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Events In October 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in October of this year.
October Events
Chitragupta Puja (H): October 23
Daily
Chitragupta is the patron god of the Hindu community of Kayasthas. The son of Lord Brahma, this is the god who keeps an accounting of all human actions on earth. The day of his observance is also known...
October
iPod Day, Intl. (2001): October 23
Daily
On October 23, 2001, the iPod premiered. This simple portable music player changed how we listen to music and turned the radio and record industry upside down. Here is the original press release from O...
October
Jumadal-Awwal (M): October 23 - November 2...
Monthly
Jumadal-Awwal is the fifth month of the Islamic calendar. PLEASE NOTE: Islamic holidays are determined in Mecca by the moon’s position and can occur a day earlier or later than posted.
October
Liberation Day (LY)(2011): October 23
Daily
CELEBRATING FREEDOM: LIBYA'S LIBERATION DAY Liberation Day in Libya is observed on October 23rd each year to commemorate the official end of the Libyan Civil War in 2011 and the fall of Muammar Gaddafi's...
October
Lights on Afterschool: October 23 (est)
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Hundreds of children, parents, businesses, and community leaders come together each year for local events raising awareness of Lights On Afterschool. The event focuses on the achievements of students in t...
October
Mole Day, Ntl.: October 23
Daily
Mole Day brings awareness to a numerical equation. Celebrated by chemists, chemistry students, and science enthusiasts, it commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10 to the 23rd power), a basic measuring u...
October
Peace Treaty Day, (KH)(1991): October 23
Daily
The Paris Peace Agreements, October 23, 1991, marked the official ending of the Cambodia/Viet Nam War. It is historic in that the United Nations took on the role of a sovereign state in brokering the peac...
October
Read for the Record Day: October 23 (est)
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Read for the Record Day is organized by Jumpstart as a national campaign addressing educational inequities that leave many children unprepared for kindergarten. Read for the Record Day is a shared reading...
October
Red Ribbon Week (DEA): October 23-31
Weekly
Red Ribbon Week began in 1988. National Family Partnership (NFP) uses the National Red Ribbon Campaign™ to promote drug awareness. Since its beginning in 1985, the Red Ribbon has touched the lives of mi...
October
Republic Day, (HU)(1956/1989): October 23
Daily
Republic Day in Hungary marks the anniversary of October 23, 1956, the beginning of the uprising against the Soviet Union. The Soviets crushed the rebellion on November 4, and it wouldn't be until this da...
October
Snow Leopard Day, World (2013): October 23
Daily
October 23 is the World Snow Leopard Day. This event raises awareness of the situation confronting the snow leopard, a highly endangered animal due to poaching and weaning habitats. Twelve Asian countries...
October
Talk Show (Television) Host Day (1925): Oc...
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Television Talk Show Host Day in the United States occurs on Johnny Carson's birthday, one of the first and most iconic TV talk show hosts in American history. He was born on October 23, 1925, and died on...
October
Bologna Day, Ntl.: October 24
Daily
Bologna sausage is created from smoked and cured beef and pork blended with spices and originated in Bologna, Italy. The sausage dates back to the 1400s. National Bologna Day is an unofficial holiday wi...
October
Champagne Day, Global: October 24 (est)
Daily
Global Champagne Day occurs in October. Champagne is a region of France, and only sparkling wines from this region are permitted to be called champagne. The beverage was invented in the 1600s by Pierre P...
October
Development Information Day, World (1970):...
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International World Development Information Day was first declared in 1972 by the UN General Assembly to draw attention to development problems and raise awareness about the need to strengthen internation...
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