Day Guide for Wednesday October 14th 2015 What are the holidays on October 14th 2015?

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 1963

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General Information for October 14th 2015
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.
1962 – The Cuban missile crisis begins: A U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance plane and its pilot fly over the island of Cuba and take photographs of Soviet missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads being installed and erected in Cuba.
1944 - Athens, Greece, is liberated by British Army troops entering the city as the Wehrmacht pulls out during World War II. This clears the way for the Greek government-in-exile to return to its historic capital city, with George Papandreou, Sr., as the head of government.
1890 - President Dwight D Eisenhower is born in Denison, Texas.