This is our day guide for Friday October 21st 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 21st 2016
Burundi: President Ndadaye's Day
Marks the assassination of a Burundian intellectual and politician in 1993Regional
New Zealand (regional): Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day
Hawke's Bay was named by Captain Cook in honour of Edward Hawke, First Lord of the AdmiraltyNot a Public Holiday
Serbia: Remembrance Day
National World War II Victims Remembrance DayGo to Today | October 22nd 2016
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| General Information for October 21st 2016 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 295 of 2016 | |
| 71 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1983 – The metre is defined at the seventeenth General Conference on Weights and Measures as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. | |
| 1945 - Women's suffrage: Women are allowed to vote in France for the first time. | |
| 1520 – João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins". | |
| 1097 - First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch. |
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