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!

August

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• MTV debuts with “Video Killed the Radio Star” (1981)
• Jerry Garcia was born on this day 1942

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• Peter O’Toole’s Birthday (1932)

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• Atari releases home version of “Pong” (1975)
• National Watermelon Day

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• Champagne invented by Dom Perignon on this day in 1693
• Civic Holiday (Canada)

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• National Mustard Day

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• Dustin Hoffman was born on this day 1937

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• Nixon resigned on this day in 1974
• Smokey the Bear's Birthday

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• Actor James Dean was born on this day 1928
• Rogers Cup- Montreal (ATP)

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• Brother's Day

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• IBM introduced the PC on this day 1981

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• Skinny Dipping Day
• Don Ho’s Birthday (1930).
• Alfred Hitchcock born on this day 1899

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• Steve Martin born on this day 1945
• World Lizard Day

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• National Relaxation Day
• Woodstock Music Festival Begins (1969)
• Wizard of Oz movie debuted 1939

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• National Rum Day
• Elvis Presely died on this day in 1977

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• Rogers Cup - Toronto (WTA)

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• The Police play first concert on this day 1977

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• Gene Roddenberry (Star Trek) born on this day 1921
• Last episode of Charlies Angels aired 1981

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• Last episode of The Waltons airs (1981)

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• Hawaii became the 50th State on this day 1958

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• Led Zeppelin releases their last album - In Through the Out Door

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• Actress Shelly Long (Cheers) born on this day 1949

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• Pluto was disqualified as a planet 1995

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• The Knack’s "My Sharona" reaches #1 (1979)
• Sean Connery’s Birthday (1930)

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• Rock and Roll Day

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• National Whisky Sour Day
• Michael Jackson born on this day 1958

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• National Marshmallow Toasting Day
• Cameron Diaz born on this day 1972

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• U.S. Open Tennis (August 31 - September 13)