Day Guide for Monday October 9th 2017 What are the holidays on October 9th 2017?

This is our day guide for Monday October 9th 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 9th 2017

International: Columbus Day

This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas

Bahamas: National Heroes' Day

The second Monday in October is National Heroes Day, which replaced Discovery Day in 2013

Belize: Indigenous People’s Resistance Day

Marks the arrival of Columbus in the Americas on October 12th 1492

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Canada (regional): Thanksgiving

Celebrated on the Second Monday in October and statutory, except in Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

Ecuador: Independence of Guayaquil

Guayaquil declared independence from Spain in 1820, a key victory for the Ecuadorian War of Independence

Japan: Health-Sports Day

Japan celebrates Sports Day to promote sports and an active lifestyle to ensure a healthy mind and body

South Korea: Hangeul Day

Marks the proclamation of the Korean alphabet in 1446. Reinstated as a holiday in 2013

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Spain (regional): Valencian Community Day

Valencia. Anniversary of King James I of Aragons capture of the city from the Moors in 1238

Turks and Caicos Islands: National Heritage Day

This holiday replaced Columbus Day in 2014, which was also held on the second Monday In October

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USA (regional): Native Americans Day

This state holiday has been adopted on the second Monday in October to replace Columbus Day

Uganda: Independence Day

Marks Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

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General Information for October 9th 2017
There are 11 public holidays today.
Day 282 of 2017
83 days left in 2017
Week 41 of the year
On this Day in History
1986 - The musical The Phantom of the Opera receives its first performance at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.
1970 - The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
1824 - Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.
1820 - Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.