This is our day guide for Monday October 23rd 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 23rd 2017 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 296 of 2017 | |
| 69 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 43 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2004 - A powerful earthquake hits Niigata, northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated. | |
| 1983 - Lebanon Civil War: The U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. A French army barracks in Lebanon is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops. | |
| 1956 – Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4). | |
| 1642 - During the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell's army fights the Royalists of Charles I in the Battle of Edge Hill. |