This is our day guide for Monday October 26th 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 26th 2020
International: Chung Yeung Festival
The festival, otherwise known as Autumn Remembrance, has been celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth moon for millennia
International: Durga Puja
Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
Austria: National Day
Austria's National Day commemorates the Declaration of Neutrality enacted on 26th October 1955
Grenada: Thanksgiving (in lieu)
As Thanksgiving falls on a Sunday in 2020, the following Monday will be a public holidayRegional
India (regional): Dussehra
The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and RavanaRegional
India (regional): Accession Day
Commemorates October 26th 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed off the Instrument of Accession, in which Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.
Iran: Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asgari
Imam Hassan Asgari was the 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam and was poisoned in 874 AD.
Ireland: October Bank Holiday
The October Bank Holiday is a public holiday in Ireland on the last Monday in October
New Zealand: Labour Day
This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labor movement
Seychelles: Public Holiday
A public holiday to mark the inauguration of President Patrick Herminie.October 25th 2020 | Go to Today | October 27th 2020
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| General Information for October 26th 2020 | |
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| There are 10 public holidays today. | |
| Day 300 of 2020 | |
| 66 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 44 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1979 - Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is assassinated by Korean Central Intelligence Agency head Kim Jae-kyu. Choi Kyu-ha becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May. | |
| 1955 – Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam. | |
| 1936 – The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation. | |
| 1905 - Norway gains independence from Sweden. |
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