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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• 1727

  George II and Caroline of Ansbach are crowned King and Queen of Great Britain.
• 1811

  Inventor John Stevens’ boat, the Juliana, begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry (service between New York City, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey).
• 1852

  The University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
• 1865

  Paul Bogle led hundreds of black men and women in a march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion.
• 1906

  San Francisco public school board sparks United States diplomatic crisis with Japan by ordering Japanese students to be taught in racially segregated schools.
• 1942

  World War II: Battle of Cape Esperance – On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.
• 1944

  Tuvinian People’s Republic or formerly Tannu Tuva is annexed by the U.S.S.R
• 1954

  First Indochina War: The Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam.
• 1972

  A race riot occurs on the United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off the coast of Vietnam during Operation Linebacker.
• 1987

  Start of Operation Pawan by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka that killed few thousand ethnic Tamil civilians, several hundred Tamil Tigers and few hundred Indian Army soldiers.

• 1936

  Billy Higgins, American jazz drummer (d. 2001)
• 1946

  Gary Mallaber, American musician
• 1952

  Paulette Carlson, country music singer-songwriter
• 1954

  Vojislav Seselj, Serbian politician
• 1960

  Nicola Bryant, English actress
• 1968

  Brett Salisbury, American football player and author
• 1969

  Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
• 1969

  Stephen Moyer, British actor
• 1970

  Chidi Ahanotu, American football player
• 1982

  Terrell Suggs, American Football Player

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