August 13 is designated International Lefthanders Day by Lefthanders International. It was first observed 13 August 1976. As its name suggests, it is meant to promote awareness of the inconveniences facing left-handers

Left-handed

Left-handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing. In ancient times it was seen as a sign of the devil, and was abhorred in many cultures...

 in a predominantly right-handed world. It celebrates their uniqueness and difference, who are from seven to ten percent of the world's population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

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External links

• Electronic greeting card for International Lefthanders Day at American Greetings
• An Australian Left-Handers website
• A Lefthanders Day website
• Famous Left-Handers
• A 2007 Washington Post Article about the Day
• http://www.lefthanders.org Association of left handers INDIA