What Day of the Week

October 2, 2020 was the 276^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 90 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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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• 1552

  Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible.
• 1780

  John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.
• 1835

  The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
• 1864

  American Civil War: Battle of Saltville – Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops.
• 1889

  In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.
• 1937

  Dominican Republic strongman Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of the Haitian population living within the borderlands; approximately 20,000 are killed over the next five days.
• 1950

  Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published
• 1992

  The Carandiru Massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil.
• 1996

  The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
• 2005

  Ethan Allen Boating Accident: The Ethan Allen tour boat capsizes on Lake George in Upstate New York, killing twenty people.

• 1852

  Sir William Ramsay, Scottish chemist (d. 1916)
• 1934

  Earl Wilson, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1948

  Trevor Brooking, English footballer
• 1950

  Ian McNeice, English actor
• 1962

  Jeff Bennett, American voice actor
• 1964

  Sam Bockarie, Sierra Leone Civil War figure (d. 2003)
• 1967

  Lew Temple, American actor
• 1972

  Aaron McKie, American basketball player
• 1973

  Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian entertainer
• 1974

  Michelle Krusiec, American actress

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