Need an excuse to party? This list will help you find a reason to celebrate every day of the year! This list will continue to be updated, so check back often! Know of a special geeky day we missed? Let us know in the comments!
January
2 Isaac Asimov’s Birthday
3 J.R.R. Tolkien’s Birthday
17 Ben Franklin’s Birthday
25 Macintosh Computer Day
February
11 National Inventors’ Day
12 Darwin Day
March
4 National Grammar Day
8 Ralph Baer’s Birthday
11 Douglas Adam’s Birthday
14 Pi Day, Albert Einstein’s Birthday
26 Leonard Nemoy’s Birthday
31 World Backup Day
April
12 Yuri’s Night
23 William Shakespeare’s Birthday
25 DNA Day
27 Morse Code Day
May
4 Star Wars Day
11 Twilight Zone Day
13 Stephen Colbert’s Birthday
14 George Lucas’s Birthday
June
10 Ballpoint Pen Day
July
5 Newton’s Principal Day
6 Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
11 Laser Day
13 Embrace Your Geekness Day
20 Moon Day
26 SysAdmin Day
27 Gary Gygax’s Birthday
29 Wil Wheaton’s Birthday
August
12 IBM PC Day
22 Ray Bradbury‘s Birthday
September
7 Google Commemoration Day
22 Hobbit Day
October
3 Techie Appreciation Day
23 Mole Day
26 Back To The Future Day
November
7 Marie Curie‘s Birthday
30 Computer Security Day
December
5 Day of the Ninja, Walt Disney’s Birthday
23 Festivus
28 Stan Lee’s Birthday
Great list! I’m gonna force my students to celebrate with me!!!
Awesome list! Its reasons like this that you are one of my favorite blogs. Happy New Year! 🙂
I think you missed two important days
May 24 – Talk like Bob Dylan day (also his birthday)
May 21 Yoda Talk like day it is? Hmmmmm???????? (also the release date of Star Wars episode 5 – Empire Strikes Back – where we first met the master syntax and grammar mangler
You’ve got Ray Bradbury’s birthday on there twice (July & August). I think August 22 is the correct date!
Eep! Thanks for that catch–it’s fixed!
Nice list so far. Would you like some Doctor’s birthdays?
Christopher Eccleston: 2/16
David Tennant: 4/18
Matt Smith: 10/28
Peter Capaldi: 4/14
and let’s throw in
Karen Gillan: 11/28
Cheers! 🙂
House pride week March 20 – 21
House Pride Day:
March 20:Hufflepuff
March 21: Slytherin
March 22: Gryffindor
March 23: Ravenclaw
March 10>> Mario Day mar10