This is our day guide for Thursday October 5th 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 October 5th 2017
International: Day after mid Autumn Festival
The Mid Autumn festival starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
Brunei: Public Holiday
Golden Jubilee of His Majesty's ascension to the throne in 1967
China: National Day
The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1stPublic sector only
Egypt: Armed Forces Day Holiday
Public sector holiday as Armed Forces' Day fall on a Friday
Honduras: Discovery of America Day
Honours the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the AmericasRegional
India (regional): Lakshmi Puja
The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month AshwinRegional
India (regional): Maharishi Valmiki Birthday
Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE
Israel: Sukkot
Sukkot is also known as Succoth, Sukkos, Feast of Booths or Feast of Tabernacles
Myanmar: Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent
Portugal: Republic Day
Commemorates the establishment of a republican form of government in 1910
South Korea: Harvest Festival Holiday
Chuseok, the Harvest Moon Festival is one of Korea's most cherished holidays
Sri Lanka: Vap Full Moon Poya
Marks Buddha's preaching of Abhidamma to the gods in Tavatimsa and the end of the Buddhist period of fastingGo to Today | October 6th 2017
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| General Information for October 5th 2017 | |
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| There are 12 public holidays today. | |
| Day 278 of 2017 | |
| 87 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 40 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1962 - The Beatles' first single 'Love me do' is released. | |
| 1944 - Suffrage is extended to women in France. | |
| 1813 - Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British and kill Shawnee leader Tecumseh. | |
| 1581 - Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): the northern Low Countries declare their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II. |
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