International observances (December): December[edit] December 1 –World AIDS Day, recognized by the UN[3][122] December 2 –International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognized by the UN[3][123] December 3 –International Day of Persons with Disabilities, recognized by the UN[3][124] December 5 –International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, recognized by the UN[3][125] December 7 –International Civil Aviation Day, recognized by the UN and ICAO[3][126] December 9 –International Anti-Corruption Day, recognized by the UN[3][127] December 10 –Human Rights Day, recognized by the UN[3][128] December 10 – International Animal Rights Day, founded in 1998 by Uncaged Campaigns[129] December 11 –International Mountain Day, recognized by the UN[3][130] December 12 –The International Day Of Heavy Metal, a celebration of Heavy Metal&Hard Rock Music[131][132][133][134] December 18 –International Migrants Day, recognized by the UN[3][135] December 20 –International Human Solidarity Day, recognized by the UN[3][136]

International observances (September-November): September[edit] September 5International Day of Charity[3] September 8 –International Literacy Day, recognized by the UN and UNESCO[3][75] September 10 –World Suicide Prevention Day, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][76] September 12 –United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, recognized by the UN[3][77] September 15 –International Day of Democracy, recognized by the UN[3][78] September 16 –International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, recognized by the UN[3][79] September 18 –World Water Monitoring Day September 19 -Talk Like A Pirate Day September 21 –International Day of Peace, recognized by the UN[3][80] September 26 –European Day of Languages September 27 –World Tourism Day, recognized by the UN and UNWTO[3][81] September 28 –World Rabies Day, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][82] September 28 –International Right to Know Day[83] September 30 –Blasphemy Day September 30 –International Coffee Day Last week of September –World Maritime Day, recognized by the UN and IMO[84] Last Saturday in September, September 29 –World Heart Day, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][85] October[edit] October 1 –International Day of Older Persons, recognized by the UN[3][86] October 1 –World Vegetarian Day October 1 –World Sake Day October 2 –International Day of Non-Violence, recognized by the UN[3][87] October 2 –World Cerebral Palsy Day October 4 –World Animal Day October 5 –World Teachers'Day, recognized by the UN and UNESCO[3][88] First Monday of October –World Architecture Day First Friday of October –World Smile Day[89] October 9 –World Post Day, recognized by the UN[3][90] October 10 –World Mental Health Day, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][91] October 11 –International Day of the Girl Child, recognized by the UN[3][92] October 13 –International Day for Disaster Reduction, recognized by the UN[3][93] October 14 –World Standards Day October 15 –International Day of Rural Women, recognized by the UN[3][94] October 15 –Global Handwashing Day October 16 –World Food Day, recognized by the UN and FAO[3][95] October 16 –National Boss Day(Boss's Day) October 17 –International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, recognized by the UN[3][96] October 18 –World Vasectomy Day[97] October 20 –World Osteoporosis Day[98] October 20 –International Day of the Air Traffic Controller[99] October 20 –World Statistics Day October 22 –International Stuttering Awareness Day October 24 -World Tripe Day, recognized by the Tripe Marketing Board[100][101] October 24 –United Nations Day, recognized by the UN[3][102] October 24 –World Development Information Day, recognized by the UN[3][103] October 27 –World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, recognized by the UN and UNESCO[3][104] October 28 –International Animation Day First Monday in October –World Habitat Day, recognized by the UN[3][105] Second Thursday in October, October 11 –World Sight Day, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][106] Second Friday of October –World Egg Day[107] Second Saturday of October-International Migratory Bird Day,South America November[edit] November 6 –International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, recognized by the UN [3][108] November 8 –International Day of Radiology November 10 –World Science Day for Peace and Development, recognized by the UN and UNESCO[3][109] November 12 –World Pneumonia Day, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][110] November 13 –World Kindness Day November 14 –World Diabetes Day, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][111] November 15 –Day of the Imprisoned Writer November 16 –International Day for Tolerance, recognized by the UN[3][112] November 16 –World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][113] November 17 –International Students Day November 19 –International Journalist's remembrance Day, recognized by the journalist community of the world[114] November 19 –International Men's Day(Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Australia, India, United States, Singapore,Malta, United Kingdom, South Africa, Hungar, Ireland,Ghana, Canada,Denmark, Austria, England, France,Scotland, Pakistan,Antigua and Barbuda ,St. Kitts and NevisandGrenada) November 20 –Universal Children's Day, recognized by the UN[3][115] November 20 –Transgender Day of Remembrance November 20 –Africa Industrialization Day, recognized by the UN[3][116] November 21 –World Television Day, recognized by the UN[3][117] November 21 –World Hello Day November 25 –International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, recognized by the UN[3][118] November 29 –International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, recognized by the UN[3][119] Third Thursday in November, November 15 –World Philosophy Day, recognized by the UN and UNESCO[3][120] Third Sunday in November, November 17 –World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, recognized by the UN and WHO [3][121]

International observances (May-August): May[edit] May 1 –MayDay,InternationalWorkers'Day May 3 –World Press FreedomDay, recognized by the UN[3][37] May 4 –InternationalFirefighters'Day,Star WarsDay May 5 –Dayof Vesak, recognized by the UN[38] May 5 –InternationalMidwivesDay May 8 –World Red Cross and Red CrescentDay May 8–9 –Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, recognized by the UN [3][39] May 9 –Europeday May 10-InternationalMigratory BirdDay, North America May 12 –InternationalNursesDay May 15 –InternationalDayof Families, recognized by the UN[3][40] May 17 –World Telecommunication and Information SocietyDay, recognized by the UN and ITU[3][41] May 17 –World AIDS VaccineDay May 17 –InternationalDayAgainst Homophobia and Transphobia May 18 –InternationalAIDS Candlelight Memorial May 18 –InternationalMuseumDay May 21 –WorldDayfor Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, recognized by the UN[3][42] May 22 –InternationalDayfor Biological Diversity, recognized by the UN[3][43] May 22 –World GothDay May 23 –World TurtleDay May 25 –Geek PrideDay May 29 –InternationalDayof UN Peacekeepers, recognized by the UN[44] May 31 –World No-TobaccoDay, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][45] First Tuesday of May –World AsthmaDay Second Saturday of May –World Fair TradeDay Full moon in May –Vesak[3] A weekend in May –World Migratory BirdDay, recognized by the UN and UNEP[3][46] June[edit] June 1 –GlobalDayof Parents, recognized by the UN[3][47] June 1 –InternationalChildren'sDay June 4 –InternationalDayof Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, recognized by the UN[3][48] June 5 –World EnvironmentDay, recognized by the UN and UNEP[3][49] June 8 –World OceansDay, recognized by the UN[3][50] June 12 –WorldDayAgainst Child Labour,[3][51] June 14 –World Blood DonorDay, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][52] June 15 –World Elder Abuse AwarenessDay, recognized by the UN[3][53] June 17 –WorldDayto Combat Desertification and Drought, recognized by the UN[3][54] June 18 –Autistic PrideDay June 20 –World RefugeeDay, recognized by the UN[3][55] June 21 –World MusicDay June 23 –United Nations Public ServiceDay, recognized by the UN[3][56] June 23 –InternationalWidow'sDay, recognized by the UN[3][57] June 24 – World Young Doctors'Day[58] June 25 –Dayof the Seafarer, recognized by the UN and IMO[3][59] June 26 –InternationalDayagainst Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, recognized by the UN[3][60] June 26 –United NationsInternationalDayin Support of Victims of Torture, recognized by the UN[3][61] 3rd Sunday of June –Fathers'Dayin some countries July[edit] First Saturday in July –InternationalDayof Cooperatives, recognized by the UN[3][62] July 2 –World UFODay July 6 -World ZoonosesDay[63] July 11 –World PopulationDay, recognized by the UN[3][64] July 12 -- Malala YousafzaiDay, recognized by the UN July 13 --Rock WorldwideDay[65] July 17 -WorldDayforInternationalJustice July 18 –Nelson MandelaInternationalDay, recognized by the UN[3][66] July 28 –World HepatitisDay, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][67] July 29 –InternationalTigerDay July 30 –InternationalDayof Friendship, recognized by the UN[3][68] August[edit] First Friday of August –InternationalBeerDay August 9 –InternationalDayof the World's Indigenous People, recognized by the UN[3][69] August 12 –InternationalYouthDay, recognized by the UN[3][70] August 13 –International Lefthanders Day August 19 –World Humanitarian Day, recognized by the UN[3][71] August 17 - Smile and Wave to Tourists International Day August 20 - Earth Overshoot Day August 23 –International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, recognized by the UN and UNESCO[3][72] August 29 –International Day against Nuclear Tests, recognized by the UN[3][73] August 30 –International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, recognized by the UN[3][74]

International observances (January-April): List ofinternationalobservances [edit] Below is a list of days, years and decades that have been recognized asinternationalobservances by the United Nations, or by some other organizations that declareinternationalobservances but are not as widely recognized. Days[edit] January[edit] January 26 –InternationalCustomsDayrecognized by theWorld Customs Organization[2] January 27 –InternationalDayof Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, recognized by the UN[3] January 31 –Street Children'sDay February[edit] February 2 –World WetlandsDay February 4 –World CancerDay, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][4] February 6 --InternationalDayof Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, recognized by WHO[3][5] February 11 –WorldDayof the SickInstituted by PopeJohn Paul II February 13 –World RadioDay, recognized by the UN and UNESCO[3][6] February 20 –WorldDayof Social Justice, recognized by the UN[3] February 21 –InternationalMother LanguageDay, recognized by the UN and UNESCO[3] March[edit] March 1 - World Civil DefenceDay[7] March 8 –InternationalWomen'sDay, recognized by the UN[8] March 11 –WorldDayof Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film March 14 –InternationalDayof Action for Rivers[9] March 14 –PiDay March 15 –World Consumer RightsDayWorld ContactDay March 20 –InternationalDayof theFrancophonie[10] March 20 –InternationalDayof Happiness, recognized by the UN[3][11] March 20 –World SparrowDay[12] March 21 –InternationalDayfor the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, recognized by the UN[3] March 21 –World PoetryDay, recognized by the UN and UNESCO[3][13] March 21 –InternationalDayof Nowruz, recognized by the UN[3][14] March 21 –World Down SyndromeDay, recognized by the UN[3][15] March 21 –World PuppetryDay, recognized byUNIMA March 21 –InternationalDayof Forests, recognized by the UN[3][16] March 22 –World WaterDay, recognized by the UN[3][17] March 23 –World MeteorologicalDay, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][18] March 24 –World TuberculosisDay, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][19] March 24 –InternationalDayfor the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, recognized by the UN [3][20] March 25 –InternationalDayof Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, recognized by the UN[3][21] March 25 –InternationalDayof Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, recognized by the UN[3][22] Third Friday of March –World SleepDay April[edit] April 1 –April Fool'sDay April 2 –World Autism AwarenessDay, recognized by the UN[3][23] April 2 –InternationalChildren's BookDay April 4 –InternationalDayfor Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, recognized by the UN[3][24] April 7 –Dayof Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide, recognized by the UN[3][25] April 7 –World HealthDay, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][26] April 8 –InternationalRomaniDay April 12 –InternationalDayof Human Space Flight, recognized by the UN[3][27] April 16 –World EntrepreneurshipDay[28] April 17 –World HemophiliaDay April 22 –InternationalMother EarthDay, recognized by the UN[3][29] April 23 –World Book and CopyrightDay, recognized by the UN and UNESCO[3][30] April 23 –English LanguageDay[3] April 24 –WorldDayfor Laboratory Animals April 25 –World MalariaDay, recognized by the UN and WHO[3][31] April 26 –World Intellectual PropertyDay, recognized by the UN and WIPO[3][32] April 28 –WorldDayfor Safety and Health at Work, recognized by the UN and ILO[3][33] April 29 –Dayof Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare, recognized by the UN[3][34] April 29 –InternationalDanceDay, recognized by UNESCO[35] April 30 –InternationalJazzDay, recognized by the UN[3][36]

The 100 Most Common City Names in the World: Depending on whose official count you agree with, you can say that ourworldis politically divided into 196 countries, 217 sovereign states, or 234 autonomous bodies. Among these, there are 4,054 administrative regions that carry various labels: states, provinces, regions, divisions, prefectures, communes, etc. Among those 4,054 regions, you will find 3,173,958 designated or chartered locations, which may be categorized as cities, towns, villages, etc. Everycityhas a story.Ineverycityyou will find distinct cultural characteristics, unique local history, distinguished citizens, business leaders, educators, politicians, and local celebrities. Every town has its favorite restaurants, its oldest local hangouts, its famous landmarks, its important historical sites, its hometown heroes, its claims to fame, and an overall zeitgeist of shared knowledge and experiences among its residents that generally manifests as good old-fashioned hometown pride. My hometown of Reno, Nevada, USA is known astheBiggest LittleCityintheWorld, for so many reasons that it would take a lifetime to document them all.TheReno-Sparks Metropolitan Area is considered to be medium-sized bytheUS Census Bureau, but we pride ourselves onthefact that within 20 miles of here you will find more attractions than you couldinmostcities four or five timesthesize of Reno. Ourcityis, to put it simply, one of a kind. Itsname, however, is not. There are,infact, 12 cities called RenointheUnited States, and 16 worldwide. About one third ofthecitiesintheworld—1,137,549 of them to be precise—share theirnamewith at least one other. Some cities, as you will see below, share theirnamewith many others. This table showsthe100mostcommoncitynamesintheworld, and how many cities share each one. There are a few tiesinthemix, which I've identified golf tournament style: NameCities 1 San Jose 328 2 San Antonio 320 3 Santa Rosa 296 4 Santa Cruz 282 5 San Juan 255 6 San Miguel 254 7 Santa Maria 253 8 San Pedro 248 9 San Francisco 235 T10 San Isidro 234 T10 Buena Vista 234 12 Santa Ana 210 13 San Rafael 207 14 Santa Rita 195 15 Santa Lucia 194 16 Buenavista 190 17 San Vicente 186 18 San Luis 181 19 Santa Barbara 176 T20 San Lorenzo 168 T20 La Esperanza 168 22 Santo Domingo 164 23 San Pablo 161 24 Buenos Aires 158 25 Concepcion 157 26 Phumi Ba 153 27 San Agustin 151 28 Santa Teresa 148 29 Santa Elena 147 30 Victoria 144 T31 Santa Clara 143 T31 Santiago 143 T33 San Nicolas 142 T33 San Carlos 142 T33 Santa Isabel 142 T36 San Andres 140 T36 San Roque 140 38 San Martin 138 T39 El Carmen 137 T39 Pueblo Nuevo 137 41 Santa Fe 135 42 San Felipe 132 T42 Rosario 132 T44 La Union 131 T44 La Laguna 131 T44 Esperanza 131 47 El Porvenir 125 48 La Palma 124 49 San Ramon 122 T50 El Rosario 120 NameCities T50 Las Delicias 120 T50 La Florida 120 53 San Fernando 119 T54 San Joaquin 115 T54 Ojo De Agua 115 T54 Bella Vista 115 T57 La Cruz 114 T57 San Cristobal 114 59 El Palmar 112 60 El Limon 111 61 Guadalupe 110 62 El Paraiso 109 T63 El Rincon 108 T63 Las Palmas 108 65 La Ceiba 107 T66 Santo Tomas 105 T66 San Marcos 105 68 La Loma 104 69 Belen 103 T70 Las Mercedes 102 T70 Las Flores 102 T70 Mikhaylovka 102 T70 Union 102 T70 Manga 102 T75 La Paz 101 T75 Carrizal 101 T75 San Ignacio 101 T75 La Victoria 101 T79 Kamenka 100 T79 Paraiso 100 T79 Aleksandrovka 100 T82 El Rodeo 99 T82 Santa Ines 99 T84 Ivanovka 98 T84 Nikolayevka 98 T84 Las Cruces 98 T87 Miraflores 96 T87 San Jeronimo 96 T89 Soledad 95 T89 Candelaria 95 T91 Alekseyevka 93 T91 Berezovka 93 T93 La Concepcion 92 T95 Los Angeles 91 T95 El Naranjo 91 T95 Bellavista 91 98 Dolores 90 T99 Carmen 89 T99 San Sebastian 89 T99 Kalinovka 89 [Correction July 3, 2012] The first version of this list had a miscount at 93rd place, due to cities with names beginning with this character: Ã�, such as Ã�jecar and Ã�jinocar. The majority of them are in Azerbaijan, and the names appear to be mostly unique. The list has been corrected to show"Kalinovka"tied for 99th place.