June 19 - Vayanadinam (Day of Reading)

P N Panicker is known as the Father of the Library Movement in Kerala. He died on 19 June 1995, at the age of 86. The Government of Kerala observes 19 June annually as Vayanadinam (Day of Reading) with a week-long series of activities at schools and public institutions to honour the contributions of P.N. Panicker to the cause of literacy, education and library movement.

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World Blood Donor Day: 14 June

World Blood Donor Day is day dedicated to "thanking and celebrating voluntary non-remunerated blood donors". It occurs on June 14, the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, the creator of the ABO blood group system, for which he won the Nobel Prize. The first day was held in 2005.

The theme of 2012 world blood donor day campaign-"every blood donor is a hero" focuses on the idea that every one of us can become a hero by giving blood.

One of the main goals of the World Blood Donor Day is to ensure the availability of 'safe blood' for transfusion.

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May 31: World No Tobacco Day

May 31: World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on May 31, organized by the WHO.

Symbol of World No Tobacco Day:
Ash trays with fresh flowers

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