This is our day guide for Sunday October 24th 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 24th 2021
Iran: Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Sadegh
Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendarRegional
Pakistan (regional): Founding Day
Commemorates the establishment of the AJK state on this day in 1947.
Zambia: Independence Day
Marks the declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1964October 23rd 2021 | Go to Today | October 25th 2021
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| General Information for October 24th 2021 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 297 of 2021 | |
| 68 days left in 2021 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2003 - Concorde makes its last commercial flight. | |
| 1964 - Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes the Republic of Zambia (Southern Rhodesia remained a colony until the next year, with the Unilateral Declaration of Independence) | |
| 1946 – A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space. | |
| 1601 - Danish astronomer (also alchemist, astrologer, elk-owner, prosthetic nose-wearer and nobleman) Tycho Brahe dies from an infection of his bladder. |
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