August 13 Holidays

Lefthanders Day was established in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, founder of the Lefthanders International organization, to celebrate left-handedness and raise awareness of the daily challenges that a right-handed world imposes on the 10 percent of people who favor their left hand. National Filet Mignon Day celebrates the cut of beef from the tenderloin — the most tender and least exercised muscle in the animal — whose name comes from the French for “dainty fillet.” National Prosecco Day celebrates the Italian sparkling wine produced from Glera grapes in the Veneto and Friuli regions of northeastern Italy — a DOC and DOCG-protected denomination that requires production within a strictly defined geographic zone. Women’s and Family Day is a Tunisian national holiday marking the promulgation of the Code of Personal Status on August 13, 1956, which gave Tunisian women legal rights that were unprecedented in the Arab world at the time. Left hand, a dainty fillet, a sparkling glass, and a legal milestone for women.