This is our day guide for Friday October 18th 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 18th 2019
Not a Public Holiday
Azerbaijan: Independence Day
Adoption of the declaration of independence on October 18th 1991Regional
India (regional): Kati Bihu
An important Assamese festival to ensure strong growth and healthy crops that begins at the start of the month of Kati.
Senegal: Grand Magal of Touba
Commemoration of the departure in exile of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké to GabonPublic sector only
USA (regional): Alaska Day
Marks the official transfer of Alaska from Russia to USA on October 18th 1867
Zambia: National Prayer Day
Declared as a National Day of Prayer, Fasting and Reconciliation in 2015October 17th 2019 | Go to Today | October 19th 2019
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| General Information for October 18th 2019 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 291 of 2019 | |
| 74 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1967 – The Soviet probe Venera 4 reaches Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet. | |
| 1851 - Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London. | |
| 1356 - Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroys the town of Basel, Switzerland. | |
| 1009 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock. |
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