October Calendar of Holidays and Celebrations

Checking out holidays and celebrations in October!

1-9 Sukkot

 1  World Vegetarian Day

 2  Name Your Car Day

 3  Richard the Lion-heart crowned      1189

 4  National Golf Day

 8  National Chess Day/Columbus Day

 9  Leif Erikson Day

12 World Egg Day

15 National Grouch Day

16 Dictionary Day

20 National Fruit Day

21 National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day

22 Daniel Boone born 1734

23 National Mole Day (chemistry not animal)

24 National Bologna Day

25 Pablo Picasso born 1881

28 Statue of Liberty dedicated 1886

29 National Oatmeal Day

30 National Candy Corn Day

31 Martin Luther hung 95 Thesis

August Holidays--Back into the Swing of things

 2---National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
 3---National Watermelon Day
 4---U.S. Coast Guard Day
 9---Book Lover's Day
10---National Smores Day
13---International Left-Handers Day
15---National Lemon Meringue Pie Day
17---National Thriftshop Day
18---Virginia Dare born 1587
19---National Soft Ice Cream Day
19---National Aviation Day
20---National Radio Day
21---Senior Citizen's Day
24---Mt. Vesuvius exploded covering Pompeii in 79 AD
24---National Banana Split Day
26---National Dog Day
28---"I Have a Dream" speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr.
31---National Trail Mix Day