This is our day guide for Saturday October 2nd 2021 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 2nd 2021
International: Chinese National Day Holiday
The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.
Guinea: Independence Day
Celebrates the anniversary of independence from France on 2 October 1958
India: Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma GandhiRegional
Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Governor of Sabah
Sabah only. This ceremonial date is currently observed on March 30thOctober 1st 2021 | Go to Today | October 3rd 2021
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| General Information for October 2nd 2021 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 275 of 2021 | |
| 90 days left in 2021 | |
| Week 39 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2006 - Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide. | |
| 1941 - World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow. | |
| 1889 - In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West. | |
| 1869 - On this day, Mahatma Gandhi, Pacifist and Political Activist, is born. |
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