Commemorative Dates 1979

Celebrate every moment of 1979! 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 1979

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January 1979

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

February 1979

1 Thu Black History Month 1 Thu LGBT History Month
1 Thu National Get Up Day 1 Thu World Interfaith Harmony Week
1 Thu ational Freedom Day 2 Fri Candlemas Day
2 Fri Give Kids A Smile Day 2 Fri Groundhog Day 2024
2 Fri National Hedgehog Day 2 Fri National Tater Tot Day
2 Fri National Wear Red Day 2 Fri Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
3 Sat Feed the Birds Day 3 Sat National Carrot Cake Day
3 Sat National Golden Retriever Day 3 Sat National Women Physicians Day
4 Sun International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Sun Rosa Parks Day
4 Sun Thank Your Mailman Day 4 Sun World Cancer Day
5 Mon National Weatherperson's Day 5 Mon World Nutella Day
6 Tue International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 6 Tue National Chopsticks Day
6 Tue National Frozen Yogurt Day 7 Wed National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Wed National Send a Card to a Friend Day 7 Wed National Signing Day
7 Wed Safer Internet Day 7 Wed e-Day
8 Thu National Boy Scout Day 8 Thu National Kite-Flying Day
9 Fri National Pizza Day 9 Fri National Toothache Day
10 Sat World Pulses Day 11 Sun International Day of Women and Girls in Science
11 Sun National Inventors' Day 11 Sun Super Bowl Sunday
11 Sun Thomas Edison's Birthday 12 Mon Darwin Day
12 Mon International Epilepsy Day 12 Mon Lincoln's Birthday
13 Tue Galentine's Day 13 Tue World Radio Day
14 Wed Arizona Statehood Day 14 Wed International Book Giving Day
14 Wed National Donor Day 14 Wed Valentine's Day
15 Thu International Childhood Cancer Day 15 Thu Singles Awareness Day
15 Thu Susan B. Anthony's Birthday 15 Thu World Anthropology Day
16 Fri National Almond Day 17 Sat Random Acts of Kindness Day
18 Sun Pluto Day 19 Mon Presidents' Day
19 Mon Daisy Gatson Bates Day 19 Mon International Tug of War Day
20 Tue National Love Your Pet Day 20 Tue World Day of Social Justice
21 Wed International Mother Language Day 21 Wed National Sticky Bun Day
22 Thu George Washington's Birthday 22 Thu National Chili Day 2024
22 Thu National Margarita Day 22 Thu National Walking the Dog Day
22 Thu World Thinking Day 23 Fri Battle of the Alamo
23 Fri National Banana Bread Day 25 Sun National Clam Chowder Day
26 Mon National Pistachio Day 27 Tue Mardi Gras
27 Tue National Pokemon Day 27 Tue Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday)
27 Tue World Non-governmental Organization Day 27 Tue World Spay Day
28 Wed Ash Wednesday 28 Wed National Pancake Day 2024
28 Wed Rare Disease Day

March 1979

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 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 Spring
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 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 National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
29 Thu National Smoke and Mirrors Day 29 Thu National Vietnam War Veterans Day
30 Fri National Doctors' Day 30 Fri National I am in Control Day
31 Sat César Chávez Day 31 Sat Earth Hour
31 Sat National Crayon Day 31 Sat Trans Day Of Visibility
31 Sat World Backup Day

April 1979

1 Sun April Fool's Day 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 8 Sun Palm Sunday
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 Holy Thursday
12 Thu Maundy Thursday 12 Thu National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
13 Fri Good Friday 2024 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 Holy Saturday 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 Easter Sunday 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 1979

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 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 National Eat What You Want Day
11 Fri Pullman Strike 11 Fri World Migratory Bird Day
12 Sat International Nurses Day 12 Sat National Limerick 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 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 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 Ascension 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
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 National Smile Day
31 Thu World No Tobacco Day

June 1979

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 Shavuot
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 Pentecost
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 10 Sun Trinity Sunday
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 Corpus Christi 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 1979

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 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 First Day of Ramadan
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 1979

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
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 Last Day of Ramadan
24 Fri National Waffle Day 24 Fri Pluto Demoted Day
25 Sat Eid al-Fitr 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 1979

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 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 Day of the Programmer
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 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 Fall 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 1979

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 1979

1 Thu All Saints' Day 1 Thu Author's Day
1 Thu Day of the Dead 1 Thu Eid al-Adha
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 Islamic New Year
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 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 1979

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 Hanukkah
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 Yule
22 Sat National Cookie Exchange Day 22 Sat National Short Person Day
22 Sat Winter 22 Sat Winter Solstice
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