What Day of the Week

October 4, 2020 is the 278^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 88 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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

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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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• 1511

  Formation of the Holy League of Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Papal States and the Republic of Venice against France.
• 1693

  Battle of Marsaglia: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.
• 1725

  Foundation of Rosario in Argentina.
• 1777

  Battle of Germantown: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under Sir William Howe.
• 1957

  Avro Arrow roll-out ceremony at Avro Canada plant in Malton, Ontario.
• 1957

  Leave It To Beaver premieres on CBS.
• 1983

  Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph (1,019 km/h), driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
• 1992

  The Rome General Peace Accords ends a 16 year civil war in Mozambique.
• 2004

  SpaceShipOne‘’wins Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, by being the first private craft to fly into space.
• 2010

  The Ajka plant accident in western Hungary releases about a million cubic metres (35 million cubic feet) of liquid alumina sludge. Nine people are killed and 122 injured, and the Marcal and Danube rivers are severly contaminated.

• 1862

  Edward Stratemeyer, American author (d. 1930)
• 1931

  Sir Terence Conran, English designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer
• 1940

  Alberto Vilar, Cuban-American investor and philanthropist
• 1955

  Jorge Valdano, Argentine footballer
• 1957

  Kyra Schon, American actress
• 1959

  Chris Lowe, British musician (Pet Shop Boys)
• 1961

  Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author
• 1977

  Cabral Ibacka, Romanian actor and television presenter
• 1977

  Richard Parry, Canadian musician and composer (Arcade Fire)
• 1985

  Thorsten Wiedemann, German rugby player

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