Day Guide for Friday October 9th 2020

This is our day guide for Friday October 9th 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 9th 2020

World Egg Day 🥚

Some holidays are not all they are cracked up to be...

National Leif Erikson Day

People
USA

Leif Eriksson was the first known European to have set foot on continental North America, 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

National Moldy Cheese Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Moldy Cheese Day

World Post Day

Celebrated on 9 October every year to raise awareness among people about the role of the postal sector for people and businesses every day.

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General Information for October 9th 2020

There are 4 observances on this day.
This was 974 days ago.
Day 283 of 2020
83 days left in 2020
Week 41 of the year

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On this Day in History

1970 - The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
1940 - World War II: Battle of Britain: During a night-time air raid by the German Luftwaffe, St. Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, England is hit by a bomb.
1854 - Crimean War: The siege of Sebastopol begins.
1804 - Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is founded.
1264 - The Kingdom of Castile conquers the city of Jerez that was under Muslim occupation since 711.