This is our day guide for Wednesday October 21st 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 21st 2026
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.
International: Vijay Dashami
The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
Burundi: President Ndadaye's Day
Marks the assassination of a Burundian intellectual and politician in 1993Not a Public Holiday
Serbia: Remembrance Day
National World War II Victims Remembrance DayOctober 20th 2026 | Go to Today | October 22nd 2026
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| General Information for October 21st 2026 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 294 of 2026 | |
| 71 days left in 2026 | |
| Week 43 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. | |
| 1940 – The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published. | |
| 1805 - Admiral Nelson defeats the French and Spanish fleets in the Battle of Trafalgar. | |
| 1520 - Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as Strait of Magellan. |
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