National Hugging Day
Officially recognized in 1986 by a Michigan pastor who thought Americans needed more affection. Consent required; unsolicited bear-hugs still not advised.
- Category
- Silly
- Observed in
United States
Canada
Mexico
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2025
A fire at a hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort in Turkey's Bolu Province results in 78 people killed.- 2025A fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort in Bolu Province, Turkey, results in 78 people dead and 51 injured.
- 2023Huu Can Tran, 72, opens fire in a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, killing eleven people and injuring nine others before later committing suicide. It is the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County since the 2008 Covina massacre.
- 2017Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, including in Portland, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.