1980 Calendar with National Holidays, Optional Days Off, and Commemorative Dates in the United States.

May 1980
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1122 2123 3124 4125
5126 6127 7128 8129 9130 10131 11132
12133 13134 14135 15136 16137 17138 18139
19140 20141 21142 22143 23144 24145 25146
26147 27148 28149 29150 30151 31152

May Holidays and Commemorative Dates

  • 11 - Mother's Day
  • 26 - Memorial Day

Holidays and Commemorative Dates in May 1980

May 1980 observances
Holiday
Optional
Date Day Description
1 Thu Global Love Day
1 Thu Law Day
1 Thu Lei Day
1 Thu Loyalty Day
1 Thu May Day
1 Thu National Day of Prayer
1 Thu No Pants Day
1 Thu School Principals’ Day
2 Fri Astronomy Day
2 Fri International Harry Potter Day
2 Fri World Password Day
2 Fri World Tuna Day
3 Sat Kentucky Derby
3 Sat National Paranormal Day
3 Sat National Space Day
3 Sat St Thomas Day
3 Sat World Press Freedom Day
4 Sun Free Comic Book Day
4 Sun Haymarket Riot
4 Sun Join Hands Day
4 Sun Kent State Shootings
4 Sun National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day
4 Sun Rhode Island Independence Day
4 Sun Star Wars Day
5 Mon African World Heritage Day
5 Mon Cinco de Mayo
5 Mon International Day of the Midwife
5 Mon National Lemonade Day
5 Mon World Laughter Day
5 Mon World Portuguese Language Day
6 Tue International No Diet Day
6 Tue National Nurses Day
6 Tue National Tourist Appreciation Day
7 Wed National Foster Care Day
7 Wed Teacher’s Day
8 Thu Buddha Day
8 Thu International Thalassaemia Day
8 Thu National Have a Coke Day
8 Thu National Receptionists Day
8 Thu National Student Nurse Day
8 Thu Truman Day
8 Thu Victory in Europe Day
8 Thu World Red Cross Day
10 Sat Military Spouse Appreciation Day
10 Sat National Clean Your Room Day
10 Sat National Golf Day
10 Sat National Provider Day
10 Sat World Lupus Day
11 Sun Fair Trade Day
11 Sun Mother's Day
11 Sun National Eat What You Want Day
11 Sun Pullman Strike
11 Sun World Migratory Bird Day
12 Mon International Nurses Day
12 Mon National Limerick Day
13 Tue National Apple Pie Day
13 Tue National Third Shift Workers Day
13 Tue world cocktail day
14 Wed Jamestown Colony Founded
15 Thu Ascension Day
15 Thu International Day of Families
15 Thu National Pizza Party Day
15 Thu Peace Officers Memorial Day
16 Fri International Day of Light
17 Sat Armed Forces Day
17 Sat Bike-to-Work Day
17 Sat Endangered Species Day
17 Sat Malcolm X Day
17 Sat World Hypertension Day
18 Sun International Museum Day
18 Sun National Learn to Swim Day
18 Sun National No Dirty Dishes Day
18 Sun Preakness Stakes
18 Sun World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
19 Mon World Baking Day
20 Tue Homestead Act
20 Tue National Be a Millionaire Day
20 Tue National Defense Transportation Day
20 Tue National Rescue Dog Day
20 Tue Whit Monday
20 Tue World Bee Day
21 Wed International Tea Day
21 Wed National Memo Day
21 Wed National Talk Like Yoda Day
21 Wed National Waitstaff Day
21 Wed Shavuot
21 Wed World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 Thu Harvey Milk Day
22 Thu International Day for Biological Diversity
22 Thu National Maritime Day
22 Thu World Goth Day
23 Fri World Turtle Day
24 Sat National Brother's Day
24 Sat National Scavenger Hunt Day
24 Sat World Schizophrenia Day
25 Sun National Missing Children’s Day
25 Sun National Wine Day
25 Sun Pentecost
26 Mon Memorial Day
26 Mon National Paper Airplane Day
27 Tue National Sunscreen Day
28 Wed National Brisket Day
28 Wed National Burger Day
28 Wed World Blood Cancer Day
29 Thu International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
29 Thu Learn About Composting Day
30 Fri National Creativity Day
30 Fri Red Nose Day (Comic Relief)
30 Fri World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Sat National Smile Day
31 Sat World No Tobacco Day