Day Guide for Saturday October 19th 2019 What are the holidays on October 19th 2019?

This is our day guide for Saturday October 19th 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on October 19th 2019

Estonia: Ethnicity day

day dedicated to the Estonian unique language and cultural identity

Iran: Arbaeen

Commemorates the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Observances on October 19th 2019

USA: National Kentucky Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Kentucky Day

USA: National LGBT Center Awareness Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National LGBT Center Awareness Day

USA: National Seafood Bisque Day

A day to enjoy a luxurious seafood soup that is rich in flavour, yet low in calories.

USA: National Sweetest Day

Be sweet on Sweetest Day and hand out out candy to honor this nearly 100 year old holiday.

International: International Gin and Tonic Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Gin and Tonic Day.

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General Information for October 19th 2019
There are 2 public holidays today.
Day 292 of 2019
73 days left in 2019
Week 42 of the year
On this Day in History
1987 – Black Monday - the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
1986 - Samora Machel, President of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, and 33 others die when their Tupolev 134 plane crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
1950 - The People's Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu river to fight United Nations forces.
1216 - King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.