This is our day guide for Monday October 21st 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 21st 2024 | |
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There are 5 public holidays today. | |
Day 295 of 2024 | |
71 days left in 2024 | |
Week 43 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1983 – The metre is defined at the seventeenth General Conference on Weights and Measures as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. | |
1969 – A coup d'état in Somalia brings Siad Barre to power and establishes a socialist republic in Somalia. | |
1945 - Women's suffrage: Women are allowed to vote in France for the first time. | |
1520 – João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins". |