Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for April 7, 2022
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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 here. 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
- Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide
- Empowered Women Entrepreneurs Day
- Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Action
- World Health Day
- 1521: Inquisitor-general Adrian Boeyens banned Lutheran books
- 1645: Michael Cardozo became the first Jewish lawyer in Brazil
- 1712: After a slave revolt in New York killed 6 white men, 21 African Americans were executed
- 1891: Nebraska introduced the 8 hour work day
- 1922: Warren G. Harding’s Interior Secretary, Albert B. Fall, leased the Teapot Dome oil reserves to Harry Sinclair, setting in motion the Teapot Dome scandal
- 1923: The Workers Party of America (NYC) became the official Communist party
- 1926: Forest fire burned 900 acres and killed 2 people near San Luis Obispo, California
- 1933: The first 2 Nazi anti-Jewish laws were enacted barrings Jews from legal and public service professions
- 1946: Syria’s independence from France was officially recognised
- 1954: US President Dwight Eisenhower first voiced the fear of a “domino-effect” of communism in Southeast Asia
- 1959: Oklahoma ended alcohol prohibition after 51 years
- 1969: The US Supreme Court struck down laws prohibiting the private possession of “obscene material”
- 1980: Jimmy Carter broke off diplomatic relations with Iran because of a lack of progress regarding the Iranian hostage crisis
- 1988: Russia announced it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan
- 1992: Republika Srpska, the Bosnian Serb Republic, announced its independence
- 1994: The Rwandan Genocide began with the Presidential Guard killing moderate politicians and public figures in Kigali, including Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana. 800,000 people were killed in all
Weekly Holidays and Observances including April 7, 2022
- Golden Rule Week (April 1-7)
- Medication Safety Week (April 1-7)
- Testicular Cancer Awareness Week (April 1-7)
- National Public Health Week (April 3-9)
- Passion Week (April 3-9)
- Passiontide (April 3-16)
- Explore Your Career Options Week (April 6-12)
April Monthly Holidays and Observances
- Lent (March 2 – April 14)
- Orthodox Lent (March 7 – April 23)
- Deaf History Month (March 13 – April 15)
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- Arab American Heritage Month
- Cancer Control Month
- Celebrate Diversity Month
- Cesarean Awareness Month
- Community Service Month
- Community Spirit Days
- Counseling Awareness Month
- Defeat Diabetes Month
- Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
- Financial Literacy Month
- Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Month
- Grange Month
- International Amateur Radio Month
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month
- Listening Awareness Month
- Move More Month
- Multicultural Communication Month
- National Anxiety Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- National Food Month
- National Garden Month
- National Parkinson’s Awareness Month
- National Pest Management Month
- National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
- National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
- National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month aka Sexual Assault Awareness Month of Action
- STI Awareness Month (Sexually Transmitted Infections) aka National STD Awareness Month aka National Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)’s Education and Awareness Month
- National Sjogren’s Syndrome Awareness Month
- Physical Wellness Month
- Rosacea Awareness Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- Summer Tire Changeover Month
- Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
- Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
- World Habitat Awareness Month
- Ramadan (Islamic Holy Month) (April 2 – May 2)