World Days

World Savings Day, also known as World Thrift Day, is observed annually on 31 October to promote saving money for individuals and for society. History: it was established on 31 October 1924 during the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks) in Milan, Italy. Italian Professor Filippo Ravizza declared that day International Saving Day on the last ...

World Cities Day is an annual United Nations observance held on 31 October. History: It was established on 27 December 2013 by the United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES/68/239, and first held in 2014. It is organised by UN-Habitat in coordination with each year’s host city, and is a legacy of Expo 2010 Shanghai. Its purpose is to promote ...

31 October 2026 is the 304th day of the year, with 61 days left, and it falls on a Saturday. It is best known as Halloween, but it is also a UN day, a savings day, and the 100th anniversary of Harry Houdini’s death. Today’s holidays:Halloween — grew out of Samhain, the Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest, ...