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Events In October 2024
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in October of this year.
October Events
Academic Integrity, Intl. Day of Action fo...
Daily
Howdy! We're working on the description for this event. It's one of over two thousand events added to the calendar this year. We have verified it is an authentic event and have included the organization...
October
ACE Week: October 20-26
Weekly
As part of the drive for inclusion in definitions of gender and sexual orientation and to promote greater visibility and acceptance of their lifestyle, a community of asexual persons (those with a lack of...
October
Ada Lovelace Day, Intl.: October 8
Daily
Augusta Ada Byron-King was an aristocrat in England, ennobled with the title The Countess of Lovelace. But, she was a little bit more than that. Ada was well ahead of her time. A scientist, mathematicia...
October
Adopt-a-Dog Month, (AHA): October
Monthly
Consider adopting a dog during the American Humane Association's October annual "Adopt-a-Dog Month®." Each year, an estimated 3-4 million animals wait in shelters, hoping for someone to give them a safe a...
October
Adopt-a-Shelter Dog Month: October
Monthly
October is ASPCA’S Adopt-a-Shelter Dog Month, and there’s no better way to celebrate than by bringing home a furry friend from your local shelter and providing a loving forever home. Should you go big o...
October
Advertising, Co-op Advertising Awareness M...
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Businesses lose millions of dollars each year because they fail to use the cooperative advertising funds (co-op) made available by original equipment manufacturers, brands, and service providers. Co-op fu...
October
Afghanistan, Invasion/Occupation (2001): O...
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October 7 is the anniversary of the US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC. The invasion led to the longest war in...
October
African-American, Black Poetry Day (1711):...
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African-American Poetry Day marks the anniversary of the birth of Jupiter Hammon of Long Island, New York, in 1711. Hammond was the first African American to publish poetry in the United States. At the...
October
Ahoi Ashtami (H): October 24
Daily
Ahoi Ashtami traditionally occurs mid-fall in October or November, a mother-son observance in the Hindu faith. Mothers of sons awaken before dawn, place pristine water into a mud container called a k...
October
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Intl. (US-NM):...
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The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is the premier international ballooning event, powered by the perfect October climate and a phenomenon called the "Albuquerque Box" (a combination of weather p...
October
Alex Odeh Day (1985): October 11
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SEEKING JUSTICE FOR THE ASSASSINATION OF A CIVIL RIGHTS. ADVOCATE: ALEX ODEH DAY Alex Odeh, an American human rights activist of Palestinian origin and the regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Dis...
October
All Hallows Eve: October 30
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All Hallows Eve and All Saints Day are Christian observances first declared by the Catholic Church in the eighth century AD. It is a time of feasting during the day to honor those sainted and soon to be...
October
Alphabet Day (KR) (1446): October 9
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October 9, 1446, King Sejong (Yi Dynasty) created the 24-character phonetic alphabet of Korea called Hangul. It allowed people speaking other languages to write out the sounds of the words represented by...
October
American Indian Heritage Day, (US-AL): Oct...
Daily
The State of Alabama changed Columbus Day into American Indian Heritage Day in 2000, a statewide holiday on the 2nd Monday of October.
October
Amputee Awareness Week (AU): October 4-11
Weekly
National Amputee Awareness Week raises awareness of amputation and provides an opportunity for individuals to tell their stories. This week is about demonstrating support for amputees in their life journe...
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