Third week of October, 2018 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Global Handwashing Day is an annual global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effe..→

The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15 October 2008. This new international day, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 62/136 of 18..→

Approximately 1 in 4 pregnancies worldwide end in miscarriage. According to the World Health Organization, 4.5 million stillbirths occur each year worldwide. The Lancet ..→

White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on Oct. 15 of each year since 1964. Then President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill that ..→

Dravet syndrome, also known as Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI), is a rare and catastrophic form of intractable epilepsy that begins in infancy, with an estima..→

Boss’s Day, also known as Bosses Day or National Boss Day, is generally observed on or around October 16 in the United States. (If the holiday falls on a weekend, it is c..→

World Anesthesia Day commemorates the first successful demonstration of ether anesthesia on October 16, 1846. American dentist William Morton , for the first time publicl..→

On 16 October 1945, 42 countries assembled in Quebec, Canada, to create the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Their goal was to free humanity..→

We are living in the world, where every fourth person tries to survive for 1 US dollar a day. Even in the most technologically developed country, USA, every 7th person is..→

To appeal to as many voters as possible, politicians sometimes pronounce "Missouri" two different ways—Missouree and Missouruh—in the same speech. At one time, ..→

Alaska has two official state holidays: Seward’s Day, the last Monday in March, commemorates the 1867 signing of the treaty in which U.S. Secretary of State William Sewar..→

International Credit Union Day (ICU Day) has been celebrated on the third Thursday of October since 1948. 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of its celebration. (The 2018 IC..→

On October 19 is celebrated worldwide on the Day of Struggle Against Breast Cancer. The best tool for this struggle is early detection, therefore, worldwide October it in..→

Each year on the 20th of October we celebrate the International Chefs Day. The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), a professional, organization for chefs and cooks..→

The International Day of the Air Traffic Controller, celebrated on 20 October each year, not only marks the anniversary of the International Federation of Air Traffic Con..→

The concept for World Osteoporosis Day started with a campaign launched by the United Kingdom’s National Osteoporosis Society and supported by European Commission on Octo..→

World Statistics Day is observed On 20 October every 5 years since 2010 when it was celebrated for the first time, as decided in the UN General Assembly resolution 64/267..→