What Day of the Week

October 15, 2019 is the 288^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 77 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1917

  World War I: At Vincennes outside of Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for the German Empire.
• 1932

  Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
• 1934

  The Soviet Republic of China collapses when Chiang Kai-shek’s National Revolutionary Army successfully encircles Ruijin, forcing the fleeing Communists to begin the Long March.
• 1940

  The President of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, is executed by the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco, making him the only European president to have been executed.
• 1944

  The Arrow Cross Party (very similar to Hitler’s NSDAP (Nazi party)) takes power in Hungary.
• 1945

  World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason.
• 1953

  British nuclear test Totem 1 detonated at Emu Field, South Australia.
• 2001

  NASA’s Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter’s moon Io.
• 2008

  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst day in the Dow’s history based on a percentage drop.
• 2011

  Global protests break out in 951 cities in 82 countries.

• 1853

  Jan Harte van Tecklenburg, Dutch politician (d. 1937)
• 1900

  Mervyn LeRoy, American film director (d. 1987)
• 1920

  Henri Verneuil, French film director (d. 2002)
• 1920

  Mario Puzo, American novelist (d. 1999)
• 1926

  James E. Akins, American diplomat and adviser to Richard Nixon (d. 2010)
• 1951

  Peter Richardson, English actor, comedian, and writer
• 1969

  Dominic West, British actor
• 1976

  Christian Allen, American video game designer
• 1977

  Patricio Urrutia, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1983

  Bruno Senna, Brazilian racing driver

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