Day Guide for Sunday October 13th 2019 What are the holidays on October 13th 2019?

This is our day guide for Sunday October 13th 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 13th 2019

American Samoa: White Sunday

A religious day dedicated to the children of American Samoa

Burundi: Prince Louis Rwagasore Day

Marks the assassination in 1961 of a Burundi nationalist and prime minister

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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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India (regional): Lakshmi Puja

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

Myanmar: Full Moon of Thadingyut Holiday

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

Nepal: Public Holiday

A public holiday for the second day of the two-day state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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

Observances on October 13th 2019

United Nations: International Day for Disaster Reduction 

A day focused on promoting a global culture of disaster reduction and preparedness.

USA: National No Bra Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National No Bra Day

USA: National Train Your Brain Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Train Your Brain Day

USA: National Yorkshire Pudding Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Yorkshire Pudding Day

USA: Navy Birthday

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Navy Birthday

USA: Clergy Appreciation Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Clergy Appreciation Day (or Pastor Appreciation Day or Ministry Appreciation Day)

Germany: Grandparents' Day

In Germany, Grandmothers' Day was established in 2010 and is celebrated on the second Sunday in October.

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General Information for October 13th 2019
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 286 of 2019
79 days left in 2019
Week 41 of the year
On this Day in History
1983 - Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T Inc.) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago.
1881 - First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
1773 - The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
1307 - Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into a "confession" of heresy.