What Day of the Week

October 5, 2020 is the 279^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 87 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

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

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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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• 1550

  Foundation of Concepción, city in Chile.
• 1793

  French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.
• 1813

  Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British.
• 1877

  Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.
• 1944

  Royal Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over France.
• 1953

  The first documented recovery meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is held.
• 1955

  Disneyland Hotel opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
• 1968

  Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland – considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.
• 1974

  Guildford pub bombings: bombs planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
• 1988

  The Chilean opposition coalition Concertación (center-left) defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt and a general election is called the following year.

• 1901

  John Alton, American cinematographer (d. 1996)
• 1908

  Joshua Logan, American film director and writer (d. 1988)
• 1917

  Allen Ludden, American television game show host (d. 1981)
• 1933

  Diane Cilento, Australian actress
• 1937

  Barry Switzer, American football coach
• 1966

  Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker referee
• 1966

  Sean M. Carroll, American cosmologist
• 1975

  Bobo Baldé, Guinean footballer
• 1976

  J. J. Yeley, American race car driver
• 1987

  Javier Villa, Spanish racing driver

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