What Day of the Week

October 23, 2018 is the 296^th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 69 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1086

  At the Battle of az-Zallaqah, the army of Yusuf ibn Tashfin defeats the forces of Castilian King Alfonso VI.
• 1295

  The first treaty forming the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France against England is signed in Paris.
• 1642

  Battle of Edgehill: First major battle of the First English Civil War.
• 1850

  The first National Women’s Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
• 1861

  U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus in Washington, D.C., for all military-related cases.
• 1944

  World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf – The largest naval battle in history begins in the Philippines.
• 1972

  Operation Linebacker, a US bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ends after five months.
• 1992

  Emperor Akihito becomes the first Emperor of Japan to stand on Chinese soil.
• 2004

  A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata prefecture, northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.
• 2007

  A powerful cold front in the Bay of Campeche causes the Usumacinta Jackup rig to collide with Kab 101, leading to the death and drowning of 22 people during rescue operations after evacuation of the rig.

• 1801

  Albert Lortzing, German composer (d. 1851)
• 1870

  Francis Kelley, Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma (d. 1948)
• 1876

  Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician (d. 1970)
• 1888

  Onésime Gagnon, Canadian politician (d. 1961)
• 1922

  Coleen Gray, American actress
• 1927

  Sonny Criss, American alto saxophonist (d. 1977)
• 1942

  Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop (d. 2007)
• 1960

  Wayne Rainey, American motorcyclist
• 1977

  Brad Haddin, Australian cricket player
• 1984

  Meghan McCain, American author and daughter of John McCain

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