What Day of the Week

October 8, 2019 was the 281^st day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 84 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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.
• 1480

  Great standing on the Ugra river, a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Duke Ivan III of Russia, which results in the retreat of the Tataro-Mongols and the eventual disintegration of the Horde.
• 1829

  Rail transport: Stephenson’s The Rocket wins The Rainhill Trials.
• 1871

  Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.
• 1918

  World War I: In the Argonne Forest in France, United States Corporal Alvin C. York kills 25 German soldiers and captures 132.
• 1928

  Joseph Szigeti gives the first performance of Alfredo Casella’s Violin Concerto.
• 1932

  The Indian Air Force is established.
• 1991

  Croatia votes to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia, making the country fully independent
• 1998

  Oslo’s Gardermoen airport opens after the close down of Fornebu airport.
• 2001

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

• 1883

  Dick Burnett, American musician (d. 1977)
• 1924

  Alphons Egli, member of the Swiss Federal Council
• 1927

  Jim Elliot, American missionary (d. 1956)
• 1946

  Dennis Kucinich, American politician
• 1962

  Bruno Thiry, Belgian rally driver
• 1969

  Dylan Neal, Canadian actor
• 1980

  Mike Mizanin, American wrestler
• 1980

  Nick Cannon, American actor
• 1981

  Ruby, Egyptian singer
• 1983

  Michael Fraser, Scottish footballer

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