International Left Handers Day celebrated since 1976, August 13th

President Barack Obama
Left handed

August 13th is designated International Lefthanders Day by Lefthanders International. It was first observed on the 13th of August, in the year 1976. 

As the name suggests, it is meant to promote awareness of the inconveniences faced by Lefthanders in a predominantly right handed world. It celebrates their uniqueness and differences, who are from seven to 10 percent of the world's population. Thousands of left-handed people in today's society have to adapt to use right handed tools and objects.

There’s also a more serious side to the day, which spreads awareness about the special needs of left-handed kids. Also, left-handers are far more likely to develop schizophrenia than right-handers, for reasons not well understood.

Walker Report Editor & former Judge Steve Walker (current JP2 candidate) is left handed as well.

Left-Handed U.S. Presidents
James A. Garfield  (1831-1881) 20th
Herbert Hoover  (1874-1964) 31st
Harry S. Truman  (1884-1972) 33rd
Gerald Ford  (1913) 38th
Ronald Reagan  (1911) 40th
George H.W. Bush  (1924-    ) 41st
Bill Clinton  (1946) 42nd
Barack Obama  (1961) 44th