Day Guide for Monday October 9th 2023 What are the holidays on October 9th 2023?

This is our day guide for Monday October 9th 2023 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 2023

International: Columbus Day

This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas

Bahamas: National Heroes' Day

The second Monday in October is National Heroes Day, which replaced Discovery Day in 2013

Belize: Indigenous People’s Resistance Day (in lieu)

Marks the arrival of Columbus in the Americas on October 12th 1492

Public sector only

Canada: Thanksgiving

Celebrated on the Second Monday in October and statutory, except in Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

Chile: Meeting of the Worlds

Honors the indigenous people of the Americas on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas

Ecuador: Independence of Guayaquil

Guayaquil declared independence from Spain in 1820, a key victory for the Ecuadorian War of Independence

Japan: Health-Sports Day

Japan celebrates Sports Day to promote sports and an active lifestyle to ensure a healthy mind and body

Lao: Boat Racing Festival

Held at different times in October or early November in every riverside town to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

Public sector only

Peru: Non-Working Day

Non-working days for the public sector have been declared to boost tourism.

Samoa: Lotu a Tamaiti Holiday

Day after White Sunday, when parents and communities celebrate childhood

Sint Maarten: Constitution Day

The constitution came into force on October 10th 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles

South Korea: Hangeul Day

Marks the proclamation of the Korean alphabet in 1446. Reinstated as a holiday in 2013

Regional

Spain (regional): Valencian Community Day

Valencia. Anniversary of King James I of Aragons capture of the city from the Moors in 1238

Taiwan: National Day (bridge day)

Celebrates the start of the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911

Turks and Caicos Islands: National Heritage Day

This holiday replaced Columbus Day in 2014, which was also held on the second Monday In October

Regional

USA (regional): US Indigenous People's Day

This state holiday has been adopted on the second Monday in October to replace Columbus Day

Uganda: Independence Day

Marks Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

Observances on October 9th 2023

USA: National Leif Erikson Day

Leif Eriksson was the first known European to have set foot on continental North America, 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

USA: National Moldy Cheese Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Moldy Cheese Day

United Nations: World Post Day

Celebrated on 9 October every year to raise awareness among people about the role of the postal sector for people and businesses every day.

USA: National Kick Butts Day

Kick Butts Day involves more than 1,000 events in schools and communities across the United States and even around the world.

USA: Native American Day

Native American Day is a good reminder to reflect on, and learn more about, the important contributions of Native American people.

USA: National Kick Butt Day

Hey, it's the second Monday in October - don't you something you need to do, instead of sitting around reading?

USA: National Online Bank Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Online Bank Day

USA: Indigenous People's Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Indigenous People's Day.

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General Information for October 9th 2023
There are 17 public holidays today.
Day 282 of 2023
83 days left in 2023
Week 41 of the year
On this Day in History
1981 - Abolition of capital punishment in France.
1967 - Che Guevara, the Argentine revolutionary and guerilla leader, is executed.
1942 - Statute of Westminster 1931 formalises Australian autonomy.
1854 - Crimean War: The siege of Sebastopol begins.