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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

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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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• 1081

  The Normans defeat the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
• 1775

  American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) prompts the Continental Congress to establish the Continental Navy.
• 1779

  American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
• 1851

  Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.
• 1898

  United States takes possession of Puerto Rico.
• 1929

  The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered “Persons” under Canadian law.
• 1944

  Soviet Union begins liberation of Czechoslovakia.
• 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.

• 1741

  Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)
• 1914

  Raymond Lambert, Swiss mountaineer (d. 1997)
• 1919

  Anita O'Day, American singer (d. 2006)
• 1945

  Chris Shays, American politician
• 1947

  Paul Chuckle, British comedian
• 1948

  Ntozake Shange, American author
• 1950

  Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright (d. 2006)
• 1958

  Kjell Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1959

  Kirby Chambliss, American aerobatic pilot
• 1970

  José Padilla, American convicted terrorist

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