What Day of the Week

October 24, 2019 is the 297^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 68 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is 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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• 1260

  Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself.
• 1360

  The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War.
• 1590

  John White, The governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the “lost” colonists.
• 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.
• 1851

  William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel (moon) orbiting Uranus.
• 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).
• 1931

  The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.
• 1957

  The USAF starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.
• 1980

  The government of Poland legalizes Solidarity trade union

• 1935

  Malcolm Bilson, American pianist and music professor
• 1950

  Steven Greenberg, American composer (Lipps Inc.)
• 1960

  Joachim “Jo” Winkelhock, German race car driver
• 1962

  Dave Blaney, American race car driver
• 1971

  Dervla Kirwan, Irish actress
• 1973

  Jeff Wilson, New Zealand rugby player and cricketer
• 1976

  Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian swimmer
• 1980

  Casey Wilson, American comic actress (Happy Endings, Saturday Night Live)
• 1983

  Brian Vickers, American race car driver
• 1984

  Jonas Gustavsson, Swedish hockey player

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