Boss’s Day
Boss's Day falls on October 16, registered in 1958 by a secretary who chose her own father's birthday, and argued about ever since for fairly obvious reasons.
Friday, October 16, 2026
6 holidays celebrated today.
Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day falls on October 16, the birthday of Noah Webster, who spent decades on a dictionary partly in order to make American English American.
Feral Cat Day
Feral Cat Day falls on October 16, promoting trap-neuter-return for cats that live outdoors, and sitting inside a genuine argument about wildlife.
Reptile Awareness Day
Reptile Awareness Day falls on October 16, drawing attention to a group that is declining faster than most people notice and is badly served by the pet trade.
Steve Jobs Day
Steve Jobs Day marks the Apple co-founder who was fired from his own company, spent a decade elsewhere, and returned to build the most valuable business in the world.
World Food Day
World Food Day falls on October 16, marking the founding of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945 and the fact that hunger remains a distribution problem.