Day Guide for Wednesday October 24th 2018 What are the holidays on October 24th 2018?

This is our day guide for Wednesday October 24th 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 October 24th 2018

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India (regional): Lakshmi Puja

The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin

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India (regional): Maharishi Valmiki Birthday

Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE

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Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Sultan of Pahang

July 30th is a state public holiday in Pahang for the birthday of the Sultan, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

Myanmar: Full Moon Day of Thadingyut

The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent

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Pakistan (regional): Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai

Urs of a noted scholar, saint and poet, considered to be greatest Muslim poet of Sindhi language

Sri Lanka: Vap Full Moon Poya

Marks Buddha's preaching of Abhidamma to the gods in Tavatimsa and the end of the Buddhist period of fasting

Zambia: Independence Day

Marks the declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

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General Information for October 24th 2018
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 297 of 2018
68 days left in 2018
Week 43 of the year
On this Day in History
1977 - Veterans Day is observed on the fourth Monday in October for the seventh and last time. (The holiday is once again observed on November 11 beginning the following year.)
1945 – Founding of the United Nations.
1260 – Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself.
1147 – After a siege of 4 months crusader knights led by Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon.