This is our day guide for Wednesday October 16th 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?
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| General Information for October 16th 2019 | |
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| There are no public holidays today. | |
| Day 289 of 2019 | |
| 76 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1978 - Karol Wojtyla is elected Pope John Paul II after the October 1978 Papal conclave, the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523. | |
| 1978 – Wanda Rutkiewicz is the first Pole and the first European woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. | |
| 1934 – Chinese Communists begin the Long March; it ended a year and four days later, by which time Mao Zedong had regained his title as party chairman. | |
| 1781 - George Washington captures Yorktown, Virginia after the Siege of Yorktown. |