Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for October 23, 2021

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ByGarrett

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

  • Make A Difference Day
  • 1091: A major tornado struck the heart of London killing two people and demolishing the wooden London Bridge
  • 1668: The Jews of Barbados were forbidden to engage in retail trade
  • 1915: An estimated 25,000 women’s suffrage supporters marched down New York’s Fifth Avenue
  • 1953: France granted Laos’ sovereignty
  • 1975: Women took the day off in Iceland to commemorate the “International Women’s Year” resulting in the country shutting down for a day
  • 1983: 400,000 people demonstrated in Brussels against cruise missiles
  • 2004: A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata prefecture, in Northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200 people, and leaving 85,000 people homeless or evacuated.
  • 2011: A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands more

Weekly Holidays and Observances including October 23, 2021

  • Freedom From Bullies Week (October 17-23)
  • Bullying Bystanders Unite Week (October 17-23)
  • National Character Counts Week (October 17-23)
  • Spiritual Care Week (October 17-23)
  • Freedom of Speech Week (October 18-24)
  • International Infection Prevention Week (October 18-24)
  • Mediation Week (October 18-24)

October Monthly Holidays and Observances

  • Agent Orange Awareness Month
  • Antidepressant Death Awareness Month
  • ADHD Month
  • Blindness Awareness Month
  • Celiac Disease Awareness Month
  • Consumer Information Month
  • Co-Op Awareness Month
  • Diversity Awareness Month
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  • Dwarfism Awareness Month
  • Dysautonomia Awareness Month
  • Dyslexia Awareness Month
  • Eczema Awareness Month
  • Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
  • Emotional Wellness Month
  • Employee Ownership Month
  • Energy Awareness Month
  • Financial Planning Month
  • Fire Prevention Month
  • Gay and Lesbian History Month
  • Global Diversity Awareness Month
  • Health Literacy Month
  • Healthy Lung Month
  • Home Eye Safety Month
  • Hunger Awareness Month
  • I’m Just Me Because Month
  • LGBT History Month
  • Long-Term Care Planning Month
  • Lupus Awareness Month
  • Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
  • Mental Illness Awareness Month
  • Month of Free Thought
  • National AIDS Awareness Month
  • National Stop Bullying Month/National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
  • National Critical Illness Awareness Month
  • National Cyber Security Awareness Month
  • National Dental Hygiene Month
  • National Depression Education and Awareness Month
  • National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  • National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
  • National Learning and Development Month
  • National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
  • National Sensory Awareness Month
  • National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
  • National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
  • National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
  • Positive Attitude Month
  • Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
  • Self-Promotion Month
  • Sexuality Education Month
  • Stress Awareness Month
  • World Blindness Awareness Month
  • Rabi ‘-al-Awwal (October 7-November 5)

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