This is our day guide for Saturday September 30th 2017 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 September 30th 2017
International: Ashoura
Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram.
International: Durga Puja
Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
Botswana: Botswana Day
Botswana gained its independence from Great Britain on September 30th 1966Regional
India (regional): Vijaya Dashami
Also known as Dashain or Tenth day of Navratri or Durgotsav, Vijaya Dashami commemorates the day that Durga appeared riding a lion to slay the Mahisasura.Regional
India (regional): Dussehra
The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and RavanaRegional
India (regional): Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev
Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath
Israel: Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of repentance, considered to be the holiest and most solemn day of the yearGo to Today | October 1st 2017
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| General Information for September 30th 2017 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 273 of 2017 | |
| 92 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 39 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1888 - Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. | |
| 1882 - Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. | |
| 1791 - The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria. | |
| 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo. |
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