This is our day guide for Friday October 2nd 2026 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 2nd 2026
International: Chinese National Day Holiday
The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.
Guinea: Independence Day
Celebrates the anniversary of independence from France on 2 October 1958
Honduras: Discovery of America Day
Honours the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas
India: Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
Tuvalu: Tuvalu Day Holiday
This two-day holiday commemorates Tuvalu becoming independent from the UK on this day in 1978.October 1st 2026 | Go to Today | October 3rd 2026
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| General Information for October 2nd 2026 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 275 of 2026 | |
| 90 days left in 2026 | |
| Week 40 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2007 - President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. | |
| 1950 - The Peanuts comic strip has its very first appearance in a couple of newspapers. | |
| 1889 - In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West. | |
| 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. |
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