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Great Chicago Fire – Anniversary
Great Chicago Fire – Anniversary
Oct 8 all-day
Oct 8, 1871. Great fire of Chicago began, according to legend, when Mrs OLearys cow kicked over the lantern in her barn on DeKoven Street. The fire leveled 3 square miles, destroying 17,450 buildings and[...]
National Pierogy Day
National Pierogy Day
Oct 8 all-day
Oct 8. Celebration of the pierogy! Commemorates the day in 1952that pierogies were first delivered to a grocery store in Shenandoah, PAmarking the emergence of the traditionally eastern European food as a mainstream American meal[...]
Peshtigo Fire – Anniversary
Peshtigo Fire – Anniversary
Oct 8 all-day
Also on 8 October 1871, more than 1,100 people died in the Peshtigo Fire which burned across six counties of Wisconsin.
Universal Music Day
Universal Music Day
Oct 8 all-day
Oct 8th. 10th annual. Music is our universal language; its the bridge between head and heart and from heart to heart. Celebrate music,musicians and music making from your heart. Annually, the second Saturdayin October.
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Fire Prevention Week Begins
Fire Prevention Week Begins
Oct 9 all-day
Fire Prevention Week runs from 9 October to 15 October to increase the awareness of fire dangers.
John Lennon’s Birthday – Anniversary
John Lennon’s Birthday – Anniversary
Oct 9 all-day
Oct 9, 1940. John Winston Lennon, English composer, musicianand member of The Beatles, the sensationally popular group of musical performers who captivated audiences first in England and Germany, and later throughout the world. A fervent[...]
Leif Erickson Day – Iceland
Leif Erickson Day – Iceland
Oct 9 all-day
Leif Erickson Day celebrates the discovery of North America in the year 1000 by the Norse explorer Leif Erickson.
National Work From Home Week
National Work From Home Week
Oct 9 all-day
 National Work From Home Week celebrates an increasingly popular way of not just earning a living, but making a life. Image: CC0, courtesy of Pixabay user Pexel
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‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ Television Debut – Anniversary
‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ Television Debut – Anniversary
Oct 10 all-day
Oct 10, 1971. The 52 episodes of this British series covered the years 1903 30 in the life of a wealthy London family ( Upstairs) and their many servants ( Downstairs). Cast members included Angela[...]
Columbus Day (observed) – US
Columbus Day (observed) – US
Oct 10 all-day
Oct 10. Public holiday in most countries in the Americas and inmost Spanish-speaking countries. Observed under different names (Dia de laRaza or Day of the Race) and on different dates (most often, as in US,[...]
Giuseppe Verdi’s Birthday – Anniversary
Giuseppe Verdi’s Birthday – Anniversary
Oct 10 all-day
Oct 10, 1813. Italian composer, born at Le Roncole, Italy. His 26 operas, including Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata and Aida, are among the most popular of all operatic music today. Died at Milan, Italy,[...]
Helen Hayes’ Birthday – Anniversary
Helen Hayes’ Birthday – Anniversary
Oct 10 all-day
Oct 10, 1900. Actress Helen Hayes, often called the First Lady of the American Theater, was born at Washington, DC. Hayess greateststage triumph was her role as the long-lived British monarch Queen Victoria in the[...]
Thanksgiving Day – Canada
Thanksgiving Day – Canada
Oct 10 all-day
In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is observed on the 2nd Monday of each October.
Tuxedo Created – Anniversary
Tuxedo Created – Anniversary
Oct 10 all-day
On 10 October 1886, Griswold Lorilard of Tuxedo Park, New York, wore the first tuxedo for men by cutting off the tails of his dinner jacket.
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Ada Lovelace Day
Ada Lovelace Day
Oct 11 all-day
Oct 11. Ada Lovelace Day – An international day celebrating theachievements of women in science, technology, engineering and math with a flagship event held in London and grassroots events around the world. Women in tech[...]
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Birthday – Anniversary
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Birthday – Anniversary
Oct 11 all-day
Oct 11, 1884. Wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd president of the US, born at New York, NY. Eleanor Roosevelt led an active and independent life and was the first wife of a president to[...]
National Coming Out Day
National Coming Out Day
Oct 11 all-day
Oct 11. A project of the Human Rights Campaign since 1988. Every Oct 11, thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and their supportive allies celebrate National Coming Out Day, which encourages LGBT[...]
Saturday Night Live Debuts – Anniversary
Saturday Night Live Debuts – Anniversary
Oct 11 all-day
Oct 11, 1975. Originally titled NBCs Saturday Night, this live show features skits, commercial parodies and news satires, with a different guest host and musical guest performing weekly. Its first guest host was comedian George[...]
Southern Food Heritage Day
Southern Food Heritage Day
Oct 11 all-day
Oct 11. Join the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in celebrating Southern foods and drinks! Southern Food Heritage Day is the official day to pull out your cast iron pans and start up the smoker[...]
Vatican Council II – Anniversary
Vatican Council II – Anniversary
Oct 11 all-day
Oct 11, 1962. The 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church was convened by Pope John XXIII. It met in four annual sessions, concluding Dec 8, 1965. It dealt with the renewal of the[...]
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Dia De La Raza – Mexico
Dia De La Raza – Mexico
Oct 12 all-day
Dia De La Raza commemorates the discovery of America and the cultural heritage of Spanish and Indigineous peoples in the New World.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
Oct 12 all-day
Oct 12. Yom Kippur – Holiest Jewish observance. A day for fasting, repentance and seeking forgiveness. Hebrew calendar date: Tishri 10, 5777. Began at sundown on Oct 11.
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Saint Edward, The Confessor: Feast Day
Saint Edward, The Confessor: Feast Day
Oct 13 all-day
Oct 13. King of England, 1042 66, Edward was the son of King Ethelred the Unready. Born at Islip, England, in 1003, he died Jan 5, 1066, at London. On Oct 13, 1163, his remains[...]
US Navy Founded – Anniversary
US Navy Founded – Anniversary
Oct 13 all-day
Oct 13. Since 1972 a navywide celebration (for members of the active forces and reserves, as well as retirees and dependents) recognizingthe authorization of the Continental Navy on this date in 1775. The celebration is[...]
White House Corner Stone Laid – Anniversary
White House Corner Stone Laid – Anniversary
Oct 13 all-day
Oct 13, 1792. The presidential residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, designed by James Hoban, observes its birthday Oct 13. The cornerstone was laid; the first presidential family to occupy the building was[...]
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Battle of Hastings – 950th Anniversary
Battle of Hastings – 950th Anniversary
Oct 14 all-day
Oct 14, 1066. Battle of Hastings: The Anglo-Saxon age came to an end with the death of King Harold Godwinson and the defeat of English forces by Norman invaders at Hastings on this day. William,[...]
Be Bald and Be Free Day
Be Bald and Be Free Day
Oct 14 all-day
Oct 14. Be Bald and Be Free Day. For those who are bald and whoeither do wear or do not wear a wig or toupee, this is the day to go shiny and be proud.
William Penn’s Birthday – Anniversary
William Penn’s Birthday – Anniversary
Oct 14 all-day
Oct 14, 1644. William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, born atLondon, England. Penn died July 30, 1718, at Buckinghamshire, England.Presidential Proclamation 5284 of Nov 28, 1984, conferred honorary US citizenship on William Penn and his second[...]
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