Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for May 4, 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
- Anti-Bullying Day
- Kent State Shootings Remembrance Day
- Renewal Day
- World Asthma Day
- 1818: Netherlands and Great Britain sign a treaty against illegal slave handling
- 1897: A fire in a Paris bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200 people
- 1970: The National Guard opened fire on Anti-Vietnam War protestors killing 4 and wounding 9 at Kent State University in Ohio
- 1990: Latvia’s parliament voted 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence
- 1992: US Army and Marine Corps forces arrived in Los Angeles to end rioting following the acquittal of four police officers over the beating of Rodney King
Weekly Holidays and Observances including May 4, 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