Day Guide for Wednesday October 4th 2023 What are the holidays on October 4th 2023?

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Holidays on October 4th 2023

International: Chinese National Day Holiday

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

International: Prophet's Baptism

Celebrated one week after the Prophet Mohammed's Birthday, this marks the traditional Islamic birth rites that take place seven days after birth.

Honduras: Discovery of America Day

Honours the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas

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Italy (regional): Feast of St. Petronius

Saint Petronius was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and then a priest

Lesotho: Independence Day

Basutoland gained its independence from Britain and became the Kingdom of Lesotho in 1966

Mozambique: Day of Peace and Reconciliation

Celebrates the signing of the General Peace Accord which ended the civil war in Mozambique in 1992.

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General Information for October 4th 2023
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 277 of 2023
88 days left in 2023
Week 40 of the year
On this Day in History
1983 - Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 km/h), driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
1963 - Hurricane Flora, kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti.
1777 - During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Germantown begins on this day in Pennsylvania.
1227 - Assassination of Caliph al-Adil.