This is our day guide for Thursday September 20th 2018 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 September 20th 2018
International: Ashoura
Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram.Regional
Bhutan (regional): Thimphu Tshechu Holiday
Second day of public holidays in Timphu for the Tshechu festivalRegional
India (regional): Karam
A religious tribal festival that gives thanks to Karam Devta for a good harvestSeptember 19th 2018 | Go to Today | September 21st 2018
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| General Information for September 20th 2018 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 263 of 2018 | |
| 102 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 38 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1961 - Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece. | |
| 1881 - Chester A. Arthur is inaugurated as the 21st President of the United States following the assassination of James Garfield. | |
| 1871 - Bishop John Coleridge Patteson is martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. He is the first bishop of Melanesia. | |
| 1498 - The 1498 Meio Nankaido earthquake generates a tsunami that washes away the building housing the statue of the Great Buddha at Kotoku-in in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; since then the Buddha has sat in the open air. |
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