This is our day guide for Saturday October 7th 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?
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| General Information for October 7th 2017 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 280 of 2017 | |
| 85 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 40 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2003 - A historic recall election takes place in the U.S. State of California in which the sitting Governor Gray Davis, a Democrat, is overwhelmingly voted out of office. Actor, bodybuilder and Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected to be the 38th Governor of California over fellow Republican Tom McClintock and Democrat Cruz Bustamante who at the time was the sitting Lt. Governor of California. This is the first recall election in the history of the State of California in which a sitting Governor has been successfully recalled from office. | |
| 1985 - The Achille Lauro is hijacked by Palestine Liberation Organization. | |
| 1919 - KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name. | |
| 1912 - The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction. |