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2027 USA Friday, December 17thUnderdog Day

2026 USA Friday, December 18thUnderdog Day

2025 USA Friday, December 19thUnderdog Day

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2023 USA Friday, December 15thUnderdog Day

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A day to salute, all of the underdogs, sidekicks and unsung heroes—the Number Two people who contribute so much to the Number One people we read about. (Sherlock Holmes's Dr. Watson, Batman's Robin and Robinson Crusoe's Friday are examples.)

Observed annually on the third Friday in December since its founding in 1976 by the late Peter Moeller.

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