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Events In October 2025
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October Events
Youth Justice Action Month, Ntl.: October
Monthly
Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM) began in 2008. Its purpose is to raise awareness, strengthen coalitions, build campaigns, and encourage actions that keep children out of the adult criminal justice syste...
October
Bring Your Bible to School Day: October 2
Daily
Bring Your Bible to School Day is an initiative led by the conservative Christian evangelical group Focus on the Family. It encourages students to bring their bible to public and private schools on the fi...
October
Come and Take it Day (1835): October 2*
Daily
The first of two "Come & Take It" days, today's date marks the anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales, the first battle of the Texan Revolution on October 2, 1835. The flag flown by the settlers beheld a...
October
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)(H): October 2
Daily
DUSSEHRA: CELEBRATING THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD OVER EVIL Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. The festival marks Lord Rama's defeat...
October
Farmed Animal, World Day for: October 2
Daily
World Day for Farmed Animals (WDFA) is a vegan event founded in 1983 and dedicated to exposing the needless suffering and death of sentient animals raised and killed for food. Approximately 65 billion a...
October
Guardian Angels Day, International Feast o...
Daily
On International Guardian Angel Day, Catholics celebrate the significance their Guardian Angels have on their lives. Prayer to a Guardian Angel Dear Angel at my side, my good and loyal friend, you have...
October
Independence Day (GN)(1958): October 2
Daily
AN END TO COLONIALISM: GUINEA INDEPENDENCE DAY Guinea Independence Day is celebrated annually on October 2nd to mark the day in 1958 when the West African nation of Guinea became the first French colony...
October
Kentucky Apple Festival (US-KY): October 2...
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The first thing most people will tell you about the Kentucky Apple Festival is all the food you can try, from a tiger ear to fried apple pie. Crafters nationwide offer handmade crafts. Music, exhibits, a...
October
Mahatma Gandhi Day (IN)(1869): October 2
Daily
On August 15, 1947, the UK Parliament officially declared India an independent nation no longer under its colonial rule. It would take another two years for the Indian constitution's ratification. India f...
October
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...
Daily
World MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) Day raises awareness about MRSA. MRSA is deadlier than HIV/AIDS, yet less known. World MRSA Day was created in 2009 by Jeanine Thomas, President...
October
Name Your Car Day: October 2
Daily
People name boats, so why not cars? Quite a few people do, including this writer. My current car is Bonnie Blue Bell (2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible). Before Bonnie, I had Abby (a ’97 Sebring convertibl...
October
Nonviolence, International Day of (1869):...
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International Day of Non-Violence occurs on October 2 each year, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948). Gandhi was the leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneere...
October
Poetry Day (UK): October 2
Daily
National Poetry Day in the United Kingdom occurs on the first Thursday of October. Poetry Day celebrates British poetry in all of its forms and styles. This day usually sees an abundance of poetry-relat...
October
Animal Welfare Week: October 3-9
Weekly
A LOOK AT ANIMAL WELFARE WEEK AND WORLD ANIMAL DAY Every October, animal lovers worldwide celebrate and advocate for better treatment of all creatures during Animal Welfare Week, which coincides with Wor...
October
Boyfriend Day, Ntl: October 3
Daily
October 3 is National Boyfriend Day, a day to celebrate the pre-marital romantic bond between a man and a woman; in today's society, it can also describe the romantic relationship between two men. This ev...
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