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A List of Global/International Observances Days for 2021 A List of Global/International Observances Days for 2021 Month / Date (DD/MM/YYYY) Special Day Event Jan-21 1/1/2021 New Year 4/1/2021 World Braille Day 6/1/2021 World War Orphans Day 7/1/2021 International Programmers’ Day 14/1/2021 World Logic Day 15/1/2021 Wikipedia Day 17/1/2021 World Religion Day 19/1/2021 Popcorn Day 21/1/2021 International Hugging Day 24/1/2021 International Day of Education 24/1/2021 World Leprosy Day 26/1/2021 International Customs Day 27/1/2021 Family Literacy Day 28/1/2021 Data Privacy Day 31/1/2021 International Zebra Day 31/1/2021 World Leprosy Eradication Day Feb-21 1/2/2021 World Aspergillosis Day 1/2/2021 World Hijab Day 2/2/2021 Groundhog Day 2/2/2021 World Wetlands Day 4/2/2021 World Cancer Day 5/2/2021 World Nutella Day 6/2/2021 Ice Cream for Breakfast Day 6/2/2021 No Phone Day 6/2/2021 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 7/2/2021 International Safer Internet Day 10/2/2021 World Pulses Day 11/2/2021 International Day of Women and Girls in Science 11/2/2021 World Day of the Sick 12/2/2021 Darwin Day 13/2/2021 World Radio Day 14/2/2021 Saint Valentine’s Day 14/2/2021 World Bonobo Day 15/2/2021 International Childhood Cancer Day 15/2/2021 Singles Awareness Day 15/2/2021 World Hippopotamus Day 17/2/2021 Random Acts of Kindness Day 20/2/2021 World Day of Social Justice 20/2/2021 World Pangolin Day 21/2/2021 International Mother Language Day 21/2/2021 International Tourist Guide Day 22/2/2021 World Scout Day 22/2/2021 World Thinking Day 27/2/2021 International Polar Bear Day 27/2/2021 World Sustainable Energy Day 28/2/2021 World Day without Facebook Mar-21 1/3/2021 Self-Injury Awareness Day 1/3/2021 World Civil Defence Day 1/3/2021 Zero Discrimination Day 1/3/2021 World Compliment Day 1/3/2021 World Tennis Day 2/3/2021 Employee Appreciation Day 3/3/2021 World Wildlife Day 4/3/2021 World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development 8/3/2021 International Women’s Day 10/3/2021 Middle Name Pride Day 10/3/2021 No Smoking Day 11/3/2021 World Kidney Day A List of Global/International Observances Days for 2021 Month / Date (DD/MM/YYYY) Special Day Event 12/3/2021 Solar Appreciation Day 12/3/2021 World Glaucoma Day 14/3/2021 International Day of Action for Rivers 14/3/2021 International Day of Mathematics 14/3/2021 Pi Day 15/3/2021 Buzzards Day 15/3/2021 World Consumer Rights Day 15/3/2021 World Contact Day 18/3/2021 Global Recycling Day 19/3/2021 Taxonomist Appreciation Day 19/3/2021 World Sleep Day 20/3/2021 International Day of Happiness 20/3/2021 World Frog Day 20/3/2021 World Oral Health Day 20/3/2021 World Rights to Water Day 20/3/2021 World Sparrow Day 21/3/2021 Anal Cancer Awareness Day 21/3/2021 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21/3/2021 International Day of Forests 21/3/2021 International Day of Nowruz 21/3/2021 World Down Syndrome Day 21/3/2021 World Planting Day 21/3/2021 World Poetry Day 21/3/2021 World Wood Day 22/3/2021 International Seal Day 22/3/2021 World Water Day 23/3/2021 World Bear Day 23/3/2021 World Meteorological Day 24/3/2021 World Tuberculosis Day 25/3/2021 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 25/3/2021 Tolkien Reading Day 26/3/2021 Purple Day for Epilepsy 27/3/2021 Earth Hour 27/3/2021 World Theatre Day 30/3/2021 World Bipolar Day 31/3/2021 Manatee Appreciation Day Apr-21 1/4/2021 April Fool’s Day 2/4/2021 International Children’s Book Day 2/4/2021 Male Escorts’ Day 2/4/2021 World Autism Awareness Day 3/4/2021 World Aquatic Animal Day 4/4/2021 International Day for Mine Awareness 4/4/2021 International Pillow Fight Day 6/4/2021 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 7/4/2021 International Beaver Day 7/4/2021 World Health Day 8/4/2021 Zoo Lovers Day 10/4/2021 Arbor Day 10/4/2021 Siblings Day 10/4/2021 World Homeopathy Day 11/4/2021 Safe Motherhood Day 12/4/2021 Equal Pay Day 15/4/2021 World Art Day 15/4/2021 World Bleeding Disorders Awareness Day 16/4/2021 World Voice Day 17/4/2021 Bat Appreciation Day 17/4/2021 World Hemophilia Day 18/4/2021 International Day for Monuments and Sites 20/4/2021 420: International day for cannabis-related protests and events 21/4/2021 Day of Silence 21/4/2021 World Fish Migration Day A List of Global/International Observances Days for 2021 Month / Date (DD/MM/YYYY) Special Day Event 22/4/2021 World Earth Day 23/4/2021 World Book and Copyright Day 24/4/2021 Fashion Revolution Day 24/4/2021 International Sculpture Day 24/4/2021 World Day for Laboratory Animals 24/4/2021 World Meningitis Day 25/4/2021 DNA day 25/4/2021 World Malaria Day 26/4/2021 World Intellectual Property Day 27/4/2021 International Hyena Day 27/4/2021 World Tapir Day 28/4/2021 World Day for Safety and Health at Work 29/4/2021 Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 29/4/2021 International Dance Day 30/4/2021 International Jazz Day May-21 1/5/2021 International Labour Day 2/5/2021 World Laughter Day 2/5/2021 World Tuna Day 3/5/2021 International Leopard Day 3/5/2021 Wild Koala Day 3/5/2021 World Press Freedom Day 4/5/2021 Coal Miners Day 4/5/2021 International Firefighters’ Day 4/5/2021 Star Wars Day 4/5/2021 World Asthma Day 5/5/2021 International Midwives Day 5/5/2021 World Portuguese Language Day 6/5/2021 International No Diet Day 7/5/2021 World Athletics Day 7/5/2021 World Password Day 7/5/2021 World Wide Day of Genital Autonomy 8/5/2021 World Donkey Day 8/5/2021 World Fair Trade Day 8/5/2021 World Ovarian Cancer Day 8/5/2021 World Red Cross Day 9/5/2021 Mother’s Day 12/5/2021 International Nurses Day 13/5/2021 World Cocktail Day 14/5/2021 Endangered Species Day 15/5/2021 Armed Forces Day 15/5/2021 International Day of Families 16/5/2021 International Day of Light 16/5/2021 International Day of Living Together in Peace 17/5/2021 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 17/5/2021 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 18/5/2021 International Museum Day 18/5/2021 World AIDS Vaccine Day 19/5/2021 World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day 20/5/2021 Global Accessibility Awareness Day 20/5/2021 World Autoimmune / Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day 20/5/2021 World Bee Day 21/5/2021 Bike-to-Work Day 21/5/2021 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22/5/2021 International Day for Biological Diversity 23/5/2021 World Turtle Day 25/5/2021 Geek Pride Day 25/5/2021 International Missing Children’s Day 25/5/2021 Towel Day 25/5/2021 World Multiple Sclerosis Day 26/5/2021 World Redhead Day 27/5/2021 World Otter Day A List of Global/International Observances Days for 2021 Month / Date (DD/MM/YYYY) Special Day Event 28/5/2021 Menstrual Hygiene Day 29/5/2021 International Day of UN Peacekeepers 31/5/2021 World No-Tobacco Day 31/5/2021 World Parrot Day Jun-21 1/6/2021 Global Day of Parents 1/6/2021 World Milk Day 1/6/2021 World Reef Day 2/6/2021 International Sex Workers Day 3/6/2021 World Bicycle Day 4/6/2021 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 5/6/2021 World Environment Day 7/6/2021 World Food Safety Day 8/6/2021 World Brain Tumour Day 8/6/2021 World Oceans Day 9/6/2021 Coral Triangle Day 11/6/2021 International Lynx Day 12/6/2021 World Day Against Child Labour 12/6/2021 Global Wellness Day 12/6/2021 World Wide Knit in Public Day 13/6/2021 International Albinism Awareness Day 14/6/2021 World Blood Donor Day 15/6/2021 World Wind Day 16/6/2021 World Sea Turtle Day 17/6/2021 World Croc Day 17/6/2021 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 18/6/2021 Autistic Pride Day 19/6/2021 World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 20/6/2021 World Father’s Day 20/6/2021 World Refugee Day 21/6/2021 Go Skateboarding Day 21/6/2021 International Day of Yoga 21/6/2021 International Surfing Day 21/6/2021 World Giraffe Day 21/6/2021 World Humanist Day 21/6/2021 World Music Day 22/6/2021 World Camel Day 22/6/2021 World Rainforest Day 23/6/2021 International Olympic Day 23/6/2021 International Widow’s Day 24/6/2021 Take Your Dog to Work Day 25/6/2021 World Vitiligo Day 26/6/2021 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 26/6/2021 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 26/6/2021 World Refrigeration Day 27/6/2021 International PTSD Awareness Day 28/6/2021 CAPS LOCK DAY 30/6/2021 International Asteroid Day Jul-21 1/7/2021 Doctor’s Day 2/7/2021 World UFO Day 3/7/2021 International Day of Cooperatives 3/7/2021 International Free Hugs Day 6/7/2021 World Zoonoses Day 7/7/2021 World Chocolate Day 11/7/2021 World Population Day 12/7/2021 Malala Day 12/7/2021 Simplicity Day 14/7/2021 International Non-Binary People’s Day 14/7/2021 Shark Awareness Day 14/7/2021 World Chimpanzee Day A List of Global/International Observances Days for 2021 Month / Date (DD/MM/YYYY) Special Day Event 14/7/2021 World Orca Day 15/7/2021 World Youth Skills Day 17/7/2021 World Day for International Justice 17/7/2021 World Emoji Day 18/7/2021 Nelson Mandela International Day 20/7/2021 International Chess Day 22/7/2021 Pi Approximation Day 26/7/2021 Esperanto Day 26/7/2021 International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem 28/7/2021 World Hepatitis Day 28/7/2021 World Nature Conservation Day 29/7/2021 International Tiger Day 30/7/2021 International Day of Friendship 30/7/2021 System Administrator Appreciation Day Aug-21 4/8/2021 International Clouded Leopard Day 8/8/2021 International Cat Day 9/8/2021 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 10/8/2021 World Lion Day 12/8/2021 International Youth Day 12/8/2021 World Elephant Day 13/8/2021 Friday the 13th 13/8/2021 International
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