On this day
1st October
International Coffee Day
In 2015, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) launched International Coffee Day. Observed annually on the 1st of October, this is a day to celebrate
2nd October
National Name Your Car Day
As national days go, this one is fairly off-the-wall but it's all just a bit of fun so join us today in celebrating National Name Your Car Day.
3rd October
German Unity Day
Tag der Deutschen Einheit, or German Unity Day, today commemorates the reunification of Germany and is marked by political speeches, a Bürgerfest (citizens'
4th October
It's International Vodka Day
Our friends across the pond have given us a reason to celebrate. In America the 4th October is National Vodka Day, so by extension for the rest of us it
5th October
World Teachers Day
Quiet at the back! No sniggering. Today is World Teachers Day, a chance to celebrate the role this often-maligned profession plays in all our lives.
6th October
Mad Hatter Day
The Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland wears, as we all know, a top hat.
7th October
National Frappe Day
An American National Day marked annually on October 7th, National Frappé Day is designed to celebrate the blended coffee drink of the same name that's
8th October
International Octopus Day
Octopuses are of course known for their eight semi-autonomous arms lined with thousands of suckers. But this remarkable creature also has blue blood coursing
9th October
Anniversary of Che Guevara's death
On this day in 1967, Bolivian paramilitaries, working with the CIA, executed Che Guevara, and spawned a thousand T-shirts.
10th October
World Porridge Day
Did you start your day with a bowl of porridge? Whatever you had for breakfast, consider yourself lucky – many others start their day chronically hungry.
11th October
Σαν σήμερα πέθανε ο θρύλος Trader Vic
Πρόκειται για έναν από τους ανθρώπους στους οποίους οφείλουμε την Tiki κουλτούρα. Ο λόγος
12th October
Today is National Day in Spain
Every day's a holiday somewhere, and the good folk of Spain have a holiday today to celebrate their national day - the Fiesta Nacional de España.
13th October
GMT's birthday
Pedants may call it UTC, but to us the time will always be GMT, or Greenwich Mean Time. And it was on this day in 1884 that GMT, or the time in London's
14th October
National Dessert Day
Pastries, jellies, mousses, cakes, crumbles, pies and sundaes. We all have a favourite dessert. But today is the day to celebrate each and every one as
15th October
Anniversary of the Land Speed Record
The Land Speed Record was set this day in 1997 by Andy Green in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
16th October
National Liqueur Day
Of all the unofficial National Holidays to emerge from the USA, National Liqueur Day is surely one of the highlights of the calendar.
17th October
London flooded with beer
This day in 1814 was very lucky for a handful of Londoners (though sadly rather unlucky for others) when a 7 metre (23 foot) tall vat holding 610,000 litres
18th October
Cravat Day
By order of the Croatian Parliament, no less, today is Cravat Day, a chance to celebrate the humble tie in all its forms and practice Croatian pride.
19th October
It's International Gin and Tonic Day
Founded in 2010 (according to Wikipedia) and celebrated annually worldwide on the 19th October, International Gin & Tonic Day is just as it sounds –
20th October
World Calvados Day
The folk at Avallen Calvados launched World Calvados Day in 2020 to celebrate the French apple brandy.
21st October
National Mezcal Day
Perhaps this page should read 'International Mezcal Day', as although this 'National Day' is an all American creation there are a great many of us around
22nd October
Η εκλογή του πρώτου Προέδρου από το Τέξας
Happy National Nut Day! Yes, that's right - October 22nd is the day we celebrate these little nuggets of goodness. With a reputation for being the healthier
23rd October
Η επέτειος του El Alamein
It all started in 1979 with Sony's Walkman. The portable cassette player then went digital with the invention of the first portable MP3 player in 1997.
24th October
Η ημέρα των Ηνωμένων Εθνών
On this day in 1945, as the world struggled to cope with the aftermath of World War II and a strange new world order, the United Nations came into being
25th October
Παγκόσμια ημέρα... Μακαρονάδων!
Today is the one and only, official, World Pasta Day. And, no, that's not an internet invention. Today really IS World Pasta Day. And to commemorate it,
26th October
National Pumpkin Day
Q: What are gourds afraid of? A: Things that go pumpkin the night.
27th October
National American Beer Day
There's nothing quite like an ice-cold beer on a hot day. Or any day for that matter. So let 27th October, or National American Beer Day, be your perfect
28th October
The Volstead Act was passed this day
On this day in 1919 the US Congress voted the Eighteenth Amendment, AKA the Volstead Act, AKA the National Prohibition Act, into law, following a bill
29th October
National Cat Day
The purr-fect day for all the feline fans out there, National Cat Day originated in 2005, when US lifestyle writer Colleen Paige took it upon herself to
30th October
National Candy Corn Day
Candy corn - the sweet treat favoured by Americans in the autumn - has its own national day! Typically eaten around Halloween, candy corn was created in
31st October
Halloween Cocktails
Ghosts and goblins, gargoyles and graves: it's that time of year again to cut up old sheets, paint on the fake blood, stock up on sweets and make a good
