This is our day guide for Wednesday October 19th 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 19th 2016
Albania: Saint Teresa Canonisation Day
Marks the canonisation of Mother Teresa by Pope Francis in 2016Go to Today | October 20th 2016
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| General Information for October 19th 2016 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 293 of 2016 | |
| 73 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1987 – Black Monday - the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points. | |
| 1986 - Samora Machel, President of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, and 33 others die when their Tupolev 134 plane crashes into the Lebombo Mountains. | |
| 1386 – The Universität Heidelberg held its first lecture, making it the oldest German university. | |
| 202 BC - Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage. |
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