World Whale Day 15 Feb 2026

World Whale Day

World Whale Day, observed on the third Sunday of February, began in the 1980s in Hawaii, where communities celebrated the seasonal return of migrating humpback whales. The day gained wider recognition after the International Whaling Commission"s 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, which marked a major milestone in international whale conservation.

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Today in History

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20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland
24 Dec 2023Christmas Eve
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1 Mar 2025Saint Davids Day
16 Feb 2025Happy World Whale Day!
20 Sep 2023Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
11 Feb 2024Folegandros Island, Cyclades, Greece
15 Sep 2024Stockholm Public Library, Sweden
20 Aug 2025The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
A beautiful labyrinth
Wise guys
3 May 2024The Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
30 Aug 2024International Whale Shark Day
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20 Jan 2024Macaroni penguins
Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
23 May 2025World Turtle Day
14 Mar 2024Happy Pi Day!
Lighting the world
22 Feb 2025Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri, United States
20 Jan 2026Penguin Awareness Day
3 Oct 2024National Poetry Day
A prickly customer
31 Jan 2026International Zebra Day
9 Feb 2025Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, United States
9 Jan 2025Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia
Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)
An underwater paradise