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13 September · Pet/veterinary awareness-calendar usage
September 13 is repeated by veterinary-awareness calendars; Valley Animal Center reports a 2014 establishment associated with Rogers and the MB Jungle Foundation, while unsupported launch/s…
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14 February · United States / animal-welfare awareness with roots in Last Chance for Animals
Last Chance for Animals directly states that it created National Pet Theft Awareness Day in 1988 and observes it annually on February 14; Los Angeles City Council records later 2005 local e…
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1 March · United States / public-sector risk-management professional awareness observance; originated through the Port of Corpus Christi Authority and promoted by Texas PRIMA; not a statutory public holiday
A Port of Corpus Christi Authority resolution adopted February 19, 2019 designated March 1 of each calendar year as Public Risk Management Awareness Day and described March 1, 2019 as the i…
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Third Saturday of September (19 September in 2026) · United States-origin / animal-welfare awareness campaign
Last Chance for Animals states that it and other animal activists started Puppy Mill Awareness Day in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 2004 and that it takes place annually on the third Saturday…
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26 March · Global epilepsy-awareness initiative observed March 26; health-awareness campaign, not medical advice or a public holiday
Purple Day’s official site says Cassidy Megan created the idea in 2008, the Epilepsy Association of the Maritimes helped develop it, and Cassidy, EAM and the Anita Kaufmann Foundation launc…
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21 October · Animal welfare/conservation awareness / international usage
World Animal Protection states that Reptile Awareness Day is held every year on October 21 and uses World Reptile Day on the same campaign page; Arignar Anna Zoological Park also documents…
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2 February · Arthritis awareness / Arthritis Foundation recognition calendar
The Arthritis Foundation’s awareness calendar lists Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day on February 2.
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23 September annually · International RLS/WED awareness observance associated with the RLS Foundation and partner patient/scientific groups; September 23; health-awareness content remains non-diagnostic and non-prescriptive
RLS Foundation materials identify September 23 as RLS Awareness Day, explain that the date is Professor Karl-Axel Ekbom’s birthday, and document a 2012 international WED/RLS awareness coali…
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12 February · United States / child-safety education mascot observance
The National Child Safety Council states that Safetypup was introduced on February 12, 1985 and that Safetypup’s birthday is February 12; the Georgetown, Ohio Police Department independentl…
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24 July · Samaritans / UK and Ireland awareness campaign
Samaritans’ current campaign page states that Samaritans Awareness Day is on July 24 because its listening service is available 24/7; a 2026 branch notice confirms current recurring use.
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1 March · International / March 1 self-injury awareness and anti-stigma context; public content is non-graphic, non-instructional, privacy-respecting and support-oriented
LifeSIGNS states that Self-Injury Awareness Day is March 1 every year, has been observed for well over twenty years, is recognized internationally and has been supported by LifeSIGNS since…
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21 June annually · Association of Migraine Disorders / global migraine-awareness campaign founded in 2017 and observed on or around June 21; health information remains non-diagnostic and non-prescriptive
The Association of Migraine Disorders states that it founded Shades for Migraine in 2017, describes it as a global awareness campaign and says it hosts the international migraine-awareness…
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14 July · International / shark-conservation awareness
NOAA Fisheries and current WWF UK material identify July 14 as Shark Awareness Day; Shark Trust material supports the conservation-awareness identity but is not used to infer a creator or c…
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15 May in 2026; annual UK date requires edition refresh · United Kingdom / spinal-cord-injury charity coalition awareness day
Spinal Injuries Association describes SCIAD as an annual UK event; charity and parliamentary records show that its exact May date changes by edition, including 21 May 2021, 16 May 2025 and…
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10 February · Germany / nationwide children’s and youth hospice-work action day
Deutscher Kinderhospizverein (DKHV) states that it launched Tag der Kinderhospizarbeit on 10 February 2006 and that the nationwide action day has been held annually on February 10 since the…
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15 May annually · Worldwide / TSC International and TSC Alliance awareness campaign on 15 May
TSC Alliance history identifies the first worldwide TSC Global Awareness Day as 15 May 2012, and its current international page states that TSC International coordinates the observance each…
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Last Friday in April; 24 April 2026 · United Kingdom / SWAN UK and Genetic Alliance UK awareness campaign
Genetic Alliance UK states that Undiagnosed Children’s Day is an annual SWAN UK awareness day on the last Friday in April and lists April 24 for 2026. SWAN UK is run by Genetic Alliance UK;…
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Third Saturday in September; 19 September 2026 · Usher Syndrome Coalition / global awareness campaign
The Usher Syndrome Coalition states that it declared the third Saturday in September Global Usher Syndrome Awareness Day in 2015. Coalition material records September 19, 2015 as the first…
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15 May · International / Vascular Birthmarks Foundation-led awareness campaign
The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation currently identifies May 15 as its International Day of Awareness for vascular birthmarks, anomalies and related syndromes. VBF founder material says Dr.…
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Third Wednesday in January · Canadian tobacco-cessation awareness activity within National Non-Smoking Week
Health Canada identifies Weedless Wednesday as a tobacco-cessation activity on the third Wednesday in January within National Non-Smoking Week. Canadian regional public-health material conf…
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15 October annually · United States / federal patriotic and national observance framework
36 U.S.C. §142 authorizes an annual presidential proclamation designating October 15 as White Cane Safety Day.
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First Saturday in May; 2 May 2026 · United States and Canada / NFPA preparedness campaign
NFPA’s 2026 fact sheet states that the campaign was piloted in Colorado in 2013, is managed by NFPA, and is held in the United States and Canada on the first Saturday in May; the 2026 date…
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1 December · Global health observance
United Nations observance
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18–24 November · World Health Organization official health campaign
World Health Assembly-mandated WHO campaign
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10 October · CatsMatter-created animal-road-safety awareness and remembrance campaign / annual October 10 observance; non-graphic welfare and road-safety boundaries
CatsMatter first-party pages establish World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day on October 10, identify the campaign as creator/current steward, document a 2020 launch cycle and continuing…
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12 October · Organizer-backed international observance
Arthritis and Rheumatism International / EULAR community
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First Saturday of May, except when May 1 is Saturday (then May 8) · global axial spondyloarthritis awareness observance
Axial Spondyloarthritis International Federation (ASIF)
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1 February · international aspergillosis awareness observance
National Aspergillosis Centre patient community / Aspergillus & Aspergillosis
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14 September · Organizer-backed global health awareness observance
GlobalSkin and the international atopic-eczema community
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2 April · United Nations / international observance
A/RES/62/139
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20 May annually · Global / International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis campaign
AiArthritis identifies May 20 as World AUTOimmune & AUTOinflammatory Arthritis Day, says the International Foundation established the awareness day in 2012, and identifies itself as the off…
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11 July annually · International / W-BAD awareness campaign
W-BAD first-party history verifies the November 2015 campaign concept, Wayne Douglas’s founder role, an inaugural 11 July 2016 observance and the July 11 Heather Ashton birthday rationale;…
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30 March · Organizer-backed worldwide mental-health awareness observance
International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD), ANBD and International Bipolar Foundation
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14 June · World Health Organization global health observance
WHA58.13
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8 June · international brain-tumour awareness and solidarity observance
Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe (German Brain Tumour Association)
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18 August annually · International breast-cancer research awareness campaign
The official campaign says the Dr Susan Love Foundation founded World Breast Cancer Research Day in 2021 for August 18 and documents a 2024 mission transition to Tower Cancer Research Found…
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27 January annually · Snugabell-created breast-pumping support observance / recurring January 27 awareness day
Snugabell states that it created World Breast Pumping Day in 2017 and invites pumping parents to celebrate on January 27; independent 2018 coverage documents Snugabell as the creator and th…
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1–7 August · WHO-supported global health observance
WHO-supported; World Health Assembly endorsement in 2018
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14 April · WHO / international observance
WHO observance
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Third Thursday in February; 19 February 2026 · Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation / global awareness campaign
Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation materials state that from 2023 World Cholangiocarcinoma Day is the third Thursday of February; its 2026 materials identify 19 February.
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24 November · United Nations / international observance
A/RES/78/313
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Third Wednesday in November · Organizer-backed international observance
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
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28 April · ILO / United Nations / international observance
ILO observance
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18 November · United Nations / international observance
A/RES/77/8
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14 November · WHO / United Nations-recognized global health observance
A/RES/61/225
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21 March · United Nations international observance
A/RES/66/149
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25 July · United Nations / World Health Organization observance
A/RES/75/273
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7 September · United Nations / international observance
A/RES/78/12
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11 May · International / Ego Awareness Movement self-reflection and behavior-awareness campaign; non-diagnostic scope
Ego Awareness Movement first-party material identifies May 11, says the movement and observance were established in 2018, and continues to steward the campaign. Reader treatment does not ad…
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Second Saturday in September · Organizer-backed global first-aid awareness observance
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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7 June · FAO / WHO / United Nations / international observance
A/RES/73/250
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7 April · World Health Organization global health observance
WHA/A.2/Res.35
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3 March · World Health Organization global health observance
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28 July · World Health Organization global health observance
WHO observance
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Second Saturday in October; 10 October 2026 verified · International / Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance-coordinated palliative-care observance
Current professional palliative-care material verifies the WHPCA-coordinated second-Saturday-in-October observance and 10 October 2026 date; published palliative-care history identifies the…
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4 January annually · International organizer-led hypnosis/hypnotism awareness observance; non-coercive and non-clinical public scope
The official World Hypnotism Day site verifies January 4, maintains current event/participation resources and first-party archive material identifies Tom Nicoli as the originator. Exact fir…
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19 May · Organizer-backed international observance
The official World IBD Day campaign states that the observance was created in 2010 during Digestive Disease Week, takes place each May 19, and is coordinated by IFCCA with patient organizat…
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24–30 April · World Health Organization global public-health campaign
WHO currently observes World Immunization Week on 24–30 April. The first global week was held across all six WHO regions in April 2012, followed by World Health Assembly resolution WHA65.18…
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Second Thursday in March · International Society of Nephrology and International Federation of Kidney Foundations–World Kidney Alliance global awareness campaign
World Kidney Day states that the joint ISN and IFKF-WKA campaign started in 2006 and is celebrated every second Thursday in March; the 2026 campaign page identifies 12 March 2026.
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25 April · World Health Organization global health observance
WHO observance
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5 October · WHO-supported global health awareness observance
World Health Organization — Defeating Meningitis by 2030 framework and awareness platform
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10 October · Global mental-health observance
WHO observance
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1 June annually · Global / WNAAD organizer-led awareness campaign
WNAAD first-party material identifies Bree Bonchay as founder, says the initiative was established in 2016 and confirms annual June 1 observance; independent APA and domestic-violence resou…
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30 January · World Health Organization official global public-health day
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17 May annually · Children’s Tumor Foundation / global NF awareness campaign
CTF verifies May 17 as World NF Awareness Day, distinguishes May 22 NF2-SWN awareness, and archives public use by 2013; the reviewed first-party sources do not establish a single founder or…
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31 May · WHO / international observance
WHA42.19
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8 May annually · International / World Ovarian Cancer Coalition annual awareness and mobilisation campaign
World Ovarian Cancer Coalition states that World Ovarian Cancer Day was established in 2013 by global ovarian-cancer advocacy leaders, is observed on May 8, and is currently coordinated thr…
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Third Thursday of November · World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition global cancer-awareness campaign
The World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition verifies 19 November 2026 and records that international pancreatic-cancer organizations launched the inaugural World Pancreatic Cancer Day in 2014; co…
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11 April · Organizer-backed international observance
Parkinson's Europe and the international Parkinson’s community
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17 September · World Health Organization global health observance
WHO observance
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19 October each year · United States Bone and Joint Initiative / pediatric musculoskeletal awareness
USBJI institutional history says its Pediatric Specialty Group launched annual World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day in October 2012 for October 19 each year, and current USBJI program pages c…
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6 June · international professional pest-management awareness observance
Global pest-management associations; public-facing information hosted by the National Pest Management Association
