Commemorative Dates 1976

Celebrate every moment of 1976! 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 1976

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January 1976

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

February 1976

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

March 1976

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

April 1976

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

May 1976

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

June 1976

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

July 1976

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

August 1976

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

September 1976

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

October 1976

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

November 1976

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

December 1976

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

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