This is our day guide for Friday October 2nd 2020 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 2nd 2020
International: Day after mid Autumn Festival
The Mid Autumn festival starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
International: Chinese National Day Holiday
The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.
Guinea: Independence Day
Celebrates the anniversary of independence from France on 2 October 1958
India: Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
Lao: End of Buddhist Lent Day
Boun Ok Phansa is a mark of the end of three month retreat during the rainy season of the monksRegional
Pakistan (regional): Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai
Urs of a noted scholar, saint and poet, considered to be greatest Muslim poet of Sindhi language
South Korea: Harvest Festival
Chuseok, the Harvest Moon Festival is one of Korea's most cherished holidaysObservances on October 2nd 2020
Italy: Grandparents Day
A day to celebrate the love and achievements of the older generation.
United Nations: International Day of Non-Violence
Sharing the message of non-violence through education and public awareness.
Indonesia: National Batik Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Batik Day
USA: National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day
USA: National Fried Scallops Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Fried Scallops Day
USA: National Name Your Car Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Name Your Car Day
USA: National Manufacturing Day
A day to showcase the benefits and potential of modern manufacturing and spur interest in manufacturing careers.
International: World Smile Day
The creator of the smiley face started this holiday to devote one day a year to smiles and kind acts.
International: Audiophile Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Audiophile Day.October 1st 2020 | Go to Today | October 3rd 2020
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| General Information for October 2nd 2020 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 276 of 2020 | |
| 90 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 40 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2007 - President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. | |
| 2006 - Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide. | |
| 1925 - John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system. | |
| 1889 - In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West. |
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