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World Thinking Day

22 February · international Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting friendship observance

WAGGGS history records the 1926 World Conference decision creating an annual Thinking Day on 22 February; in 1999 delegates renamed it World Thinking Day.

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World Toilet Day

19 November · United Nations / international observance

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World Vegan Day

1 November annually · The Vegan Society / global movement observance

The Vegan Society states that World Vegan Day takes place annually on 1 November and was created in 1994 for the Society’s 50th anniversary.

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World Wish Day

29 April · global wish-granting awareness and support observance

Make-A-Wish International verifies World Wish Day on April 29, its connection to the April 29, 1980 wish that inspired the movement, and continuing global stewardship in 2026; the exact fir…

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World Youth Skills Day

15 July · United Nations international observance

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Zero Discrimination Day

1 March · UNAIDS / United Nations / international observance

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