This is our day guide for Sunday October 20th 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?
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General Information for October 20th 2019 | |
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There are 2 public holidays today. | |
Day 293 of 2019 | |
72 days left in 2019 | |
Week 42 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1977 – Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crashes. | |
1973 - The Sydney Opera House opens. | |
1952 - Governor Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency in Kenya and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising, including Jomo Kenyatta, the future first President of Kenya. | |
1818 - The Convention of 1818 signed between the United States and the United Kingdom which, among other things, settles the Canada - United States border on the 49th parallel for most of its length. |