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- Every year, World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday of October.
- In 2023, the day was celebrated on 6 October.
- The aim behind celebrating Smile Day is to dedicate one day in a year to smiles and kind acts.
- In 1999, World Smile Day was first celebrated by the artist Harvey Ball.
- In 1963, Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts, created the smiley face.
- Harvey Ball declared the first Friday of October to be World Smile Day every year.
- In 2001, the Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation was established to honour Harvey Ball’s name and memory.
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