Day Guide for Friday October 20th 2017 What are the holidays on October 20th 2017?

This is our day guide for Friday October 20th 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 20th 2017
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 293 of 2017
72 days left in 2017
Week 42 of the year
On this Day in History
1968 - Former US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.
1962 – People's Republic of China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.
1952 - Governor Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency in Kenya and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising, including Jomo Kenyatta, the future first President of Kenya.
1946 – Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam decides that the 20th October is Vietnam Women's Day.