October Events and Holidays
- National Fire Prevention Week (United States and Canada) - October 7–13, 2012
- Children's Book Week (England) – First Week of October
- National Day (China, People's Republic of) – October 1
- Dashain in Nepal
- Independence Day in the Republic of Cyprus – October 1
- Independence Day in Nigeria – October 1
- Gandhi Jayanthi in India. Birthday of Mahathma Gandhi. - October 2
- International Day of Non-Violence – October 2
- German Unity Day (Germany) – October 3
- Proclamation of Portuguese Republic (Portugal) – October 5
- World Animal Day - October 4
- International World Teachers' day – October 5
- Armed Forces Day in Egypt commemorating the Yom Kippur War – October 6
- World Architecture Day - First Monday of October (established by the International Union of Architects (UIA) to celebrate architecture worldwide.)
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Independence day in Croatia – October 8
- Clergy Appreciation day - October 9
- National Children Appreciation Day - October 9
- Leif Erikson Day - October 9
- National Day (Taiwan，Republic of China) – October 10
- National Coming Out Day – October 11
- Freethought Day – October 12
- National Day of Spain – October 12 (Discovery of America)
- Thanksgiving (Canada) – Second Monday of October
- Health and Sports Day (Japan) – Second Monday of October
- Columbus Day (Most of United States) – Second Monday of October
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day - October 15
- World Food Day – October 16
- Alaska Day - October 18
- Constitution Day in Niue – October 19
- Spirit Day - October 20
- Apple Day – October 21
- Remembering the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 – October 23
- United Nations Day – October 24
- Day of the Romanian Army – October 25
- National Day of Austria - October 26
- Independence Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines – October 27
- Independence Day in Turkmenistan – October 27
- Navy Day (United States) – October 27
- Ochi Day (No Day) in Greece – October 28
- Republic Day in Turkey – October 29
- Reformation Day in Slovenia - October 31
- Halloween, Samhain – October 31
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Famous quotes containing the words october and/or events:
“Especially when the October wind
With frosty fingers punishes my hair,”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
“At all events there is in Brooklyn
something that makes me feel at home.”
—Marianne Moore (1887–1972)