October is:
October 1 - Jerry Rescue Day, International Day of Older Persons, & Defender of Ukraine Day
October 2 - International Day of Nonviolence & Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
October 5 - World Teachers Day
October 7 - World Habitat Day & World Cotton Day
October 9 - World Post Day
October 10 - World Mental Health Day & World Inclusion Day
October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child & National Coming Out Day (LGBTQ+)
October 13 - International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction & Columbus Day/National Indigenous Peoples’ Day (United States)
October 14 - World Migratory Bird Day
October 14 - Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
October 15 - Global Handwashing Day, International Day of Rural Women, International Pronouns Day, & White Cane Safety Day
October 16 - World Food Day
October 17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty & Spirit Day
October 20 - World Statistics Day
October 22 - International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 24 - United Nations Day & World Development Information Day
October 26 - Intersex Awareness Day
October 27 - World Audiovisual Heritage Day
October 29 - International Day of Care and Support
October 31 - Halloween, Beginning of Día de los Muertos & World Cities Day