What Day of the Week

October 21, 2020 is the 295^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 71 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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

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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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• 1774

  First display of the word “Liberty” on a flag, raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts in defiance of British rule in Colonial America.
• 1861

  American Civil War: Battle of Ball’s Bluff – Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war. Baker, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln, is killed in the fighting.
• 1892

  Opening ceremonies for the World’s Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
• 1912

  During the First Balkan War, Kardzhali is liberated by Bulgarian forces
• 1921

  George Melford’s silent film, The Sheik, starring Rudolph Valentino, premiers.
• 1944

  World War II: The first kamikaze attack: A Japanese plane carrying a 200 kg bomb attacks HMAS Australia off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
• 1950

  Korean War: heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade and the North Korean 239th Regiment during the Battle of Yongju.
• 1966

  Aberfan disaster: A slag heap collapses on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.
• 1971

  A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, near Glasgow, Scotland.
• 1979

  Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs.

• 1895

  Edna Purviance, American actress (d. 1958)
• 1931

  Vivian Pickles, English actress
• 1940

  Manfred Mann, English musician
• 1971

  Jade Jagger, socialite and jewellery Designer
• 1971

  Nick Oliveri, American musician
• 1972

  Matthew Friedberger, American musician (The Fiery Furnaces)
• 1974

  Costel Busuioc, Romanian tenor
• 1976

  Jeremy Miller, American actor
• 1980

  Kim Kardashian, American socialite, model and reality television star
• 1982

  Matt Dallas, American actor

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