This is our day guide for Wednesday October 21st 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 21st 2015
International: Chung Yeung Festival
The festival, otherwise known as Autumn Remembrance, has been celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth moon for millenniaRegional
India (regional): Dussehra
The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and RavanaRegional
India (regional): Durga Puja
Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.Regional
India (regional): Durgastami
Durgastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festivalNot a Public Holiday
Serbia: Remembrance Day
National World War II Victims Remembrance DayGo to Today | October 22nd 2015
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| General Information for October 21st 2015 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 294 of 2015 | |
| 71 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 43 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1983 – The metre is defined at the seventeenth General Conference on Weights and Measures as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. | |
| 1969 – A coup d'état in Somalia brings Siad Barre to power and establishes a socialist republic in Somalia. | |
| 1805 - Admiral Nelson defeats the French and Spanish fleets in the Battle of Trafalgar. | |
| 1520 - Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as Strait of Magellan. |
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