This is our day guide for Wednesday October 26th 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 26th 2022
International: Govardhan puja
A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra
Austria: National Day
Austria's National Day commemorates the Declaration of Neutrality enacted on 26th October 1955
Cook Islands: Gospel Day
Christianity was first brought to the islands in the 1820s by John Williams.Regional
India (regional): Accession Day
Commemorates October 26th 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed off the Instrument of Accession, in which Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.Regional
India (regional): Diwali
Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darknessRegional
India (regional): Vikram Samvat New Year
Gujuarat. Named after king Vikramaditya, this calendar remains widely used in western India. In Gujarat, the second day of Diwali is celebrated as the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendarRegional
India (regional): Bhai Bij
A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
Maldives: The Day Maldives Embraced Islam
According to legend, the Maldives was converted to Islam in the year 1153 ADOctober 25th 2022 | Go to Today | October 27th 2022
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| General Information for October 26th 2022 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 299 of 2022 | |
| 66 days left in 2022 | |
| Week 43 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1979 - Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is assassinated by Korean Central Intelligence Agency head Kim Jae-kyu. Choi Kyu-ha becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May. | |
| 1909 - Itō Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and Resident-General of Korea, is assassinated by Ahn Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria. | |
| 1905 - Norway gains independence from Sweden. | |
| 306 - Martyrdom of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki |
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