What Day of the Week

October 26, 2019 is the 299^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 66 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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

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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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• 306

  Martyrdom of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki
• 1775

  King George III goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the American Revolution.
• 1811

  The Argentine government declare the freedom of expression for the press by decree.
• 1860

  Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
• 1861

  The Pony Express officially ceases operations.
• 1918

  Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
• 1947

  The Maharaja of Kashmir agrees to allow his kingdom to join India.
• 1977

  The last natural case of smallpox is discovered in Merca district, Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination.
• 2000

  Laurent Gbagbo takes over as president of Côte d'Ivoire following a popular uprising against President Robert Guéï.
• 2002

  Moscow Theatre Siege: Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before.

• 1673

  Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian prince, linguist, and scholar (d. 1723)
• 1794

  Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)
• 1869

  Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, President of Brazil (d. 1957)
• 1911

  Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972)
• 1942

  Bob Hoskins, British actor
• 1965

  Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress and producer.
• 1978

  Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer
• 1983

  Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer
• 1983

  Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player
• 1983

  Luke Watson, South African rugby player

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