kwanzaa
27 Thu International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 27 Thu No Interruptions Day
28 Fri National Call a Friend Day 28 Fri National Card Playing Day
28 Fri National Download Day 28 Fri National Short Film Day
28 Fri Pledge of Allegiance Day 29 Sat Still Need To Do Day
29 Sat Wounded Knee 30 Sun National Bacon Day
31 Mon New Year's Eve
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