Day Guide for Sunday October 13th 2024 What are the holidays on October 13th 2024?

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Holidays on October 13th 2024

International: Vijay Dashami

The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

International: Durga Puja

Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

American Samoa: White Sunday

A religious day dedicated to the children of American Samoa

Burundi: Prince Louis Rwagasore Day

Marks the assassination in 1961 of a Burundi nationalist and prime minister

Regional

India (regional): Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev

Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath

Thailand: The Passing of King Bhumibol

In remembrance of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX who died on October 13th 2016.

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General Information for October 13th 2024
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 287 of 2024
79 days left in 2024
Week 41 of the year
On this Day in History
1983 - Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T Inc.) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago.
1884 - Greenwich, in London, England, is established as Universal Time meridian of longitude.
1881 - First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
1792 - In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.