What Day of the Week

October 7, 2022 is the 280^th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 85 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.

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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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• 1571

  The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Holy League (Spain and Italy) destroys the Turkish fleet.
• 1691

  The English royal charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued.
• 1780

  American Revolutionary War: Battle of Kings Mountain American Patriot militia defeat Loyalist irregulars led by British colonel Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
• 1826

  The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S.
• 1868

  Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
• 1916

  Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
• 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.
• 1971

  Oman joins the United Nations.
• 1985

  The Mameyes landslide kills close to 300 in the worst landslide in North American history.
• 1993

  The Great Flood of 1993 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.

• 1909

  Erastus Corning 2nd, American politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany, New York (d. 1983)
• 1922

  William Zinsser, American writer
• 1934

  Amiri Baraka, American writer
• 1955

  Ralph Johnson, American computer scientist
• 1958

  Judy Landers, American actress
• 1962

  Dave Bronconnier, Canadian politician
• 1975

  Terry Gerin, American professional wrestler
• 1982

  Li Yundi, Chinese classical pianist
• 1984

  Toma Ikuta, Japanese singer and actor
• 1987

  Sam Querrey, American tennis player

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