What Day of the Week

October 10, 2019 was the 283^rd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 82 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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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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• 732

  Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, the leader of the Franks, Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe. The governor of Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, is killed during the battle.
• 1575

  Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
• 1631

  A Saxon army takes over Prague.
• 1845

  In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors.
• 1913

  President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike thus ending construction on the Panama Canal.
• 1957

  The Windscale fire in Cumbria, U.K. is the world’s first major nuclear accident.
• 1967

  The Outer Space Treaty, signed on January 27 by more than sixty nations, comes into force.
• 1970

  Fiji becomes independent.
• 1972

  The 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, killing 48, occurs due to foggy conditions. The accident’s response pushes for changes in Chicago commuter rail, such as brightly colored ends on the cars.
• 1985

  United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested.

• 1830

  Queen Isabella II of Spain (d. 1904)
• 1923

  Murray Walker, British motorsport commentator
• 1966

  Derrick McKey, American basketball player
• 1966

  Tony Adams, English footballer
• 1969

  Francis Escudero, Filipino senator
• 1970

  Dean Kiely, Irish footballer
• 1970

  Matthew Pinsent, English rower
• 1973

  Mario López, American actor
• 1973

  Zach Thornton, American soccer player
• 1978

  Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American actress

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