What Day of the Week

October 18, 2019 is the 291^st day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 74 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

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

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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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• 320

  Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes an eclipse of the sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer (Almagest).
• 1016

  The Danes defeat the Saxons in the Battle of Ashingdon.
• 1210

  Pope Innocent III excommunicates German leader Otto IV.
• 1867

  United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
• 1945

  Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón marries actress Eva Perón.
• 1954

  Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio.
• 1968

  The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a “black power” salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games.
• 1991

  The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
• 2007

  Karachi bombings: A suicide attack on a motorcade carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto kills 139 and wounds 450 more. Bhutto herself is not injured.
• 2011

  Gilad Shalit is released.

• 1517

  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (d. 1570)
• 1894

  Tibor Déry, Hungarian author (d. 1977)
• 1939

  Lee Harvey Oswald, American alleged assassin of John F. Kennedy (d. 1963)
• 1951

  Pam Dawber, American actress
• 1966

  Slavi Trifonov, Bulgarian showman
• 1976

  Zhou Xun, Chinese actress and singer
• 1977

  Ryan Nelsen, New Zealand footballer
• 1989

  Joy Lauren, American actress
• 1990

  Bristol Palin, American daughter of Sarah Palin and Todd Palin
• 1990

  Carly Schroeder, American actress

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