This is our day guide for Wednesday October 14th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on October 14th 2015
International: Ras el am el Hejri
Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
Malaysia: Awal Muharram
Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.Regional
Pakistan (regional): Martyrdom of Hazrat Umar Farooq
Hazrat Umar Farooq (R.A.) was the second Muslim caliph who became a martyr in 644CE
Ukraine: Day of the Defender
Honours the courage of the defenders of Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity
Yemen: Liberation Day
Marks the start of the armed struggle against British rule in South Yemen in 1963Go to Today | October 15th 2015
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| General Information for October 14th 2015 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 287 of 2015 | |
| 78 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1994 – The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and the Foreign Minister of Israel, Shimon Peres, receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the establishment of the Oslo Accords and the framing of the future Palestinian Self Government. | |
| 1981 - Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt one week after the assassination of the President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat. | |
| 1933 - Nazi Germany withdraws from the League of Nations. | |
| 1644 - William Penn, the English founder of Pennsylvania, USA, is born. |
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