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Leif Erikson Day marks the Norse explorer Leif Erikson who sailed from Greenland to North America around 1000 CE — establishing a settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 500 years before Columbus’s 1492 voyage — proclaimed a U.S. federal observance by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. National Depression Screening Day was established by Screening for Mental Health Inc. to provide free, anonymous depression screenings to identify the estimated 21 million Americans living with major depressive disorder, many of whom go untreated. International Beer and Pizza Day was created to celebrate the pairing of the world’s most consumed alcoholic beverage and the world’s most universally beloved fast food — a combination whose popularity in the United States owes much to Italian immigrant pizza makers who recognized beer’s natural affinity for their pies. World Egg Day was established by the International Egg Commission on the second Friday of October to celebrate the egg as one of the world’s most affordable and complete protein sources.
All Holidays On October 9
National C60 Day
Guayaquil Independence Day
International Beer and Pizza Day
Leif Erikson Day
National Digitool Day
National Moldy Cheese Day
South Korea Hangul Day
Uganda Independence Day
Vet Nurse Day
World Egg Day
World Post Day
World Sight Day
About October 9
October 9 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on October 9?
On October 9, Leif Erikson Day is the most historically significant observance, marking the Norse explorer’s arrival in North America around 1000 CE. World Egg Day is the most globally recognized food observance, and National Depression Screening Day is the most significant health observance.
What animal holidays are on October 9?
October 9 includes International African Penguin Awareness Day, established for the endangered penguin with fewer than 50,000 individuals remaining, and National Moldy Cheese Day — which, while not an animal day, honors the result of carefully managed microbial life.
What countries celebrate holidays on October 9?
October 9 observances span Ecuador (Guayaquil Independence Day) and the U.S., which hosts Leif Erikson Day, National Depression Screening Day, International Beer and Pizza Day, World Egg Day, and National Moldy Cheese Day. Leif Erikson Day is also observed in the Nordic countries.