What Day of the Week

October 10, 2021 was the 283^rd day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 82 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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• 19

  Roman general Germanicus suddenly dies in Antioch under mysterious circumstances. Roman historian Tactius records that Germanicus was poisoned by Syrian Governor Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso under orders from Roman Emperor Tiberius.
• 1780

  The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean.
• 1845

  In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors.
• 1860

  The original cornerstone of the University of the South is laid in Sewanee, Tennessee.
• 1911

  The Kowloon-Canton Railway (split into MTR East Rail Line and Guangshen Railway now) commences service between Kowloon and Canton.
• 1920

  The Carinthian Plebiscite determines that the larger part of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
• 1933

  United Airlines Chesterton Crash: A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
• 1942

  The Soviet Union establishes diplomatic relations with Australia.
• 1973

  Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.
• 1975

  Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations.

• 1684

  Antoine Watteau, French painter (d. 1721)
• 1700

  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)
• 1834

  Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author (d. 1872)
• 1900

  Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993)
• 1914

  Tommy Fine, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1966

  Bai Ling, Chinese American actress
• 1968

  Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker
• 1968

  Marinos Ouzounidis, Greek footballer and football manager
• 1969

  Brett Favre, American football player
• 1973

  Mario López, American actor

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