National & International Days 2026
2026 Calendar of Events, Celebrations and Special Events in the UK.
January
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1 Thu
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1 Thu
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1 Thu
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1 ThuDry January
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1 ThuVeganuary
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2 Fri
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3 SatMahayana New Year
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4 Sun
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4 Sun
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4 SunWorld Hypnotism Day
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5 MonNational Whipped Cream Day
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6 Tue
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6 TueNational Bean Day
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7 Wed
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12 Mon
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14 WedWorld Logic Day
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16 Fri
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17 Sat
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18 SunNational Thesaurus Day
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18 SunWorld Snow Day
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19 Mon
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19 MonBrew Monday
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21 WedMuseum Selfie Day
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21 WedNational Squirrel Appreciation Day
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23 Fri
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23 FriNational Fun at Work Day
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24 Sat
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24 SatInternational Day of Education
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25 Sun
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25 Sun
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25 Sunst dwynwen's day
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26 MonInternational Customs Day
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27 Tue
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27 Tue
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28 Wed
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29 Thu
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30 Fri
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31 Sat
February
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1 Sun
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1 Sun
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1 SunWorld Interfaith Harmony Week
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1 SunBritish Yorkshire Pudding Day
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1 SunKick Day
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2 Mon
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2 Mon
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4 Wed
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4 WedInternational Day of Human Fraternity
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6 Fri
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7 SatSafer Internet Day
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7 SatRose Day
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8 SunPropose Day
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9 Mon
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9 MonNational Toothache Day
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9 MonChocolate Day
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10 TueTeddy Day
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11 WedInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science
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11 WedPromise Day
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12 Thu
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12 ThuHug Day
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13 Fri
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13 Fri
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13 FriKiss Day
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14 Sat
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14 SatInternational Book Giving Day
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15 Sun
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15 SunInternational Childhood Cancer Day
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15 SunSlap Day
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17 Tue
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17 Tue
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17 Tue
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17 TueLunar New Year
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17 TuePerfume Day
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18 Wed
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18 WedFlirting Day
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19 ThuConfession Day
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20 Fri
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20 FriWorld Day of Social Justice
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20 FriMissing Day
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21 Sat
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21 SatReal Bread Week
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21 SatBreakup Day
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22 SunNational Walking the Dog Day
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22 Sun
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24 TueWorld Spay Day
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26 Thu
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27 Fri
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27 FriWorld Non-governmental Organization Day
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28 Sat
March
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1 Sun
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1 Sun
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1 Sun
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1 SunSelf-Injury Awareness Day
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1 Sun
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1 SunWorld Music Therapy Day
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1 SunWorld Candle Day
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1 Sun
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2 MonWorld Teen Mental Wellness Day
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2 MonBritish Pie Week
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3 Tue
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3 TueWhat If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day
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3 TueOrganize Your Home Office Day
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4 WedHoli
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4 Wed
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5 ThuInternational Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
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6 Fri
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6 Fri
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6 Fri
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7 Sat
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7 SatWorld Plant Power Day
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8 SunNational Proofreading Day
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8 Sun
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9 Mon
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9 Mon
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12 Thu
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14 Sat
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14 SatInternational Day of Mathematics
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14 Sat
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14 SatInternational Fanny Pack Day
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15 Sun
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15 Sun
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15 SunTrue Confessions Day
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15 Sun
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17 Tue
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17 TueWorld Social Work Day
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19 Thu
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19 Thu
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19 ThuInternational Read to Me Day
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19 ThuLast Day of Ramadan
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20 Fri
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20 Fri
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20 Fri
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20 FriFrench Language Day
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20 FriAlien Abductions Day
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21 Sat
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21 Sat
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21 Sat
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21 Sat
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21 SatInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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23 Mon
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23 Mon
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23 Mon
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24 Tue
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27 FriWorld Theatre Day
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28 Sat
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29 Sun
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31 Tue
April
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1 Wed
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1 Wed
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1 Wed
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1 WedNational Sourdough Bread Day
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1 WedInternational Fun At Work Day
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1 WedEdible Book Day
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1 WedFossil Fools Day
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2 Thu
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2 Thu
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2 Thu
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2 ThuMaundy Thursday
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2 Thu
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3 Fri
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3 FriDon't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day
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3 FriNational Tweed Day
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3 FriNational Rainbow Day
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4 SatInternational Pillow Fight Day
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4 Sat
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4 SatInternational Carrot Day
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4 SatNational Hug a Newsman Day
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4 SatWalk Around Things Day
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4 SatWorld Rat Day
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5 Sun
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5 SunNational Dandelion Day
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5 SunNational Deep Dish Pizza Day
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6 Mon
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6 MonInternational Day of Sport for Development and Peace
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6 MonPlan Your Epitaph Day
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7 Tue
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10 Fri
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10 Fri
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10 Fri
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11 Sat
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12 Sun
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12 SunCosmonautics Day
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13 Mon
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13 MonNational Scrabble Day
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13 MonInternational plant appreciation day
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14 Tue
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14 TueInternational Moment of Laughter Day
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14 Tue
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15 Wed
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16 ThuWorld Voice Day
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17 Fri
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17 FriInternational Bat Appreciation Day
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17 FriBlah Blah Blah Day
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18 Sat
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18 SatNational Haiku Poetry Day
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18 SatWorld Amateur Radio Day
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20 MonChinese Language Day
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21 TueInternational Creativity and Innovation Day
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21 TueNational Tea Day
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22 Wed
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22 Wed
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22 WedInternational Mother Earth Day
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23 Thu
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23 ThuEnglish Language Day
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23 ThuSpanish Language Day
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23 Thu
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23 ThuGreat British Beef Week
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24 FriWorld Immunization Week
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25 Sat
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25 Sat
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25 Sat
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25 SatInternational Sculpture Day
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25 Sat
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26 Sun
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26 SunInternational Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
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26 SunDrive It Day
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26 SunHug An Australian Day
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28 Tue
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29 Wed
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29 WedInternational Guide Dog Day
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30 Thu
May
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1 Fri
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1 Fri
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2 Sat
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2 Sat
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2 Sat
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3 SunHedgehog Awareness Week
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3 Sun
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3 Sun
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4 Mon
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5 Tue
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5 TueAfrican World Heritage Day
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5 TueInternational Day of the Midwife
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5 TueWorld Portuguese Language Day
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7 ThuWorld Password Day
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8 Fri
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8 FriInternational Thalassaemia Day
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9 SatFair Trade Day
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10 Sun
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12 TueInternational Women in Mathematics Day
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12 TueNational Limerick Day
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12 Tue
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13 Wed
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13 WedNational Receptionists Day
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13 Wedworld cocktail day
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14 Thu
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15 Fri
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15 FriEndangered Species Day
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16 SatInternational Day of Light
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16 Sat
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17 Sun
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17 Sun
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18 Mon
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20 Wed
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20 Wed
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21 Thu
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21 Thu
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21 ThuWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
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22 Fri
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23 Sat
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24 Sun
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24 Sun
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25 MonSpring bank holiday
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25 Mon
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25 Mon
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25 MonInternational Missing Children’s Day
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25 Mon
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26 Tue
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28 ThuWorld Blood Cancer Day
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29 FriInternational Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
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30 SatNational Creativity Day
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30 Sat
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31 Sun
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31 Sun
June
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1 Mon
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1 MonWorld Reef Awareness Day
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2 TueLeave The Office Early Day
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3 Wed
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3 Wed
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3 WedRepeat Day
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4 Thu
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4 Thu
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5 Fri
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6 Sat
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7 SunNational Cancer Survivor’s Day
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7 SunWorld Food Safety Day
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8 Mon
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8 Mon
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12 FriWorld Day Against Child Labor
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13 SatInternational Albinism Awareness Day
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13 SatGlobal Wellness Day
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14 Sun
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15 Mon
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15 MonBeer Day Britain
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16 Tue
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16 Tue
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16 TueInternational Day of the African Child
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18 Thu
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18 ThuInternational Sushi Day
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18 ThuInternational Panic Day
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19 FriWorld Sauntering Day
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20 Sat
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20 Sat
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20 SatInternational Surfing Day
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20 SatWorld Juggling Day
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21 Sun
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21 Sun
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22 Mon
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23 Tue
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23 Tue
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23 TueNational Writing Day
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25 ThuGlobal Beatles Day
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25 Thu
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26 Fri
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27 Sat
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27 SatNational Bingo Day
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27 SatNational PTSD Awareness Day
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27 SatMicro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
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27 SatInternational Pineapple Day
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29 Mon
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29 MonInternational Mud Day
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30 TueInternational Asteroid Day
July
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1 WedWorld Bronchiectasis Day
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1 Wed
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2 Thu
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4 Sat
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4 SatInternational Day of Cooperatives
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7 Tue
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11 Sat
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12 Sun
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12 SunOrangemen's Day (The Twelfth)
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14 Tue
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15 WedNational Give Something Away Day
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16 Thu
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16 ThuWorld Snake Day
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18 Sat
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19 Sun
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20 Mon
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20 MonInternational Chess Day
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22 WedNational Hammock Day
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22 Wed
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24 FriInternational Self Care Day
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26 Sun
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28 TueWorld War I
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29 Wed
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29 Wed
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30 Thu
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30 ThuWorld Day Against Trafficking in Persons
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31 FriWorld Ranger Day
August
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1 Sat
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1 Sat
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1 SatLammas Day
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3 Mon
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5 WedPlayday - National Day for Play
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6 ThuHiroshima Day
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7 FriInternational Beer Day
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8 Sat
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8 SatInternational Cat Day
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9 Sun
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9 SunInternational Day of the World's Indigenous People
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9 SunInternational Coworking Day
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10 Mon
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11 Tue
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12 Wed
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13 Thu
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14 FriNational Financial Awareness Day
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14 FriWorld Lizard Day
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15 Sat
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15 Sat
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15 SatInternational Geocaching Day
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16 Sun
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16 Sun
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16 SunNational Roller Coaster Day
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18 TueNational Fajita Day
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19 Wed
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20 Thu
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20 Thu
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21 FriInternational Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
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22 SatWorld Plant Milk Day
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22 SatBe An Angel Day
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23 SunInternational Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
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26 Wed
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29 SatInternational Day Against Nuclear Tests
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30 Sun
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30 SunInternational Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
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31 MonSummer bank holiday
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31 MonInternational Overdose Awareness Day
September
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1 TueWorld Letter Writing Day
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1 TueNational Suicide Prevention Month
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2 Wed
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4 Fri
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4 FriNational Food Bank Day
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4 FriWorld Sexual Health Day
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5 SatWorld Beard Day
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5 SatInternational Day of Charity
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6 Sun
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7 MonOrgan Donation Week
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8 TueWorld Physiotherapy (PT) Day
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8 Tue
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9 WedEmergency Services Day (999 Day)
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9 WedInternational Day to Protect Education from Attack
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10 ThuWorld Suicide Prevention Day
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10 ThuInternational Makeup Day
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11 FriRosh Hashanah
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12 SatEuropean Migraine Day of Action
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13 SunPositive Thinking Day
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13 SunRoald Dahl Day
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13 SunUncle Sam Day
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14 Mon
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15 TueWorld Lymphoma Awareness Day
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15 Tue
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15 TueInternational Dot Day
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16 Wed
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16 Wed
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17 ThuInternational Country Music Day
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17 ThuWorld Patient Safety Day
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18 Fri
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18 FriInternational Equal Pay Day
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19 Sat
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19 SatWorld Cleanup Day
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20 Sun
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20 SunYom Kippur
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21 Mon
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21 Mon
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21 Mon
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21 MonWorld Alzheimer’s Day
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22 Tue
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22 Tue
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22 TueWorld Rhino Day
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22 TueWorld Rose Day
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23 WedInternational Day of Sign Languages
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23 Wed
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24 ThuNational Day of Arts in Care Homes
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24 ThuWorld Gorilla Day
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25 Fri
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25 FriWorld Dream Day
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26 Sat
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26 SatWorld Contraception Day
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26 SatInternational Rabbit Day
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27 Sun
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27 SunWorld Rivers Day
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28 Mon
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28 MonWorld Rabies Day
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28 MonInternational Day for Universal Access to Information
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29 Tue
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29 TueInternational Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
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29 TueInternational Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
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30 Wed
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30 WedInternational Translation Day
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30 WedWorld Maritime Day
October
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1 Thu
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1 Thu
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1 ThuInternational Music Day
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1 ThuNational Hair Day
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1 ThuInternational Day of Older Persons
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1 ThuNational Poetry Day
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1 Thu
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2 Fri
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2 FriInternational Day of Non-Violence
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2 FriShemini Atzeret
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3 Sat
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3 Sat
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4 Sun
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4 Sun
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4 Sun
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4 SunFeast of St Francis of Assisi
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4 Sun
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4 SunWorld Space Week
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5 Mon
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5 MonWorld Habitat Day
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5 MonWorld Architecture Day
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6 TueNational Noodle Day
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6 TueWorld Cerebral Palsy Day
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7 Wed
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7 WedWorld Financial Planning Day
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7 WedRandom Acts of Poetry Day
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7 WedNational Kale Day
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8 ThuInternational Podiatry Day
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8 ThuWorld Sight Day
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8 ThuUK Fungus Day
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9 Fri
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9 Fri
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9 FriWorld Post Day
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10 SatWorld Day Against the Death Penalty
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10 Sat
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10 SatWorld Hospice and Palliative Care Day
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10 SatWorld Homeless Day
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10 SatWorld Porridge Day
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11 Sun
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11 SunInternational Day of the Girl Child
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12 MonWorld Arthritis Day
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13 TueAda Lovelace Day
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13 TueInternational Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
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14 WedWorld Standards Day
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15 ThuGlobal Handwashing Day
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15 ThuInternational Day of Rural Women
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16 FriWorld Spine Day
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17 Sat
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17 SatNational Album Day
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17 SatInternational Day for the Eradication of Poverty
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17 SatNational Fetch Day
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20 TueWorld Osteoporosis Day
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20 TueInternational Sloth Day
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20 TueNational Pharmacy Technician Day
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20 TueInternational Chefs Day
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20 Tue
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21 WedNational Reptile Day
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21 WedNational Apple Day
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21 WedBack to the Future Day
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21 WedGlobal Dignity Day
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21 WedTrafalgar Day
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22 ThuInternational Stuttering Awareness Day
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24 Sat
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24 SatWorld Development Information Day
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24 Sat
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25 Sun
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25 SunInternational Dwarfism Awareness Day
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25 SunWorld Opera Day
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25 SunInternational Artist Day
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26 Mon
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27 TueNational Mentoring Day
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29 Thu
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29 ThuWorld Psoriasis Day
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29 ThuWorld Stroke Day
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31 Sat
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31 SatWorld Cities Day
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31 SatWorld Savings Day
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31 SatSamhain
November
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1 Sun
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1 Sun
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1 Sun
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1 SunNative American Heritage Month
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1 SunNational Adoption Month
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1 Sun
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2 Mon
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5 Thu
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5 ThuWorld Tsunami Awareness Day
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5 Thu
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7 Sat
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8 Sun
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8 SunWorld Urbanism Day
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9 Mon
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9 Mon
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9 MonWorld Adoption Day
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9 MonInternational Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
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10 TueInternational Accounting Day
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10 TueWorld Science Day for Peace and Development
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11 Wed
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13 Fri
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14 Sat
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15 Sun
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16 Mon
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17 Tue
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17 TueNational Unfriend Day
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17 TueInternational Students' Day
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19 ThuNational Play Monopoly Day
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19 Thu
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19 Thu
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19 ThuWorld Toilet Day
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20 FriTransgender Day of Remembrance
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20 Fri
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21 Sat
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21 SatWorld Hello Day
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23 Mon
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24 Tue
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25 WedInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
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26 Thu
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26 Thu
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27 Fri
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27 FriBuy Nothing Day
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29 SunInternational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
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30 Mon
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30 MonSt Andrew's Day
December
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1 Tue
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1 Tue
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2 WedInternational Day for the Abolition of Slavery
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2 Wed
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3 Thu
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4 Fri
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4 FriWildlife Conservation Day
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4 FriInternational Day of Banks
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5 Sat
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5 Sat
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5 Sat
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5 SatSmall Business Saturday
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6 Sun
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7 Mon
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7 MonInternational Civil Aviation Day
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8 Tue
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9 Wed
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9 WedInternational Anti-corruption Day
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9 WedInternational Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
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10 Thu
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10 ThuNobel Prize Day
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10 ThuInternational Animal Rights Day
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11 FriInternational Mountain Day
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11 FriUNICEF Birthday
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12 SatInternational Day of Neutrality
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12 SatInternational Universal Health Coverage Day
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14 MonNational Biscuits and Gravy Day
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14 Mon
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14 Mon
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18 FriArabic Language Day
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18 FriInternational Migrants Day
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20 SunInternational Human Solidarity Day
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21 Mon
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21 Mon
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23 Wed
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24 Thu
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25 Fri
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26 Sat
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27 SunInternational Day of Epidemic Preparedness
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