What Day of the Week

October 8, 2019 is the 281^st day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 84 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is 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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• 1075

  Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia.
• 1573

  End of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar, the first Dutch victory in Eighty Years War.
• 1813

  The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bayern and Austria.
• 1912

  First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against Turkey.
• 1941

  World War II: In their invasion of the Soviet Union, Germany reaches the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
• 1944

  World War II: The Battle of Crucifix Hill occurs on Crucifix Hill just outside Aachen. Capt. Bobbie Brown receives a Medal of Honor for his heroics in this battle.
• 1962

  Algeria joins the United Nations.
• 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.
• 1990

  Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: In Jerusalem, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount.
• 2005

  2005 Kashmir earthquake: Thousands of people are killed by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in parts of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.

• 1910

  Kirk Alyn, American actor (d. 1999)
• 1910

  Paulette Dubost, French actress (d. 2011)
• 1922

  Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and coach (d. 2007)
• 1924

  Alphons Egli, member of the Swiss Federal Council
• 1928

  M. Russell Ballard, American religious figure
• 1955

  Lonnie Pitchford, American blues musician (d. 1998)
• 1964

  CeCe Winans, American singer
• 1966

  Art Barr, American wrestler (d. 1994)
• 1970

  Matt Damon, American actor
• 1984

  Domenik Hixon, American Football player

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