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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.

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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.
• 1879

  War of the Pacific: the Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos, Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau is killed in the encounter.
• 1912

  First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against Turkey.
• 1928

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

  The Indian Air Force is established.
• 1941

  World War II: In their invasion of the Soviet Union, Germany reaches the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
• 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.
• 1974

  Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
• 1998

  Oslo’s Gardermoen airport opens after the close down of Fornebu airport.
• 2005

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

• 1910

  Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (d. 2003)
• 1939

  Lynne Stewart, American civil liberties lawyer
• 1939

  Paul Hogan, Australian actor
• 1948

  Sarah Purcell, American television host
• 1955

  Bill Elliott, American racing driver
• 1960

  Lorenzo Milá, Spanish newscaster
• 1964

  Igor Jijikine, Russian actor
• 1966

  Camille Coduri, British actress
• 1968

  Ali Benarbia, former Algerian footballer
• 1970

  Anne-Marie Duff, English actress

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