What Day of the Week

October 19, 2020 was the 293^rd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 73 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

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

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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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• 1386

  The Universität Heidelberg held its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.
• 1466

  The Thirteen Years War ends with the Second Treaty of Thorn.
• 1781

  At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis handed over Cornwallis’ sword and formally surrendered to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau.
• 1864

  Battle of Cedar Creek – Union Army under Philip Sheridan destroys a Confederate Army under Jubal Early.
• 1912

  Italy takes possession of Tripoli, Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
• 1944

  United States forces land in the Philippines.
• 1956

  The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
• 1973

  President Richard Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
• 2004

  Care International aid worker Margaret Hassan is kidnapped in Iraq.
• 2005

  Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.

• 1718

  Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Marshal of France (d. 1804)
• 1850

  Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer (d. 1935)
• 1900

  Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. 1957)
• 1909

  Marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975)
• 1928

  Lou Scheimer, American animation producer
• 1948

  Dave Mallow, American voice actor
• 1954

  Deborah Blum, American writer
• 1956

  Didier Theys, Belgian racing driver
• 1965

  Ty Pennington, American television personality
• 1973

  Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player

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