Day Guide for Sunday October 18th 2020 What are the holidays on October 18th 2020?

This is our day guide for Sunday October 18th 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 18th 2020

Not a Public Holiday

Argentina: Mother's Day

In Argentina, Mother's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of October.

Not a Public Holiday

Azerbaijan: Independence Day

Adoption of the declaration of independence on October 18th 1991

Maldives: Qaumee Dhuvas

Celebrates the victory of Muhammad Thakurufaanu Al Auzam over the Portuguese occupation in 1573

Observances on October 18th 2020

USA: National Chocolate Cupcake Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Chocolate Cupcake Day

Croatia: National Necktie Day

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

USA: National No Beard Day

This is the one day in the year when you should try to have a close shave.

International: World Menopause Day

World Menopause Day is a worldwide awareness call for women who face health issues when approaching, during and beyond the menopause.

Kazakhstan: Spiritual Consent Day

Find out the history and background to the Spiritual Consent Day observed in Kazakhstan.

USA: National Exascale Day

Find out the history and background to National Exascale Day

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General Information for October 18th 2020
There are 3 public holidays today.
Day 292 of 2020
74 days left in 2020
Week 42 of the year
On this Day in History
1991 – The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
1945 - A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, stages a coup d'état against president Isaías Medina Angarita, who is overthrown by the end of the day.
1851 - Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.
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.