National Elephant Day (Thailand)

On 26 May 1998, the Thai government declared 13 March to annually be the Thai National Elephant Day or Chang Thai Day. The observance was suggested by the Asian Elephant Foundation of Thailand and submitted to the Coordinating Subcommittee for the Conservation of Thai Elephants. The date was chosen because the Royal Forest Department designated the white elephant as the national animal of Thailand on 13 March 1963.

March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 293 days remain until the end of the year.