International Cat Day
Started in 2002 by animal welfare groups. The internet did the rest — this is arguably the day with the most user-generated content.
- Category
- Animal
- Observed in
United States
Canada
Mexico
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2014
The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a public health emergency of international concern.- 2024Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as Chief Adviser to form an interim government in Bangladesh.
- 2023Hawaii wildfires: Seventeen thousand acres of land are burned and at least 101 people are killed, with two others missing, when a series of wildfires break out on the island of Maui in Hawaii.
- 2022The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida.