What Day of the Week

October 11, 2020 is the 285^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 81 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is 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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• 1852

  The University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
• 1864

  Campina Grande, Brazil is established as a city.
• 1890

  In Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
• 1899

  Second Boer War begins: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State erupts.
• 1899

  The Western League is renamed the American League.
• 1941

  Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
• 1944

  Tuvinian People’s Republic or formerly Tannu Tuva is annexed by the U.S.S.R
• 1962

  Second Vatican Council: Pope John XXIII convenes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
• 1984

  Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
• 2001

  The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.

• 1884

  Friedrich Bergius, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1949)
• 1918

  Jerome Robbins, American choreographer (d. 1998)
• 1926

  Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk
• 1930

  LaVell Edwards, American football coach
• 1941

  Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1999)
• 1948

  Cecilia, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 1976)
• 1953

  David Morse, American actor
• 1964

  Michael J. Nelson, American actor
• 1967

  Daniel Razon, Vice Presiding Minister, Church of God International
• 1973

  Takeshi Kaneshiro, actor/model

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