This is our day guide for Thursday October 19th 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 19th 2017
International: Diwali
Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
Albania: Saint Teresa Canonisation Day
Marks the canonisation of Mother Teresa by Pope Francis in 2016Regional
India (regional): Kali Puja
Kali Puja is celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik. It is celebrated on the same day as Diwali, when other regions worship the godess Lakshmi.Go to Today | October 20th 2017
| Choose a Day |
|---|
| General Information for October 19th 2017 | |
|---|---|
| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 292 of 2017 | |
| 73 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1986 - Samora Machel, President of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, and 33 others die when their Tupolev 134 plane crashes into the Lebombo Mountains. | |
| 1950 - The People's Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu river to fight United Nations forces. | |
| 1912 - Italy takes possession of Tripoli, Libya from the Ottoman Empire. | |
| 1453 - The French recapture Bordeaux, bringing the Hundred Years' War to a close, with the English retaining only Calais on French soil. |
Office Holidays provides calendars with dates and information on public holidays and bank holidays in key countries around the world.
Newsletter
Sign up to receive a weekly email update on forthcoming public holidays around the world in your inbox every Friday.