What Day of the Week

October 7, 2020 is the 281^st day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 85 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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

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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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• 1477

  Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year.
• 1691

  The English royal charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued.
• 1776

  Crown Prince Paul of Russia marries Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg.
• 1800

  French corsair Robert Surcouf, commander of the 18-gun ship La Confiance, captures the British 38-gun Kent inspiring the traditional French song Le Trente-et-un du mois d'août.
• 1864

  American Civil War: USS Wachusett captures the Ship CSS Confederate raider while in port in Bahia, Brazil.
• 1919

  KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
• 1942

  World War II: The October Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins as United States Marine Corps forces attack Imperial Japanese Army units along the Matanikau River.
• 1958

  President of Pakistan Iskander Mirza, with the support of General Ayub Khan and the army, suspends the 1956 constitution, imposes martial law, and cancels the elections scheduled for January 1959.
• 1971

  Oman joins the United Nations.
• 1985

  The Achille Lauro is hijacked by Palestine Liberation Organization.

• 1914

  Alfred Drake, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1936

  Charles Dutoit, Swiss conductor
• 1946

  Bernard Lavilliers, French singer
• 1964

  Dan Savage, American sex-columnist and author
• 1965

  Genji Hashimoto, Japanese racing driver
• 1972

  Ben Younger, American screenwriter and film director
• 1977

  Meighan Desmond, New Zealand actress
• 1979

  Aaron Ashmore, Canadian actor
• 1983

  Flying Lotus, American electronic music producer
• 1986

  Lee Nguyen, American soccer player

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