What Day of the Week

October 8, 2020 is the 282^nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 84 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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

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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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• 314

  Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses his European territories.
• 1573

  End of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar, the first Dutch victory in Eighty Years War.
• 1821

  The government of general José de San Martín establishes the Peruvian Navy.
• 1860

  Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
• 1904

  Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was incorporated as a city.
• 1912

  First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against Turkey.
• 1952

  The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
• 1967

  Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.
• 1973

  Greek military junta of 1967–1974: Junta strongman George Papadopoulos appoints Spyros Markezinis as Prime Minister of Greece with the task to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
• 2001

  A twin engine Cessna and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy killing 118.

• 1884

  Walther von Reichenau, German military officer (d. 1942)
• 1921

  Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist (d. 2010)
• 1928

  Bill Maynard, British actor
• 1928

  Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer
• 1932

  Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player
• 1938

  Walter Gretzky, father of Wayne Gretzky
• 1960

  Reed Hastings, American businessman and entrepreneur
• 1966

  Karyn Parsons, American actress
• 1970

  Soon-Yi Previn, Korean American actress
• 1987

  Taylor Price, American football player

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