Day Guide for Saturday October 21st 2023

This is our day guide for Saturday October 21st 2023 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 21st 2023

Back to the Future Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Back to the Future Day

National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day

Food
USA

National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day is a day to celebrate the delightful combination of creamy cheesecake and pumpkin spice.

National Reptile Awareness Day

Pets
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Reptile Awareness Day

National Sweetest Day

Food
USA

Be sweet on Sweetest Day and hand out out candy to honor this nearly 100 year old holiday.

Apple Day 🍏

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Apple Day

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General Information for October 21st 2023

There are 5 observances on this day.
133 days to go.
Day 294 of 2023
71 days left in 2023
Week 42 of the year

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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.
1940 – The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
1805 - Admiral Nelson defeats the French and Spanish fleets in the Battle of Trafalgar.
1520 - Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as Strait of Magellan.