What Day of the Week

October 2, 2021 is the 275^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 90 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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

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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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• 1187

  Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.
• 1535

  Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec.
• 1780

  John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.
• 1919

  U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.
• 1928

  The “Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God”, commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.
• 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.
• 1944

  World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.
• 1958

  Guinea declares its independence from France.
• 1959

  The anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television.
• 2007

  President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

• 1452

  King Richard III of England (d. 1485)
• 1833

  William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897)
• 1879

  Wallace Stevens, American poet (d. 1955)
• 1904

  Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India (d. 1966)
• 1957

  Dave Faulkner (musician), Australian rock musician
• 1958

  Wayne Toups, Cajun singer-songwriter
• 1960

  Lothar Schlapp, German footballer
• 1962

  Aziz M. Osman, Malaysian actor and director
• 1971

  Tiffany, American singer
• 1982

  George Pettit, Canadian singer (Alexisonfire)

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