This is our day guide for Saturday October 22nd 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 22nd 2016 | |
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There are no public holidays today. | |
Day 296 of 2016 | |
70 days left in 2016 | |
Week 42 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1964 - Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but turns down the honor. | |
1883 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust. | |
794 - Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heiankyo (now Kyoto). | |
362 – The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire. |