What Day of the Week

October 6, 2019 was the 279^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 86 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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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• 1582

  Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
• 1789

  French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October
• 1849

  The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.
• 1876

  The American Library Association was founded.
• 1884

  The Naval War College of the United States Navy is founded in Newport, Rhode Island.
• 1889

  Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
• 1945

  Baseball: Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat are ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series (see Curse of the Billy Goat).
• 1977

  The first prototype of the MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.
• 1979

  Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
• 1987

  Fiji becomes a republic.

• 1573

  Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)
• 1872

  Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian writer (d. 1936)
• 1930

  Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (d. 2000)
• 1952

  Jürgen Schulz, German footballer
• 1966

  Niall Quinn, Irish footballer
• 1970

  Amy Jo Johnson, American actress and singer
• 1970

  Shauna MacDonald, Canadian actress
• 1971

  Phil Bennett, British racing driver
• 1972

  Anders Iwers, Swedish musician
• 1977

  Danny Brière, Canadian ice hockey player

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