Day Guide for Friday October 16th 2020 What are the holidays on October 16th 2020?

This is our day guide for Friday October 16th 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 16th 2020

Regional

India (regional): Baba Banda Singh Bahadur ji Birthday

Commemorates the 350th birth anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur ji.

Iran: Death of Prophet Muhammed / Martyrdom of Imam Hassan

Marks the Death of Prophet Muhammad and the Martyrdom of Imam Hassan

Observances on October 16th 2020

USA: National Boss’s Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Boss’s Day (or National Boss’s Day)

USA: Department Store Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Department Store Day

USA: Global Cat Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Global Cat Day

USA: National Dictionary Day

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

USA: National Liqueur Day

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

United Nations: World Food Day

Promotes worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for all.

USA: National Mammography Day

National Mammography Day is observed annually on the third Friday in October as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

International: World Bread Day

World Bread Day is celebrated on Oct 16 to commemorate the anniversary of the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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General Information for October 16th 2020
There are 2 public holidays today.
Day 290 of 2020
76 days left in 2020
Week 42 of the year
On this Day in History
1986 - Reinhold Messner becomes the first person to summit all 14 Eight-thousanders.
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.
1905 – The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.