Day Guide for Friday October 14th 2016 What are the holidays on October 14th 2016?

This is our day guide for Friday October 14th 2016 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 2016

Georgia: Day of Svetitskovloba

This public holiday commemorates the first Christian church to be established in Georgia. According to tradition the shirt of Jesus is buried under the church

Regional

India (regional): Durga Puja

Tripura only. Additional holiday for Durga Puja Festival

Regional

Malaysia (regional): Melaka Governor's Birthday

The official birthday of the Governor of Melaka is observed on August 24.

Regional

Moldova (regional): Chisinau City Day

Public Holiday just for Chisinau. Each city and village has its own celebration day

Tanzania: Mwalimu Nyerere Day

Commemorates the death of Julius Nyerere, the father of the nation, in 1999

Public sector only

Thailand: Thailand Public Holiday

Mourning the death of the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej

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 2016
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 288 of 2016
78 days left in 2016
Week 41 of the year
On this Day in History
1983 - Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada, is overthrown and later executed in a military coup d'état led by Bernard Coard.
1981 - Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt one week after the assassination of the President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat.
1964 - Leonid Brezhnev becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and thereby, along with his allies - such as Alexei Kosygin - the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), ousting the former monolithic leader Nikita Khrushchev, and sending him into retirement as anonperson in the USSR.
1933 - Nazi Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.