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?

Holidays on October 20th 2017

Guatemala: Revolution Day

In 1944, university students and military leaders aligned to overthrow the dictator Jorge Ubico

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India (regional): Vishvakarma Day

Vishvakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishvakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect

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India (regional): Diwali

Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness

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India (regional): Vikram Samvat New Year

Gujuarat. Named after king Vikramaditya, this calendar remains widely used in western India. In Gujarat, the second day of Diwali is celebrated as the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar

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India (regional): Govardhan Puja

Kenya: Mashujaa Day

October 20th honours all those who contributed towards the struggle for independence

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New Zealand (regional): Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day

Hawke's Bay was named by Captain Cook in honour of Edward Hawke, First Lord of the Admiralty

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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
1977 – Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crashes.
1961 – The Soviet Union performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
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.
1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction and theWar of the Austrian Succession begins.