This is our day guide for Tuesday October 15th 2024 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 15th 2024 | |
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There are 7 public holidays today. | |
Day 289 of 2024 | |
77 days left in 2024 | |
Week 42 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
2008 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst day in the Dow's history based on a percentage drop. | |
1979 - Black Monday in Malta. The Building of the Times of Malta, the residence of the opposition leader Eddie Fenech Adami and several Nationalist Party clubs are ransacked and destroyed by supporters of the Malta Labour Party. | |
1971 – The start of the 2500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia. | |
1940 – The President of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, is executed by the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco, making him the only European president to have been executed. |