National & International Days 1940
1940 Calendar of Events, Celebrations and Special Events in the UK.
January
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1 Mon
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1 Mon
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1 Mon
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2 Tue
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4 Thu
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5 FriNational Whipped Cream Day
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6 SatNational Bean Day
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7 Sun
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12 Fri
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15 MonBrew Monday
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16 Tue
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19 Fri
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20 Sat
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20 Sat
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23 Tue
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24 Wed
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24 WedMahayana New Year
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25 Thu
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25 Thu
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25 Thust dwynwen's day
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31 Wed
February
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1 ThuKick Day
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2 Fri
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4 SunBritish Yorkshire Pudding Day
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6 Tue
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6 Tue
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7 Wed
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7 WedRose Day
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8 ThuLunar New Year
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8 ThuPropose Day
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9 Fri
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9 Fri
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9 FriChocolate Day
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10 SatTeddy Day
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11 SunPromise Day
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12 MonHug Day
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13 Tue
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13 Tue
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13 TueKiss Day
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14 Wed
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15 Thu
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15 ThuSlap Day
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17 Sat
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17 SatReal Bread Week
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17 SatPerfume Day
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18 Sun
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18 SunFlirting Day
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19 MonConfession Day
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20 TueMissing Day
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21 Wed
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21 WedBreakup Day
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22 ThuNational Walking the Dog Day
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27 Tue
March
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1 Fri
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1 Fri
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1 Fri
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1 Fri
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1 Fri
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3 Sun
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3 SunWhat If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day
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4 MonBritish Pie Week
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5 TueInternational Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
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5 TueOrganize Your Home Office Day
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6 Wed
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7 Thu
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8 Fri
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9 SatInternational Fanny Pack Day
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14 Thu
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14 Thu
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15 Fri
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15 FriTrue Confessions Day
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15 Fri
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17 Sun
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17 Sun
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20 Wed
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20 Wed
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20 WedAlien Abductions Day
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21 Thu
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21 Thu
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21 ThuMaundy Thursday
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22 Fri
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23 Sat
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23 Sat
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23 Sat
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24 Sun
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24 Sun
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25 Mon
April
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1 Mon
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1 MonNational Sourdough Bread Day
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1 MonInternational Fun At Work Day
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1 MonEdible Book Day
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1 MonFossil Fools Day
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2 Tue
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3 Wed
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3 WedDon't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day
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3 WedNational Tweed Day
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3 WedNational Rainbow Day
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4 ThuNational Hug a Newsman Day
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4 ThuWalk Around Things Day
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4 ThuWorld Rat Day
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5 FriNational Dandelion Day
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5 FriNational Deep Dish Pizza Day
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6 SatInternational Day of Sport for Development and Peace
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6 SatInternational Pillow Fight Day
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6 SatPlan Your Epitaph Day
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7 Sun
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10 Wed
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12 Fri
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12 FriCosmonautics Day
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13 SatNational Scrabble Day
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14 Sun
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14 SunInternational Moment of Laughter Day
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14 Sun
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15 Mon
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16 TueWorld Voice Day
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17 Wed
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17 WedInternational Bat Appreciation Day
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17 WedBlah Blah Blah Day
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18 Thu
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18 ThuNational Haiku Poetry Day
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21 SunInternational Creativity and Innovation Day
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21 SunNational Tea Day
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22 Mon
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22 Mon
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22 MonInternational Mother Earth Day
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22 Mon
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23 Tue
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23 TueEnglish Language Day
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23 TueGreat British Beef Week
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25 Thu
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25 Thu
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25 Thu
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26 FriHug An Australian Day
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27 SatInternational Sculpture Day
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27 Sat
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28 SunDrive It Day
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29 Mon
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30 Tue
May
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1 Wed
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2 ThuWorld Password Day
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2 Thu
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2 Thu
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3 Fri
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4 Sat
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4 Sat
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5 Sun
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5 SunHedgehog Awareness Week
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5 Sun
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5 Sun
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8 Wed
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10 Fri
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12 SunInternational Women in Mathematics Day
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12 Sun
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12 Sun
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13 Mon
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13 Mon
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15 Wed
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18 Sat
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19 Sun
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21 Tue
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21 TueWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
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21 Tue
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22 Wed
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23 Thu
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23 Thu
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25 Sat
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25 SatInternational Missing Children’s Day
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27 MonSpring bank holiday
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28 TueWorld Blood Cancer Day
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30 ThuNational Creativity Day
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31 Fri
June
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1 Sat
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2 SunLeave The Office Early Day
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3 Mon
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3 MonRepeat Day
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4 Tue
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5 Wed
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6 Thu
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7 FriWorld Food Safety Day
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8 Sat
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8 Sat
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11 Tue
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12 WedWorld Day Against Child Labor
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13 ThuInternational Albinism Awareness Day
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14 Fri
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15 Sat
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15 SatBeer Day Britain
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15 SatWorld Juggling Day
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16 Sun
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18 TueInternational Sushi Day
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18 TueInternational Panic Day
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19 WedWorld Sauntering Day
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20 Thu
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20 Thu
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21 Fri
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21 Fri
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22 Sat
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23 Sun
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23 SunNational Writing Day
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27 Thu
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27 ThuNational Bingo Day
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27 ThuInternational Pineapple Day
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29 Sat
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29 SatInternational Mud Day
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30 SunInternational Asteroid Day
July
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1 Mon
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2 Tue
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4 Thu
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7 Sun
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11 Thu
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14 Sun
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16 TueWorld Snake Day
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18 Thu
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20 Sat
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22 MonNational Hammock Day
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24 WedInternational Self Care Day
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28 Sun
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28 SunWorld War I
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29 Mon
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30 Tue
August
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1 Thu
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3 Sat
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6 TueHiroshima Day
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7 WedPlayday - National Day for Play
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10 Sat
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10 Sat
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12 Mon
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13 Tue
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14 WedNational Financial Awareness Day
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14 WedWorld Lizard Day
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15 Thu
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16 Fri
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16 Fri
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19 Mon
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22 ThuBe An Angel Day
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23 FriInternational Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
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26 MonSummer bank holiday
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26 Mon
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26 Mon
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30 Fri
September
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1 SunWorld Letter Writing Day
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1 SunNational Suicide Prevention Month
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2 Mon
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2 MonOrgan Donation Week
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4 WedWorld Sexual Health Day
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5 ThuInternational Day of Charity
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6 FriNational Food Bank Day
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8 Sun
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9 MonEmergency Services Day (999 Day)
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9 MonInternational Day to Protect Education from Attack
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10 TueInternational Makeup Day
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12 ThuEuropean Migraine Day of Action
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13 FriPositive Thinking Day
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13 FriUncle Sam Day
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15 Sun
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15 Sun
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15 SunInternational Dot Day
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17 TueInternational Country Music Day
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17 TueWorld Patient Safety Day
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18 WedInternational Equal Pay Day
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21 Sat
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21 Sat
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21 Sat
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21 SatWorld Cleanup Day
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22 Sun
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22 SunWorld Rivers Day
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22 SunWorld Rose Day
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24 TueNational Day of Arts in Care Homes
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24 TueWorld Gorilla Day
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26 ThuWorld Contraception Day
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27 Fri
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28 Sat
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28 SatWorld Rabies Day
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28 SatInternational Rabbit Day
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29 Sun
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30 Mon
October
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1 Tue
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1 Tue
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1 Tue
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2 WedRosh Hashanah
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2 Wed
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2 WedNational Kale Day
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3 Thu
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3 Thu
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3 ThuNational Poetry Day
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4 Fri
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4 Fri
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4 Fri
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5 Sat
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6 Sun
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6 SunNational Noodle Day
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7 Mon
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7 MonWorld Architecture Day
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8 TueAda Lovelace Day
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8 TueUK Fungus Day
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9 WedWorld Post Day
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10 ThuWorld Day Against the Death Penalty
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10 Thu
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10 ThuWorld Porridge Day
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11 FriYom Kippur
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15 TueGlobal Handwashing Day
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16 Wed
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17 ThuInternational Day for the Eradication of Poverty
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19 SatNational Album Day
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19 SatNational Fetch Day
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20 SunNational Pharmacy Technician Day
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21 MonNational Apple Day
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21 MonTrafalgar Day
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22 TueInternational Stuttering Awareness Day
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23 WedShemini Atzeret
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24 Thu
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24 Thu
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25 Fri
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26 Sat
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27 SunNational Mentoring Day
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30 Wed
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31 Thu
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31 ThuSamhain
November
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1 Fri
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1 Fri
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1 FriLast Day of Ramadan
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1 FriNative American Heritage Month
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1 FriNational Adoption Month
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1 Fri
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2 Sat
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5 Tue
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5 TueWorld Tsunami Awareness Day
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5 Tue
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9 Sat
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10 SunInternational Accounting Day
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10 SunWorld Science Day for Peace and Development
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11 Mon
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13 Wed
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14 Thu
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15 Fri
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16 Sat
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19 TueNational Play Monopoly Day
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19 Tue
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19 TueWorld Toilet Day
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20 Wed
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21 Thu
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21 Thu
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25 MonInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
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26 Tue
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28 Thu
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29 Fri
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30 SatSt Andrew's Day
December
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1 Sun
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2 MonInternational Day for the Abolition of Slavery
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3 Tue
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4 WedWildlife Conservation Day
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5 Thu
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5 Thu
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7 Sat
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7 SatInternational Civil Aviation Day
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7 SatSmall Business Saturday
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8 Sun
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9 Mon
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9 MonInternational Anti-corruption Day
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10 Tue
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10 TueNobel Prize Day
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10 TueInternational Animal Rights Day
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11 WedInternational Mountain Day
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11 WedUNICEF Birthday
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12 ThuInternational Day of Neutrality
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12 ThuInternational Universal Health Coverage Day
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14 SatNational Biscuits and Gravy Day
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14 Sat
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18 WedInternational Migrants Day
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20 FriInternational Human Solidarity Day
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21 Sat
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21 Sat
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23 Mon
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24 Tue
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25 Wed
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25 Wed
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26 Thu
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27 FriInternational Day of Epidemic Preparedness
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31 Tue
