Day Guide for Friday October 15th 2021 What are the holidays on October 15th 2021?

This is our day guide for Friday October 15th 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 15th 2021

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.

International: Subha Vijaya Dashami

The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

Cambodia: Commemoration Day of King's Father

Norodom Sihanouk was the head of state of Cambodia in its various states since 1941 until his death in 2012.

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India (regional): Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev

Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath

Iran: Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asgari

Imam Hassan Asgari was the 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam and was poisoned in 874 AD.

Malawi: Mother's Day

This holiday is celebrated on World Rural Women's Day. World Rural Women’s Day was launched in 1995 during the 4th UN World Conference on Women

Tunisia: Evacuation Day

Commemorates the retreat of last French soldiers from Bizerte on October 15th 1963

Ukraine: Day of the Defender (bridge day)

Honours the courage of the defenders of Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity

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General Information for October 15th 2021
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 288 of 2021
77 days left in 2021
Week 41 of the year
On this Day in History
2001 - NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io.
1971 – The start of the 2500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia.
1881 - Writer PG Wodehouse is born.
1815 - Napoleon I of France begins his exile on Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean.