Day Guide for Saturday October 21st 2023 What are the holidays on October 21st 2023?

This is our day guide for Saturday October 21st 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 21st 2023

Burundi: President Ndadaye's Day

Marks the assassination of a Burundian intellectual and politician in 1993

Estonia: Ethnicity day

day dedicated to the Estonian unique language and cultural identity

Regional

India (regional): Maha Saptami

Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. On the seventh day of Durga Puja, the goddess started her battle against Mahishasura.

Regional

India (regional): Durga Ashtami

Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festival

Nepal: Phulpati

A major celebration that takes place on the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, also called Saptami.

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General Information for October 21st 2023
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 294 of 2023
71 days left in 2023
Week 42 of the year
On this Day in History
1983 – The metre is defined at the seventeenth General Conference on Weights and Measures as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
1969 – A coup d'état in Somalia brings Siad Barre to power and establishes a socialist republic in Somalia.
1945 - Women's suffrage: Women are allowed to vote in France for the first time.
1520 – João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins".