Same Day Humor

[Janszoon]

I just discovered that November 19 is both International Men's Day and World Toilet Day. Any other good ones?

[Lexi Darling]

Not sure I can think of any humorous ones, but one instance of wild timing in this vein that comes to mind is that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on the exact same day, and that day happened to be July 4th.

[Psy-Fi]

More ironic than humorous, here's a two-fer...


'Mein Kampf' by Adolf Hitler and 'The Diary of a Young Girl' by Anne Frank, both entered the public domain on January 1st, 2016.


Abraham Lincoln was shot on the same day that he started the United States Secret Service.

[SGR]

Abraham Lincoln was shot on the same day that he started the United States Secret Service.

Important to note though, their original goal was to combat the counterfeiting of US currency after the Civil War. If memory serves, they didn't start providing presidential protection until after McKinley was shot and killed.

[Psy-Fi]

This one doesn't have quite the same humorous connection if you're from the U.S. where the word "fanny" has a different meaning, but March 8th was International Women's Day and International Fanny Pack Day.