2021
First observance
World Cotton Day
United Nations in India explicitly describes 7 October 2021 as the first official UN World Cotton Day, after WTO-hosted World Cotton Day events in 2019 and 2020.
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What is celebrated on October 7?
See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to October 7. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.
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2019
Precursor
World Cotton Day
The Cotton Four initiative produced World Cotton Day events at the WTO before the United Nations formally proclaimed the annual observance in 2021.
2016
First observance
Kids Music Day
A contemporaneous organizer announcement describes October 7, 2016 as the first annual Kids Music Day.
2016
First observance
National Coffee with a Cop Day
The COPS Office announced Friday, October 7, 2016 as the first National Coffee with a Cop Day.
2008
First observance
World Day for Decent Work
ITUC’s 2009 campaign guide states that the first World Day took place on October 7, 2008.
2006
First observance
World Card Making Day
Historical card-making material identifies 7 October 2006 as the first celebration.
1994
Institutional decision
National Family Literacy Day®
GovInfo records the House as considering and passing H.J. Res. 413 on October 7, 1994. This field does not assert enactment as a permanent federal statute.
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Other in-depth guides on October 7
Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide
National Coffee with a Cop Day
Coffee with a Cop and the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office verify the program’s 2011 Hawthorne Police Department origin, the first national day on October 7, 2016, and the later/curre…
Source-backedEdition SpecificIn-depth guide
National Walk & Roll to School Day
Official program history says the Partnership for a Walkable America sponsored the first National Walk Our Children to School Day in 1997. The National Center for Safe Routes to School now…
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
World Cotton Day
A/RES/75/318
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
World Day for Decent Work
ITUC verifies the 2006 Founding Congress call, the first World Day for Decent Work on October 7, 2008, and continuing annual coordination including 2026; campaign advocacy and international…
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4 observances
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Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide
National Coffee with a Cop Day
Coffee with a Cop and the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office verify the program’s 2011 Hawthorne Police Department origin, the first national day on October 7, 2016, and the later/curre…
Source-backedEdition SpecificIn-depth guide
National Walk & Roll to School Day
Official program history says the Partnership for a Walkable America sponsored the first National Walk Our Children to School Day in 1997. The National Center for Safe Routes to School now…
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
World Cotton Day
A/RES/75/318
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
World Day for Decent Work
ITUC verifies the 2006 Founding Congress call, the first World Day for Decent Work on October 7, 2008, and continuing annual coordination including 2026; campaign advocacy and international…
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