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?
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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 | |
| 1945 - A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, stages a coup d'état against president Isaías Medina Angarita, who is overthrown by the end of the day. | |
| 1867 - United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day. | |
| 1851 - Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London. | |
| 1016 – The Danes defeat the Saxons in the Battle of Assandun. |