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Events In October 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in October of this year.
October Events
Cat Day, Ntl.: October 29
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Cat lovers unite to celebrate feline friends and raise awareness of the plight of cats in shelters. This day seeks to educate and provide an excuse to indulge in a new toy drenched in cat nip, feed gourme...
October
Double Ninth Festival (CN): October 29
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The ninth day of the ninth lunar month in the Chinese calendar is the Double Ninth Festival, Chung Yeung Festival in Hong Kong, the Chōyō or Chrysanthemum Festival in Japanese, and the Trùng Cửu in Vietna...
October
Hermit Day, Ntl. (US/UK)(632 AD): October...
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National Hermit Day celebrates the value of being alone every once in a while and using the time for contemplation and prayer. It is a day for you to take some days off, turn off your computer and phone,...
October
Internet Day, Intl. (1969): October 29
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International Internet Day marks the invention of the Internet in 1969 by Leonard Kleinrock at UCLA. It was called ARPANET. The original idea came from MIT's JCR Licklider in 1962 via a concept he call...
October
Mercury Prize, Hyundai (UK): October 29 (e...
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THE MERCURY PRIZE: BRITISH MUSIC EXCELLENCE The Hyundai Mercury Prize promotes the best of UK music and the artists who produce it by celebrating the 12 Albums of the Year. The event recognizes artistic...
October
Moon—First Quarter: October 29
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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The 1st quarter typically occurs seven days after the New Moo...
October
Psoriasis Day, World: October 29
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World Psoriasis Day is an annual event dedicated to people with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis. Conceived by patients for patients, World Psoriasis Day is a global event that sets out to give an interna...
October
Republic Day, (TR)(1923): October 29
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On October 29, 1923, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, an officer in the Turkish Army, declared the Republic of Turkey. He served as its first president from 1923 until he died in 1938. Republic Day is an official...
October
Stroke Day, World: October 29
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Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, accounting for one in ten deaths. A stroke can happen to anyone at any time. World Stroke Day urges people to learn the critical warning signs of a strok...
October
Yom HaAliyah School Observance (IL): Octob...
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance is the day when Israeli schoolchildren celebrate the events of the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, the day in the year 1406 BCE the waters of the Jordan River parted...
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
Audio Drama Day, World (1938): October 30
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On October 30, 1938, Orson Wells broadcast his audio play "The War of The Worlds." The play convinced thousands of people they were being invaded from outer space. As television overtook radio as the prim...
October
Candy Corn Day, Ntl.: October 30
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National Candy Corn Day honors the traditional Halloween confection shaped like a kernel of corn, the candy corn. George Renninger invented the candy corn in 1880 at the Wunderle Candy Company in Philade...
October
Checklist Day (1935): October 30
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October 30, 1935, Boeing Model 299 Flying Fortress, NX13372, took off on its initial run. It crashed right after takeoff, stalling first. Three of the men on board escaped the crash. It was later discover...
October
Devil's Night (US): October 30
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The night before Halloween in the United States is known as Devil's Night or Mischief Night. It's a night for kids and teens to organize pranks and minor vandalism, as long as it's in the good-hearted spi...
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