Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for May 3, 2021
Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.
On This Day
- Melanoma Monday
- World Press Freedom Day
- 1616: The Treaty of Loudun ended the French civil war
- 1765: The first medical college in North America opened in Philadelphia
- 1841: New Zealand proclaimed a colony independent of New South Wales
- 1845: Macon B Allen became the first African American Lawyer admitted to the bar in Massachusetts
- 1851: A sixth major fire in San Francisco destroyed 1500-2000 buildings
- 1901: Fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1921: West Virginia imposed the first state sales tax
- 1926: Britain’s Trade Union Congress called for the country’s first ever general strike. It was to support striking coal miners and lasted 9 days
- 1942: Nazis required Dutch Jews to wear a Jewish star
- 1947: Japan’s post-war constitution went into effect granting universal suffrage, stripping Emperor Hirohito of all but symbolic power, and outlawing Japan’s right to make war
- 1971: The Nixon administration arrested 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days
- 1999: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was slammed by an F5 tornado killing forty-two people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado was one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak.
- 2019: Cyclone Fani struck Odisha State, India and Bangladesh, killing 33 people after one of the biggest human evacuations ever (1.2 million in India in 24 hours)
Weekly Holidays and Observances including May 3, 2021
- Choose Privacy Week (May 1-7)
- National Physical Education and Sports Week (May 1-7)
- Drinking Water Week (May 2-8)
- Flexible Work Arrangement Week (May 2-8)
- International Building Safety Week (May 2-8)
- National Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week (May 2-8)
- National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week (May 2-8)
- National Family Week (May 2-8)
- National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 2-8)
- National Small Business Week (May 2-8)
- Air Quality Awareness Week (May 3-7)
- National Neuropathy Awareness Week (May 3-9)
- Sun Safety Week (May 3-9)
May Monthly Holidays and Observances
- Ramadan (Evening of April 12 – Evening of May 11)
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- Better Sleep Month
- Clean Air Month
- Correct Posture Month
- Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
- Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month
- Employee Health and Fitness Month
- Family Wellness Month
- Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
- Food Allergy Awareness Month
- Fungal Infection Awareness Month
- Haitian Heritage Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- High Blood Pressure Awareness Month
- Homeschooling Awareness Month
- Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
- International Business Image Improvement Month
- International Civility Awareness Month
- Internet and E-Commerce Services Month
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- Labor History Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
- Mental Health Month
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- National Community Action Month
- National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- National Hepatitis Awareness Month
- National High Blood Pressure Education Month
- National Inventors Month
- National Meditation Month
- National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- National Recommitment Month
- National Smile Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- Personal History Awareness Month
- Revise Your Work Schedule Month
- Small Business Month
- Spiritual Literacy Month
- Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month
- Trauma Awareness Month
