This is our day guide for Tuesday October 18th 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 18th 2016
Not a Public Holiday
Azerbaijan: Independence Day
Adoption of the declaration of independence on October 18th 1991Public sector only
USA (regional): Alaska Day
Marks the official transfer of Alaska from Russia to USA on 18 October 1867
Zambia: National Prayer Day
Declared as a National Day of Prayer, Fasting and Reconciliation in 2015Go to Today | October 19th 2016
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| General Information for October 18th 2016 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 292 of 2016 | |
| 74 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2007 - Karachi bombings: A suicide attack on a motorcade carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto kills 139 and wounds 450 more. Bhutto herself is uninjured. | |
| 1954 - Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio. | |
| 1009 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock. | |
| 629 – King Dagobert I is crowned King of the Franks. |
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