Days and importance.

Days and importance
January
1st
New Year's Day
6th
Three King's Day
7th
Coptic Christian Christmas .
8th
Elvis Presley's official birthday
20th-ish
Martin Luther King Jr Day - 3rd Monday of Jan.
25th
Robert Burns' Day - Scotland's national poet
26th
Indian Republic Day
26th
Australia Day

Eid ul-Adha - on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja - varies in the Gregorian calendar

Chinese New Year
February
2nd
Groundhog Day
6th
Waitangi Day - New Zealand
14th
Valentine's Day
21st
International Mother Language Day
March
1st
St. David's Day - Wales
2nd
World Book Day
8th
International Women's Day
10th
United Kingdom Commonwealth Day
17th
St Patrick's Day
20th/21st
First Day of Spring
22nd
World Water Day
26th
Independence Day of Bangladesh
27th
World Theatre Day
April
1st
April Fool's Day
2nd
International Children's Book Day
7th
World Health Day
14th
Anniversary of Titanic sinkingInternational Moment of Laughter Day
18th
Record Store Day - UKCrossword Puzzle Day
22nd
Earth Day
23rd
St. George's Day - England Anniversary of Shakespeare's death (1616)
25th
International Noise Awareness Day

Passover

Easter

Carnival time

London Marathon
May
1st
May Day - Labour Day
5th
Cinco de Mayo - Mexico
8th
World Red Cross Day
12th
Limerick Day - birthday of Edward Lear
18th
International Museum Day
24th
Victoria Day - Canada
June
5th
World Environment Day
6th
D-Day WWII
20th
United Nations World Refugee Day
21st
Summer Solstice (& Dec 21st)
27th
Happy Birthday, "Happy Birthday"

Mother's Day - dep. on country

Wimbledon begins
July
1st
Canada DayInternational Joke Day
4th
US Independence Day
11th
World Population Day
14th
French Bastille Day
20th
First man on the moon - 1969

Tour de France bicycle race
August
1st
World Wide Web Anniversary
12th
International Youth Day
13th
Lefthanded Day
14th
Pakistan Independence Day
15th
Indian Independence Day
31st
BlogDay
31st
Malaysia Independence Day

La Tomatina Festival, Spain

The Burning Man Project in Nevada
September
7th
Brazilian Independence Day
8th
International Literacy DayWorld Physiotherapy Day
15th
International Day of Democracy
19th
International Talk Like A Pirate Day
21st
International Day of Peace
26th
European Day of Languages
27th
International Tourism Day
29th
Scotland Yard Anniversary
30th
International Spelling Day

Rosh Hashanah
October
3rd
Reunification Day in Germany
5th
World Teachers' Day
9th
John Lennon's birthday
10th
World Mental Health Day
4th > 10th
World Space Week
12th
Columbus day
16th
World Food Day
24th
United Nations Day
29th
Internet First Created - 1969
31st
Halloween

Nobel Prizes

Ig Nobel Prizes
November
5th
Bonfire Night
7th
Marie Curie's birth 1867
11th
Remembrance Day
16th
International Day for Tolerance
17th
World Peace Day
20th
Universal Childrens Day - UN
22nd
JF Kennedy assassinated 1963
25th
Eid Al Fitr
28th
Buy Nothing Day (varies)
30th
St Andrew's Day, Scotland

US Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thurs. in month. Buy Nothing Day in US - day after Thanksgiving.
December
1st
World Aids Day
7th
Pearl Harbour Day
10th
Human Rights Day
21st
Winter Solstice (& June 21st)World Peace Day
24th
Christmas Eve
25th
Christmas Day - Xmas in general
26th
Kwanzaa Boxing Day
31st
New Year's Eve

Channukah

Tolerance Week - 1st week of Dec.

International Language Week
January
1st
New Year's Day
6th
Three King's Day
7th
Coptic Christian Christmas .
8th
Elvis Presley's official birthday
20th-ish
Martin Luther King Jr Day - 3rd Monday of Jan.
25th
Robert Burns' Day - Scotland's national poet
26th
Indian Republic Day
26th
Australia Day

Eid ul-Adha - on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja - varies in the Gregorian calendar

Chinese New Year
February
2nd
Groundhog Day
6th
Waitangi Day - New Zealand
14th
Valentine's Day
21st
International Mother Language Day
March
1st
St. David's Day - Wales
2nd
World Book Day
8th
International Women's Day
10th
United Kingdom Commonwealth Day
17th
St Patrick's Day
20th/21st
First Day of Spring
22nd
World Water Day
26th
Independence Day of Bangladesh
27th
World Theatre Day
April
1st
April Fool's Day
2nd
International Children's Book Day
7th
World Health Day
14th
Anniversary of Titanic sinkingInternational Moment of Laughter Day
18th
Record Store Day - UKCrossword Puzzle Day
22nd
Earth Day
23rd
St. George's Day - England Anniversary of Shakespeare's death (1616)
25th
International Noise Awareness Day

Passover

Easter

Carnival time

London Marathon
May
1st
May Day - Labour Day
5th
Cinco de Mayo - Mexico
8th
World Red Cross Day
12th
Limerick Day - birthday of Edward Lear
18th
International Museum Day
24th
Victoria Day - Canada
June
5th
World Environment Day
6th
D-Day WWII
20th
United Nations World Refugee Day
21st
Summer Solstice (& Dec 21st)
27th
Happy Birthday, "Happy Birthday"

Mother's Day - dep. on country

Wimbledon begins
July
1st
Canada DayInternational Joke Day
4th
US Independence Day
11th
World Population Day
14th
French Bastille Day
20th
First man on the moon - 1969

Tour de France bicycle race
August
1st
World Wide Web Anniversary
12th
International Youth Day
13th
Lefthanded Day
14th
Pakistan Independence Day
15th
Indian Independence Day
31st
BlogDay
31st
Malaysia Independence Day

La Tomatina Festival, Spain

The Burning Man Project in Nevada
September
7th
Brazilian Independence Day
8th
International Literacy DayWorld Physiotherapy Day
15th
International Day of Democracy
19th
International Talk Like A Pirate Day
21st
International Day of Peace
26th
European Day of Languages
27th
International Tourism Day
29th
Scotland Yard Anniversary
30th
International Spelling Day

Rosh Hashanah
October
3rd
Reunification Day in Germany
5th
World Teachers' Day
9th
John Lennon's birthday
10th
World Mental Health Day
4th > 10th
World Space Week
12th
Columbus day
16th
World Food Day
24th
United Nations Day
29th
Internet First Created - 1969
31st
Halloween

Nobel Prizes

Ig Nobel Prizes
November
5th
Bonfire Night
7th
Marie Curie's birth 1867
11th
Remembrance Day
16th
International Day for Tolerance
17th
World Peace Day
20th
Universal Childrens Day - UN
22nd
JF Kennedy assassinated 1963
25th
Eid Al Fitr
28th
Buy Nothing Day (varies)
30th
St Andrew's Day, Scotland

US Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thurs. in month. Buy Nothing Day in US - day after Thanksgiving.
December
1st
World Aids Day
7th
Pearl Harbour Day
10th
Human Rights Day
21st
Winter Solstice (& June 21st)World Peace Day
24th
Christmas Eve
25th
Christmas Day - Xmas in general
26th
Kwanzaa Boxing Day
31st
New Year's Eve

Channukah

Tolerance Week - 1st week of Dec.

International Language Week