Day Guide for Tuesday October 6th 2020 What are the holidays on October 6th 2020?

This is our day guide for Tuesday October 6th 2020 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 2020

China: Chinese National Day Holiday

The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.

Public sector only

Honduras: Semana Morazánica

Three public holidays in October are combined to create a long break at the start of October

Senegal: Grand Magal of Touba

Commemoration of the departure in exile of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké to Gabon

Syria: October Liberatory War

Celebrates victory in the October War of 1973 against Israel.

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.

Observances on October 6th 2020

USA: National German-American Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National German-American Day

USA: National Mad Hatter Day

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USA: National Noodle Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Noodle Day

USA: National Plus Size Appreciation Day

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General Information for October 6th 2020
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 280 of 2020
86 days left in 2020
Week 41 of the year
On this Day in History
1683 - German immigrant families found Germantown in the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first major immigration of German people to America.
1600 - Jacopo Peri's Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, premieres in Florence, signifying the beginning of the Baroque period.
1539 - Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his army enter the Apalachee capital of Anhaica (present-day Tallahassee, Florida) by force.
404 - Byzantine Empress Eudoxia has her seventh and last pregnancy which ends in a miscarriage. She is left bleeding and dies of an infection shortly after.