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2010 April

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES

Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Autism Awareness Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Deaf History Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Financial Literacy Month
Foot Health Awareness Month
Fresh Florida Tomatoes Month
Global Child Nutrition Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Inspection Month
Informed Women Month
International Cesarean Awareness Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International Pet First Aid Awareness Month
International School Spirit Season Month
International Twit Award Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Lawn and Garden Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Kite Flying Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National Card & Letter Writing Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Facial Protection Month
National Fresh Celery Month
National Frog Month
National Garden Month
National Humor Month
National Knuckle Down Month
National Landscape Architecture Month
National Mathematics Education Month
National Occupational Therapists Month
National Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
National Pecan Month
National Poetry Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soy Foods Month
National Welding Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month
Physical Awareness Month
Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month
Records and Information Management Month
Rosacea Awareness Month
School Library Media Month
Southern Belle Month
Soy Foods Month
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
 
WEEK 1 OBSERVANCES
Holy Week
International Pooper Scooper Week
Laugh at Work Week
Medication Safety Week
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week
 
WEEK 2 OBSERVANCES
Explore Your Career Options Week
Garden Week
Hate Week
National Blue Ribbon Week
National Inspirational News Week
National Networking Week
National Public Health Week
National Week of the Ocean
National Women’s Nutrition Week
National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
Read a Road Map Week
 
WEEK 3 OBSERVANCES
Egg Salad Week
Medical Labs Week
National Crime Victims Rights Week
National Environmental Week
National Karaoke Week
National Library Week
National Park Week
National Personal Training Week
National Wildlife Week
Organize Your Files Week
Pan American Week
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week
Week of the Young Child
Young People’s Poetry Week
 
WEEK 4 OBSERVANCES
Administrative Professionals Week
Astronomy Week
Cleaning for a Reason
Coin Week
Consumer Awareness Week
Fish Fry Week
International TV Turnoff Week
National Dance Week
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Pie Week
National Scoop the Poop Week
National Volunteer Week
National Window Safety Week
National Youth Service Days
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives in the Line of Work Week
 
WEEK 5 OBSERVANCES
Playground Safety Week
Safe Kids Week
National Pro Life TShirt Week
 
April 1st
April Fool’s Day
Boomer Bonus Day
Holy Thursday
International Tatting Day
National Day of Hope
National Fun Day
National Fun at Work Day
National Sourdough Bread Day
One Cent Day
Paraprofessionals Appreciation Day
Poetry and The Creative Mind Day
St. Stupid Day
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Birthday (1873)
Sorry Charlie Day
US Air Force AvademyDay
 
April 2nd
Emmylou Harris’ Birthday (1947)
Good Friday
Hans Christian Anderson’s Birthday (1805)
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day
International Children’s Book Day
Kick Butts Day
National Hot Cross Bun Day
National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
Reconciliation Day
Washington Irving’s Birthday (1783)
World Autism Day
 
April 3rd
Alcohol Free Weekend
Amanda Bynes’ Birthday (1986)
Betty Boop Day
David Hyde Pierce’s Birthday (1959)
Don’t Go to Work Unless It Is Fun Day
Doris Day’s Birthday (1924)
Find-A-Rainbow Day
Jane Goodall’s Birthday (1934)
Marlon Brando’s Birthday (1924)
Mule Day
National Alcohol Screening Day
National Chocolate Mousse Day
National Walk to Work Day
Pony Express Day
Tangible Karma Day
Tweed Day
 
April 4th
Alcohol Free Weekend
Arthur Murray’s Birthday (1895)
Bonza Bottler Day (4/4)
Easter
First Home Phone Installed (1877)
Hug a Newsman Day
Maya Angelou’s Birthday (1928)
National Cordon Bleu Day
National Love Our Children Day
NATO Established (1949)
School Librarian Day
Tell a Lie Day
Walk Around Things Day
World Rat Day
 
April 5th
Agnetha Faltskog’s (ABBA) Birthday (1950)
Booker T. Washington’s Birthday (1856)
Bell Bottoms Day
Go for Broke Day
Gregory Peck’s Birthday (1916)
National Birding Day
National Deep Dish Pizza Day
National Raisin and Spice Bar Day
National Read a Road Map Day
Richard Peck’s Birthday (1934)
Spencer Tracy’s Birthday (1900)
White House Easter Egg Roll
YMCA Healthy Kids Day
 
April 6th
Andre Previn’s Birthday (1929)
Butch Cassidy’s Birthday (1866)
Drowsy Driver Awareness Day
First Olympics Held (1896)
Fresh Tomato Day
National Caramel Popcorn Day
National Student Athlete Day
North Pole Discovered (1898)
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Raphael Sanzio’s Birthday (1483)
Tartan Day
Teflon Day
 
April 7th
ASPCA Day
David Frost’s Birthday (1939)
Francis Ford Coppola’s Birthday (1939)
James Garner’s Birthday (1928)
Metric System Day
National Coffee Cake Day
National Day of Hope
No Housework Day
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
William Wordsworth’s Birthday (1770)
World Health Day
 
April 8th
All is Ours Day
Betty Ford’s Birthday (1918)
Buddha’s Birthday (563 BC)
Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
Mary Pickford’s Birthday (1893)
National DARE Day
National Empanada Day
Ponce de Leon’s Birthday (1460)
Zoo Lover’s Day
 
April 9th
Dennis Quaid’s Birthday (1954)
First Public Library Opened in Peterborough, NH (1833)
Jenkin’s Ear Day
Marc Jacobs (1963)
Name Yourself Day
National Alcohol Screening Day
National Cherish an Antique Day
National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
National Former POW Recognition Day
Safety Pin Day
Winston Churchill Day
 
April 10th
ASPCA Founded (1860)
Baby Massage Day
Commander Perry Day
Encourage a Young Writer Day
Every Day is Earth Day
Golfer’s Day
Joseph Pullitzer’s Birthday (1847)
National Cinnamon Crescent Day
National Sibling Day
Rag Rug Day
Salvation Army Founder’s Day
 
April 11th
Barbershop Quartet Day
Eight Track Tape Day
International Louie Louie Day
Jackie Robinson Day
National Cheese Fondue Day
Oleg Cassini (1913)
US Navy Acquires its 1st Submarine (1900)
World Parkinson’s Disease Day
 
April 12th
Bevery Cleary’s Birthday (1916)
Big Wind Day
David Cassidy’s Birthday (1950)
David Letterman’s Birthday (1947)
DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) Day
Henry Clay’s Birthday (1777)
Herbie Hancock’s Birthday (1940)
Look Up at the Sky Day
National Licorice Day
Space Shuttle Columbia First Launched (1981)
Tiny Tim’s Birthday (1930)
Walk on the Wild Side Day
 
April 13th
Blame Someone Else Day
Dyngus Day
Eudora Welty’s Birthday (1909)
International Moment of Laughter
International Plant Appreciation Day
National Peach Cobbler Day
Samuel Beckett’s Birthday (1906)
Scrabble Day
Tax Freedom Day
Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday (1743)
Tony Dow’s Birthday (1945)
 
April 14th
Annie Sullivan’s Birthday (1866)
Brad Garrett’s Birthday (1960)
Ex-Spouse Day
International Moment of Laughter Day
John Gielgud’s Birthday (1904)
Look Up At the Sky Day
Loretta Lynn’s Birthday (1935)
National Be Kind to Lawyers Day
National Pecan Day
Pan American Day
Reach as High as You Can Day
Titanic Struck The Iceberg
 
April 15th
Emma Thompson’s Birthday (1959)
Emma Watson’s Birthday (1990)
Equal Pay Day
First McDonalds Opens in Des Plaines, IL (1955)
Get to Know Your Customers Day
Henry James’ Birthday (1843)
Income Tax Day
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Birthday (1452)
Rubber Eraser Day
Take a Wild Guess Day
That Sucks Day
Titanic Remembrance Day
 
April 16th
Charlie Chaplin’s Birthday (1889)
Garth Williams’ Birthday (1912)
Guitar Pickers Day
Henry Mancini’s Birthday (1924)
International Moment of Laughter Day
International Stress Awareness Day
National Eggs Benedict Day
National High-Five Day
National Librarian Day
National Wear Your PJs to Work Day
Slavery Abolished in D.C. by Lincoln in 1862
Trivia Day
Wilbur Wright’s Birthday (1867)
 
April 17th
Auctioneer’s Day
Blah, Blah, Blah Day
Daffy Duck’s Birthday (Cartoon debuted in 1937)
Ford Mustang Day
Husband Appreciation Day
J.P. Morgan’s Birthday (1837)
Jennifer Garner’s Birthday (1972)
National Cheeseball Day
Nothing Like a Dame Day
Record Store Day
Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day
Thornton Wilder’s Birthday (1897)
World Hemophilia Day
 
April 18th
Adult Autism Awareness Day
America Ferrera’s Birthday (1984)
Clarence Darrow’s Birthday (1857)
Conan O’Brien’s Birthday (1963)
Ellis Island Family History Day
First Laundromat Opens in Fort Worth Texas (1934)
Great San Francisco Earthquake (1906)
Haley Mills’ Birthday (1946)
International Amateur Radio Day
International Juggler’s Day
James Woods’ Birthday (1947)
National Animal Crackers Day
Newspaper Columnist Day
Paul Revere Day "The British are coming…" (1775)
Pet Owner’s Day
Respect Your Mother Day
Third World Day
 
April 19th
John Parker Day
National Garlic Day
National Hanging Out Day
Tim Curry’s Birthday (1946) 
World Cow Chip Day
 
April 20th
Adolf Hitler’s Birthday (1889)
Boston Marathon
Clint Howard’s Birthday (1959)
Cuckoo Day
Humorous Day
Lionel Hampton’s Birthday (1908)
Look Alike Day
My Brother Tom’s Birthday
National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day
Patriot’s Day
Race Horse Day
Volunteer Recognition Day
 
April 21st
Administrative Professional’s Day
Andie MacDowell’s Birthday (1958)
Astronomy Day
Charles Grodin’s Birthday (1935)
Charlotte Bronte’s Birthday (1816)
James Morrison’s Birthday (1954)
Jan van Riebeeck’s Birthday (1619)
John Muir’s Birthday (1838)
Kindergarten Day The first kindergarten was founded by Friedrich Froebel in Germany in 1837.
National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
National Teach Your Children to Save Day
Queen Elizabeth II’s Birthday (1926)
Tony Danza’s Birthday (1951)
 
April 22nd
Chemists Celebrate the Earth Day
Earth Day
Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day
Jack Nicholson’s Birthday (1937)
National Jelly Bean Day
Peter Frampton’s Birthday (1950)
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Vladimir Lenin’s Birthday (1870)
 
April 23rd
Home Run Day-Hank Aaron Hit His First Home Run in 1954
International Sing Out Day
Lover’s Day
National Cherry Cheesecake Day
Read Me Day
Roy Orbison’s Birthday (1936)
St. George Feast Day
Sandra Dee’s Birthday (1942)
Shirley Temple Black’s Birthday (1928)
Take a Chance Day
Talk Like Shakespeare Day
William Shakespeare’s Birthday (1564)
World Book and Copyright Day
World Laboratory Animal Day
 
April 24th
Anthony Trollope’s Birthday (1815)
Astronomy Day
Bulldogs are Beautiful Day
Global Youth Service Day
Go Birding Day
Interstate Mullet Toss Day
Jean Paul Gaultier (1952)
Library of Congress Day
National Hairball Awareness Day
National Pigs in a Blanket Day
National Rebuilding Day
Patricia Reilly Giff’s Birthday (1935)
Robert Penn Warren’s Birthday (1905)
Sense of Smell Day
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
 
April 25th
20-Something Service Day
Al Pacino’s Birthday (1940)
California Poppy Day
DNA Day
East Meets West Day
Ella Fitzgerald’s Birthday (1918)
Malaria Awareness Day
Meadowlark Lemon’s (Harlem Globetrotter) Birthday (1932)
Mother Father Deaf Day
National Pet Parents Day
National Telephone Day
National Zucchini Bread Day
Red Hat Society Day
Renee Zellweger’s Birthday (1969)
State License Plate Day
World Penguin Day
Youth Service Day
 
April 26th
Carol Burnett’s Birthday (1933)
Eugene Delacroix’ Birthday (1798)
Executive Administrative Assistant Day
Frederick Law Olmsted’s Birthday (1822)
Hug an Australian Day
Hug a Friend Day
International Macaroni Day
John James Audubon’s Birthday (1785)
National Pretzel Day
Richter Scale Day
 
April 27th
Babe Ruth Day
Casey Kasem’s Birthday (1933)
Coretta Scott King’s Birthday (1927)
Ludwig Bemelmans’ Birthday (1898)
National Prime Rib Day
National Teach Your Children to Save Day
Samuel Morse’s Birthday (1791)
Tell a Story Day
Ulysses S. Grant’s Birthday (1822)
 
April 28th
31-Cent Scoop Day
Cubicle Day
Harper Lee’s Birthday (1926)
Jay Leno’s Birthday (1950)
Joey Hignite’s Birthday (my little boy!)
Kiss Your Mate Day
Lionel Barrymore’s Birthday (1878)
National Blueberry Pie Day
Oscar Schindler’s Birthday (1908)
Poetry Reading Day
Workers Memorial Day
 
April 29th
Dale Earnhardt’s Birthday (1951)
Duke Ellington’s Birthday (1899)
Emperor Hirohito’s Birthday (1901)
Greenery Day
Jerry Seinfeld’s Birthday (1954)
National Dance Day
National Hairball Awareness Day
National Shrimp Scampi Day
Poem in Your Pocket Day
William Randolph Hearst’s Birthday (1863)
Zipper Day (Invented in 1917)
 
April 30th
George Washington Inaugurated as First US President (1789)
Hairstylists Appreciation Day
Kirsten Dunst’s Birthday (1982)
National Honesty Day
National Oatmeal Cookie Day
Walpurgis Night
Willie Nelson’s Birthday (1933)