This is our day guide for Sunday October 9th 2022 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 9th 2022
International: Prophet's Birthday (in lieu)
Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
American Samoa: White Sunday
A religious day dedicated to the children of American Samoa
Ecuador: Independence of Guayaquil
Guayaquil declared independence from Spain in 1820, a key victory for the Ecuadorian War of IndependenceRegional
India (regional): Kumar Purnima
An important festival in Odisha where young women perform religious rites to seek ideal life partners and a bright future.Regional
India (regional): Lakshmi Puja
The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month AshwinRegional
India (regional): Maharishi Valmiki Birthday
Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE
Myanmar: Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent
Saint Barthélemy: Abolition Day
Slavery was finally abolished in all French possessions on May 28th 1848
South Korea: Hangeul Day
Marks the proclamation of the Korean alphabet in 1446. Reinstated as a holiday in 2013Regional
Spain (regional): Valencian Community Day
Valencia. Anniversary of King James I of Aragons capture of the city from the Moors in 1238
Sri Lanka: Vap Full Moon Poya
Marks Buddha's preaching of Abhidamma to the gods in Tavatimsa and the end of the Buddhist period of fasting
Uganda: Independence Day
Marks Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962October 8th 2022 | Go to Today | October 10th 2022
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| General Information for October 9th 2022 | |
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| There are 12 public holidays today. | |
| Day 282 of 2022 | |
| 83 days left in 2022 | |
| Week 40 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1980 - Pope John Paul II shakes hands with the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City. | |
| 1970 - The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia. | |
| 1941 - A coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president. | |
| 1604 - Supernova 1604, the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way. |
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