What Day of the Week

October 26, 2019 was the 299^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 66 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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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• 1775

  King George III goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the American Revolution.
• 1861

  The Pony Express officially ceases operations.
• 1940

  The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.
• 1943

  World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 “Pfeil”.
• 1955

  After the last Allied troops have left the country and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares permanent neutrality.
• 1985

  The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aborigines.
• 1992

  The London Ambulance Service is thrown into chaos after the implementation of a new CAD, or Computer Aided Dispatch, system which failed.
• 1994

  Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty
• 1999

  Britain’s House of Lords votes to end the right of hereditary peers to vote in Britain’s upper chamber of Parliament.
• 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.

• 1684

  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)
• 1797

  Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (d. 1865)
• 1874

  Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American socialite and philanthropist (d. 1948)
• 1914

  Jackie Coogan, American actor (d. 1984)
• 1934

  Hans-Joachim Rödelius, German composer and musician (Cluster, Harmonia)
• 1945

  Pat Conroy, American writer
• 1957

  Julie Dawn Cole, British actress
• 1959

  Andreas Hinze, German footballer
• 1971

  Jim Butcher, American author
• 1984

  Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer

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