This is our day guide for Sunday October 6th 2019 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 6th 2019
Egypt: Armed Forces Day
Celebrates Egypt's victory in the October War of 1973Regional
India (regional): Durga Ashtami
Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festivalRegional
India (regional): Mahanavami
Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess DurgaNot a Public Holiday
Luxembourg: Father's Day
1st Sunday in October.
Nepal: Maha Ashtami
The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
Turkmenistan: Earthquake Memorial Day
A day of remembrance to the victims of the massive and deadly earthquake that took place on this day in 1948.October 5th 2019 | Go to Today | October 7th 2019
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| General Information for October 6th 2019 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 279 of 2019 | |
| 86 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 40 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1976 - All of the Cuban national fencing team die in an air crash, when bombs explode aboard their Cuban Airlines DC-8. | |
| 1889 - Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture. | |
| 1683 - German immigrant families found Germantown in the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first major immigration of German people to America. | |
| 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus. |
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