What Day of the Week
October 15: Day of the Week
October 15, 2020 was the 289th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 77 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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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October 15 Historical Event(s)
- 1888The “From Hell” letter sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
- 1932Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
- 1944The Arrow Cross Party (very similar to Hitler’s NSDAP (Nazi party)) takes power in Hungary.
- 1969Vietnam War; The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam is held in Washington DC and across the US. Over 2 million demonstrate nationally; about 250,000 in the nation’s capitol.
- 1970The domestic Soviet Aeroflot Flight 244 is hijacked and diverted to Turkey.
- 1970Thirty-five construction workers are killed when a section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses.
- 1989Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.
- 2003China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.
- 2007Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country’s first post 9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
- 2011Global protests break out in 951 cities in 82 countries.
Who were born on October 15?
- 1890Álvaro de Campos, a heteronym of Fernando Pessoa (d. 1935).
- 1924Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive
- 1924Marguerite Andersen, German writer
- 1924Mark Lenard, American actor (d. 1996)
- 1954Peter Bakowski, Australian poet
- 1964Roberto Vittori, Italian astronaut
- 1975Glen Little, English footballer
- 1976Manuel Dallan, Italian rugby player
- 1978Devon Gummersall, American actor
- 1987Chantal Strand, Canadian actress, singer and voice actress
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