Day Guide for Thursday October 22nd 2020

This is our day guide for Thursday October 22nd 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?

Observances on October 22nd 2020

International Stuttering Awareness Day

Health
International

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Stuttering Awareness Day

National Color Day

General
USA

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National Nut Day

General
USA

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Maha Saptami

India

Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. On the seventh day of Durga Puja, the goddess started her battle against Mahishasura.

Phulpati

Nepal

A major celebration that takes place on the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, also called Saptami.

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General Information for October 22nd 2020

There are 3 observances on this day.
This was 275 days ago.
Day 296 of 2020
70 days left in 2020
Week 43 of the year

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On this Day in History

1978 - Papal inauguration of Pope John Paul II.
1964 - Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but turns down the honor.
1883 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
1859 - Spain declares war on Morocco.
1797 - From 1,000 metres (3,200 feet) above Paris, France, André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump.