This is our day guide for Saturday October 15th 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 15th 2016
Cambodia: Commemoration Day of King's Father
Norodom Sihanouk
Estonia: Ethnicity day
day dedicated to the Estonian unique language and cultural identityRegional
India (regional): Lakshmi Puja
The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month AshwinRegional
India (regional): Maharishi Valmiki Birthday
Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE
Sri Lanka: Vap Full Moon Poya
Marks Buddha's preaching of Abhidamma to the gods in Tavatimsa and the end of the Buddhist period of fasting
Tunisia: Evacuation Day
Commemorates the retreat of last French soldiers from Bizerte on October 15th 1963Go to Today | October 16th 2016
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| General Information for October 15th 2016 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 289 of 2016 | |
| 77 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 41 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2008 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst day in the Dow's history based on a percentage drop. | |
| 2001 - NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io. | |
| 1928 – The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. | |
| 1888 – The "From Hell" letter sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators. |
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