Day Guide for Thursday October 10th 2019 What are the holidays on October 10th 2019?

This is our day guide for Thursday October 10th 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 10th 2019

Regional

Bhutan (regional): Thimphu Tshechu Holiday

Third day of public holidays in Timphu for the Tshechu festival

Cuba: Independence Day

Marks the date in 1868, that Carlos Manuel de Céspedes made his famous "Grito de Yara", the battle cry and declaration that launched the uprising for Cuban Independence.

Curaçao: Curaçao Day

Curaçao Day is a public holiday in Curaçao that marks the island's anniversary of becoming a country within the Dutch kingdom on October 10th 2010.

Fiji: Fiji Day

Fiji became an independent sovereign state on 10 October 1970 when its colonial status was removed

Kenya: Mazingira Day

A day for all Kenyans to participate in environment conservation activities.

North Korea: Party Foundation Day

Foundation of the Worker's Party of Korea

Suriname: Maroons Day

A day to honour Maroons, escaped Africans slaves who mixed with the indigenous peoples of the Americas

Taiwan: National Day

Celebrates the start of the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911

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General Information for October 10th 2019
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 283 of 2019
82 days left in 2019
Week 41 of the year
On this Day in History
1970 - Fiji becomes independent.
1846 - Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.
1780 - The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
680 - Battle of Karbala: Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah.