International Left-Handers Day
The Left-Handers Club identifies 13 August as International Left-Handers Day and says it launched the event in 1992
Date and recurrence
13 August each year
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Left-Handers Club / international awareness campaign. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Lefthanders Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Left-Handers Club — International Left-Handers DayOfficial Awareness Campaign
Frequently asked questions
When is International Left-Handers Day?
13 August each year The stored recurrence guidance is: 13 August.
Does International Left-Handers Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is International Left-Handers Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Left-Handers Club / international awareness campaign. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International Left-Handers Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Left-Handers Club identifies 13 August as International Left-Handers Day and says it launched the event in 1992. Supporting provenance includes Left-Handers Club — International Left-Handers Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International Left-Handers Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Left-Handers Club / international awareness campaign. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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These records also resolve to August 13, 2027 under the current authority data.
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