This is our day guide for Thursday October 29th 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 29th 2020
International: Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
Cambodia: King's Coronation Day
King Norodom Sihamoni's coronation took place on October 29th 2004
Egypt: Al-Mouled Al-Nabawy
Celebrated on the 12th day of the third month of the Islamic calendar, Rabi’i Al-Awal
Myanmar: Thadingyut Holiday
The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent
Turkiye: Republic Day
On October 29th 1923, the Turkish constitution was amended and Turkey became a republicOctober 28th 2020 | Go to Today | October 30th 2020
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| General Information for October 29th 2020 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 303 of 2020 | |
| 63 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 44 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2008 - Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five. | |
| 1969 – The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet. | |
| 1929 – The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday", ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning theGreat Depression. | |
| 969 - Byzantine troops occupy Antioch Syria. |
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