Day Guide for Thursday October 7th 2021 What are the holidays on October 7th 2021?

This is our day guide for Thursday October 7th 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 7th 2021

Cambodia: Ancestors' Day Holiday

Pchum Ben, also known as Ancestors' Day, is a Cambodian religious festival which culminates on the 15th day of the tenth month in the Khmer calendar, marking the end of the Buddhist lent

China: Chinese National Day Holiday

The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.

Egypt: Armed Forces Day

Celebrates Egypt's victory in the October War of 1973

Honduras: Francisco Morazan's Birthday

Honours the President of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1830 to 1839.

Regional

India (regional): Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, from whom the Agrawal and Agrahari communities are descended

Regional

India (regional): Mera Chaoren Houba

Mera Chaoren Houba is a traditional festival of Manipur celebrated on the first day of Mera, the seventh month of Meetei Lunar calendar.

Iran: Martyrdom of Imam Reza

Imam Reza was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and the eighth Shi'ite Imam

Not a Public Holiday

Lao: BOL Establishment Day

The Bank of Lao was established on October 7th 1968

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General Information for October 7th 2021
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 280 of 2021
85 days left in 2021
Week 40 of the year
On this Day in History
2003 - A historic recall election takes place in the U.S. State of California in which the sitting Governor Gray Davis, a Democrat, is overwhelmingly voted out of office. Actor, bodybuilder and Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected to be the 38th Governor of California over fellow Republican Tom McClintock and Democrat Cruz Bustamante who at the time was the sitting Lt. Governor of California. This is the first recall election in the history of the State of California in which a sitting Governor has been successfully recalled from office.
1996 - The Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.
1959 - U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmits the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
1919 - KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.