2011
First observance
I Love Yarn Day
A contemporaneous CYC promotional graphic explicitly identifies I Love Yarn Day on October 14, 2011, and the 2015 fifth-annual release corroborates 2011 as the first year.
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What is celebrated on October 14?
See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to October 14. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.
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Selected observance milestones connected to this date, based on reviewed sources.
1994
1992
Institutional decision
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
UN Digital Library records 14 October 1992 as the action/adoption date of General Assembly resolution 47/3.
1978
Institutional decision
National Inventors’ Day
The statute and proclamation provide these dates directly.
1966
Later action
Commemoration of the Revolution of 20 October 1944
Declared October 20 a national holiday for private and state workers, amended Labour Code Article 127 and repealed Decree-Law 57.
1966
Later action
Independence Day
Declared September 15 a national holiday with paid leave and amended Labour Code Article 127 while replacing earlier legal provisions.
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Other in-depth guides on October 14
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Chișinău City Day / Hramul Chișinăului
Official Chișinău municipal material records the first city-holiday celebration in 1995, an initial second-Sunday-in-October rule and a 2000 decision fixing October 14 to coincide with the…
Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide
Emergency Nurses Day
The Emergency Nurses Association states that it has recognized the second Wednesday in October as Emergency Nurses Day since 1989 and expanded the celebration to Emergency Nurses Week in 20…
Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide
International Top Spinning Day
The Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum identifies International Top Spinning Day on the second Wednesday in October and lists the 2026 date.
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Mtskhetoba-Svetitskhovloba
Georgia’s Labour Code and national tourism office identify 14 October as Mtskhetoba-Svetitskhovloba, a Georgian public holiday rooted in local Orthodox tradition.
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Mwalimu Nyerere Day
Tanzanian government diplomatic mission holiday calendars identify October 14 as the Tanzanian public holiday for Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
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National Fossil Day
National Park Service current National Fossil Day program
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Chișinău City Day / Hramul Chișinăului
Official Chișinău municipal material records the first city-holiday celebration in 1995, an initial second-Sunday-in-October rule and a 2000 decision fixing October 14 to coincide with the…
Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide
Emergency Nurses Day
The Emergency Nurses Association states that it has recognized the second Wednesday in October as Emergency Nurses Day since 1989 and expanded the celebration to Emergency Nurses Week in 20…
Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide
International Top Spinning Day
The Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum identifies International Top Spinning Day on the second Wednesday in October and lists the 2026 date.
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
Mtskhetoba-Svetitskhovloba
Georgia’s Labour Code and national tourism office identify 14 October as Mtskhetoba-Svetitskhovloba, a Georgian public holiday rooted in local Orthodox tradition.
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
Mwalimu Nyerere Day
Tanzanian government diplomatic mission holiday calendars identify October 14 as the Tanzanian public holiday for Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
Source-backedEdition SpecificIn-depth guide
National Fossil Day
National Park Service current National Fossil Day program
Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide
National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention states that its National Pet Obesity Day is recognized each year on the second Wednesday in October and identifies the 2023 observance as National…
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National Stop Bullying Day
National Day Calendar and school-safety resources trace the observance to a 2009 student initiative and place Stop Bullying Day on the second Wednesday of October.
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National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
National Day Calendar states that the observance is promoted annually by KIWI Magazine and occurs on the second Wednesday in October.
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October 14 Revolution
Republic of Yemen Law No. 2 of 2000 on official holidays lists the anniversary of the 14 October Revolution as a one-day official holiday. Current Aden-based Ministry of Civil Service notic…
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World Standards Day
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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