What Day of the Week

October 21, 2019 is the 294^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 71 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.

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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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• 1096

  People’s Crusade: The Turkish army annihilates the People’s Army of the West.
• 1520

  Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as Strait of Magellan.
• 1520

  João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of “Islands of the 11,000 Virgins”.
• 1902

  In the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends.
• 1931

  The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
• 1944

  World War II: Battle of Aachen: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, making it the first German city to fall to the Allies.
• 1969

  A coup d'état in Somalia brings Siad Barre to power.
• 1978

  Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes in a Cessna 182 over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
• 1987

  Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 70 ethnic Tamil patients, doctors and nurses.
• 1994

  In Seoul, 32 people are killed when the Seongsu Bridge collapses.

• 1912

  Alfredo Pián, Argentine racing driver (d. 1990)
• 1924

  Joyce Randolph, American actress
• 1929

  Ursula K. Le Guin, American author
• 1945

  Everett McGill, American actor
• 1959

  George Bell, Dominican baseball player
• 1972

  Evhen Tsybulenko, Ukrainian professor of international law
• 1979

  Gabe Gross, American baseball player
• 1982

  Ray Ventrone, American football player
• 1983

  Charlotte Sullivan, Canadian actress
• 1986

  Chibuzor Chilaka, Nigerian footballer

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