Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for October 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
- World Day of Bullying Prevention aka Blue Shirt Day
- Day of Unity
- 1712: The city of Utrecht banished poor Jews
- 1922: Austria gains its independence
- 1963: Hurricane Flora formed. Over the next few days it would kill 6,000 people in Cuba and Haiti
- 1963: Gambia achieves full internal self-government
- 1964: Hurricane Hilda formed. It killed 38 people in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia
- 1966: Lesotho (Basutoland) gained independence from Great Britain
- 1994: A 7.9 earthquake struck Koerilen along with flooding, and at least 18 people were killed
- 2006: Internet activist Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks
- 2012: 19 people were killed after being buried by a landslide in Yunnan, China
Weekly Holidays and Observances including October 4, 2021
- Fire Prevention Week (October 3-9)
- Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 3-9)
- Financial Planning Week – October 4-8
October Monthly Holidays and Observances
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)
- 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