Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for October 31, 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

  • All Hallows Eve
  • Halloween
  • Samhain
  • Save A Friend Day
  • World Savings Day
  • 1759: An earthquake in Safed, Palestine killed hundreds of people
  • 1876: The Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravaged British India (Modern-day Bangladesh) and killed over 200,000 people
  • 1918: The Spanish flu killed 21,000 people in the US in a single week
  • 1960: A cyclone struck the coast of Gulf of Bengal leading to about 10,000 people’s deaths
  • 1961: Hurricane Hattie killed 400 in British Honduras
  • 1961: A US Federal judge ruled that laws in Birmingham, Alabama against integrated playing fields were illegal
  • 1969: The Eastside of Jacksonville, Florida experienced a race riot
  • 1988: Journalists in Yugoslavia protested to demand greater press freedom

Weekly Holidays and Observances including October 31, 2021

  • Ace Week (Formerly Asexuality Week) – October 24-30
  • Disarmament Week – October 24-30

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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