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 | |
| 1950 - The People's Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu river to fight United Nations forces. | |
| 1912 - Italy takes possession of Tripoli, Libya from the Ottoman Empire. | |
| 1866 - Venice - Annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy - At Hotel Europa, Austria hands over Veneto to France, which hands it immediately over to Italy. | |
| 1453 - The French recapture Bordeaux, bringing the Hundred Years' War to a close, with the English retaining only Calais on French soil. |
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