Day Guide for Monday October 28th 2019 What are the holidays on October 28th 2019?

This is our day guide for Monday October 28th 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 28th 2019

International: Diwali

Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness

International: Greece National Anniversary Day

Also known as 'World War ΙΙ National Holiday', this holiday celebrates Greece's refusal to yield to the Axis powers in 1940.

International: Govardhan puja

A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra

Czech Republic: Independent Czechoslovak State Day

Marks the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918

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India (regional): Vikram Samvat New Year

Gujuarat. Named after king Vikramaditya, this calendar remains widely used in western India. In Gujarat, the second day of Diwali is celebrated as the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar

Regional

India (regional): Vishvakarma Day

Vishvakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishvakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect

Ireland: October Bank Holiday

The October Bank Holiday is a public holiday in Ireland on the last Monday in October

New Zealand: Labour Day

This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labor movement

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Independence Day Holiday (in lieu)

As Independence Day falls on a Sunday in 2019, the following Monday will a holiday

Singapore: Deepavali (in lieu)

Monday, 28 October 2019, will be a public holiday if your rest day falls on 27 October 2019

Observances on October 28th 2019

USA: National Chocolate Day

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

United Kingdom: Wild Foods Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Wild Foods Day

International: International Creole Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Creole Day

Ukraine: Day of the Liberation of Ukraine

Marks the expulsion of the last Nazi troops from Ukraine in 1944.

USA: National First Responders Day

This day honors the heroic men and women who run towards danger every day to help their fellow citizens.

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General Information for October 28th 2019
There are 10 public holidays today.
Day 301 of 2019
64 days left in 2019
Week 44 of the year
On this Day in History
1982 – The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party wins elections, leading to the first Socialist government in Spain after death of Franco. Felipe Gonzalez becomes Prime Minister-elect.
1962 – End of Cuban missile crisis: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
1940 - World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania, marking Greece's entry into World War II.
1538 – The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.