What Day of the Week

October 24, 2019 was the 297^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 68 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

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

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Scorpio 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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• 1360

  The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War.
• 1795

  Partitions of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided among Austria, Prussia, and Russia
• 1812

  Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
• 1857

  Sheffield F.C., the world’s first football club, is founded in Sheffield, England.
• 1901

  Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
• 1911

  Orville Wright remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
• 1917

  Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat by the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany on the Austro-Italian front of World War I (lasts until 19 November - also called Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo).
• 1957

  The USAF starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.
• 1964

  Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes the Republic of Zambia (Southern Rhodesia remained a colony until the next year, with the Unilateral Declaration of Independence)
• 1980

  The government of Poland legalizes Solidarity trade union

• 1911

  Paul Grégoire, French Canadian archbishop of Montreal (d. 1993)
• 1929

  George Crumb, American composer
• 1954

  Brad Sherman, American politician
• 1972

  Kim Ji-soo, South Korean actress
• 1973

  Jeff Wilson, New Zealand rugby player and cricketer
• 1981

  Jemima Rooper, British actress
• 1982

  Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian racing driver
• 1983

  Hernán Garin, Argentine footballer
• 1984

  Kaela Kimura, Japanese model and singer
• 1987

  Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer

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