Celebrations
October 1st
World Vegetarian Day Nigeria National Day Cyprus National Day China National Day International School Library Month Buy Nothing New Month International Coffee Day International Walk to School Month Mental Health Month October 2nd International Day of Non-Violence World Smile Day Australian Wildlife Week 2-8/10/22 October 3rd Germany Unity Day October 4th World Space Week 4-10/10/22 St Francis of Assisi World Habitat Day October 5th World Teachers' Day Fiji Language Week Yom Kippur (Jewish) Vijaya Dasami Dussehra (Hindu) October 6th October 7th International School Library Day October 8th World Octopus Day October 9th Uganda Independence Day Odd Socks Day Milad un Nabi (Muslim) October 10th Taiwan National Day Fiji National Day Earth Science Week 10-16/10/21 October 11th Finding Ada Day October 12th Spain National Day October 13th International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction October 14th October 15th National Mushroom Day International Repair Day (3rd Saturday in Oct) October 16th Dictionary Day World Food Day October 17th National Water Week 17-21/10/22 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Global Climate Change Week 17-23/10/2022 National Bird Week 17-23/10/22 Aussie Backyard Bird Count 17-23/10/2022 October 18th October 19th October 20th International Sloth Day October 21st World Earthworm Day Loud Shirt Day October 22nd Enviroweek 22-28/10/2022 World Wombat Day October 23rd Mole Day (celebrating Avogadro's Number) October 24th United Nations Day Zambia Independence Day Bat Week (US) 24-31/10/21 October 25th Divali (Hindu) October 26th Austria National Day October 27th October 28th Czech Republic National Day World Lemur Day October 29th Turkey National Day October 30th October 31st Halloween |
Famous People's Birthdays
October 3rd
James Herriot (Author)
October 6th
Val Biro (Author) October 8th
Rose Scott (Social Activist)
October 11th
Tricia Oktober (Author & Illustrator)
October 14th
e.e.cummings (Poet)
October 15th
October 19th
Philip Pullman (Author) October 20th
Bob Graham (Author & Illustrator) Christopher Wren (Architect) Tebello Nyokong (Scientist)
October 23rd
October 28th
Jonas Salk (Scientist) October 29th
October 31st
Hokusai (Artist) Katherine Paterson (Author) Catherine Helen Spence (Social Activist) Johannes Vermeer (Artist) Zaha Hadid (Architect)
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