Occasions and trivia calendar

Our popular calendar lists over 300 entries designed to inspire a party, or simply create an excuse for one.

From classic holidays we all celebrate like Thanksgiving, events like the Super Bowl, to obscure celebrations like "Limerick Day" and the always popular "Eggs Benedict Day.

We have suggestions on how to celebrate some of these dates. Try a Mint Julep to celebrate "Mint Julep Day", or a Dean Martini cocktail to celebrate Dean Martin's birthday.  (How you celebrate "National Poultry Day" or "National Pass Gas Day" is your business.)

Click on the month of your choice and find out what holidays or excuses to party you have been missing, or find out who invented Root Beer, or what day the final episode of "Cheers" aired.  Have Fun!

October

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• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson debuts (1962)
• Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida (1971)

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• Peanuts Comic Strip debuts (1950)
• Sting was born on this day 1951
• Chevy chase was born on this day 1943

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• Stevie Ray Vaughan born this day 1954
• Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac) born 1954

4
• Today is National Vodka Day

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• Monty Python debuts (1969)

6
• Benny Anderson & Frida Lyngstad of ABBA married 1978
• Tom Cruise Day (Japan)

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• John Cougar Mellancamp born 1951

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• John Lennon was born on this day 1940

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• Saturday Night Live debuts (1975) - bonus trivia- First Host? - George Carlin

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• Happy Thanksgiving (Canada)
• Columbus Day (U.S.)

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• World Egg Day

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• Chuck yeager broke the sound barrier on this day 1947

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• Wayne Gretzky breaks NHL scoring record (1989)

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• National Liqueur Day
• National Boss Day ( U.S., Canada)
• Dictionary Day

17
• First Oktoberfest Celebrated (1810)

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• National Brandied Fruit Day

22
• Beach Boys released Good Vibrations on this day 1966

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• Johnny Carson was born on this day 1925
• Walt Disney Worlds opened on this day 1971

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• United Nations Day
• Kojak debuts (1973)

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• Doonesbury Comic Strip begins (1970)

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• American Beer Day

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• Mother-in-Law Day

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• International Internet Day

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• Actor Henry Winkler born in 1945 (the Fonz is 64)

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• HAPPY HALLOWEEN! be sure to visit our feature on this big party event
• John Candy was born on this day 1950