What Day of the Week

October 10, 2020 was the 284^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 82 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.

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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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• 680

  Battle of Karbala: Hussain bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah.
• 1575

  Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
• 1911

  The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of Qing Dynasty, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China.
• 1935

  A coup d'état by the royalist leadership of the Greek Armed Forces takes place in Athens. It overthrows the government of Panagis Tsaldaris and establishes a regency under Georgios Kondylis, effectively ending the Second Hellenic Republic.
• 1944

  Holocaust: 800 Gypsy children are murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp.
• 1945

  The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang signed a principle agreement in Chongqing about the future of post-war China. Later, the pact is commonly referred to as the Double-Ten Agreement.
• 1971

  Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
• 1973

  Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.
• 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.
• 1997

  An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74.

• 1794

  William Whiting Boardman, American politician (d. 1871)
• 1903

  Vernon Duke, American composer and songwriter (d. 1969)
• 1924

  James Clavell, Australian author (d. 1994)
• 1935

  André Bureau, French Canadian communications executive
• 1963

  Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer
• 1967

  Gavin Newsom, American politician
• 1968

  Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker
• 1983

  Nikos Spyropoulos, Greek footballer
• 1987

  Ryan Mathews, American football player
• 1989

  Aimee Teegarden, American actress

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