This is our day guide for Wednesday October 16th 2024 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 16th 2024
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India (regional): Kumar Purnima
An important festival in Odisha where young women perform religious rites to seek ideal life partners and a bright future.Regional
India (regional): Lakshmi Puja
The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month AshwinRegional
India (regional): Public Holiday
A public holiday has been declared in Tamil Nadu due to adverse weather conditions.
Myanmar: Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lentRegional
Pakistan (regional): Public Holiday
Islamabad, Rawalpindi: For the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's Council of Heads of Government meeting.October 15th 2024 | Go to Today | October 17th 2024
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| General Information for October 16th 2024 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 290 of 2024 | |
| 76 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis between the USA and Cuba begins. | |
| 1934 – Chinese Communists begin the Long March; it ended a year and four days later, by which time Mao Zedong had regained his title as party chairman. | |
| 1781 - George Washington captures Yorktown, Virginia after the Siege of Yorktown. | |
| 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire. |
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