Holidays Calendar for October 7, 2024
Territory Day is one of the public holidays in Christmas Island. It is celebrated on the first Monday in October. The holiday commemorates the day Christmas Island became a territory within the Commonwealth of Australia.
Peat Cutting Day, also known as Peat Cutting Monday, is one of the public holidays in the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is celebrated on the first Monday on October.
Education Day is a national holiday in Kiribati. It has no fixed date and annually the government of Kiribati announces the date of its celebration.
On the first Monday in October, Saint Lucians celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Although it is a public holiday, its celebration is quite low-key. Most islanders simply enjoy the extended weekend, spending time with their family and friends.
Labour Day (spelled Labor Day in the United States) is an annual holiday that celebrates the achievements of the labor union movement, including the eight-hour working day. In most countries, it coincides with International Workers’ Day (May 1), but some have their own dates for Labour Day. In Australia, for example, it is celebrated on several dates depending on the state or territory.
International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day, sometimes referred to simply as Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day or as National Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day in the US, is observed annually on October 7. It was created to raise awareness of a neurological disorder that causes severe facial pain.
World Architecture Day is a global observance held annually on the first Monday of October. It was inaugurated by the International Union of Architects in 1985 and was originally celebrated on the first Monday of July.
World Day for Decent Work is observed annually on October 7. This awareness campaign was initiated by the International Trade Union Confederation with the support from the International Labor Organization.
World Day of Bullying Prevention, also known as Blue Shirt Day, is observed annually on the first Monday of October. It was created by STOMP Out Bullying, the United States’ leading national anti-bullying and cyberbullying organization.
Teachers and students in Laos annually observe Teachers' Day on October 7. This is a national holiday and different celebrations are organized across the country.
Armed Forces Day is annually observed in Montenegro on October 7. This is a holiday for all professional soldiers, who serve in the Montenegrin Armed Forces.
BOL Foundation Day is a bank holiday in Laos celebrated on October 7. It commemorates the establishment of the Bank of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Although it is not a public holiday, all banks are closed on the occasion, which essentially makes BOL Foundation Day the professional holiday of all bank employees in Laos.
Librarian Day is one of the official professional holidays in Armenia. Celebrated on October 7, it was officially included into the list of professional observances in 2004, according to the decision of the Armenian government.
Civil Aviation Day in Kyrgyzstan is celebrated annually on October 7. This professional holiday was established in 1994 to recognize the special importance of civil aviation and its contribution to the economic development of Kyrgyzstan.
Child Health Day is a national observance in the United States. It is annually observed on the first Monday of October. This observance focuses on raising people's awareness on how they can protect and develop the children's health.
Frances Xavier Cabrini Day, also known as simply Cabrini Day, is a state holiday in Colorado celebrated on the first Monday of October. It was instituted in 2020 as a replacement for Columbus Day.
The United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms, including Australia, celebrate the official birthday of the British monarch as a public holiday. Most Australian territories and states observe the King’s Official Birthday on the second Monday in June, but there are a couple of exceptions. In Queensland, for example, the holiday is celebrated on the first Monday in October.
Frappé coffee (also known as café frappeé or Greek frappé) originates in Greece though the word frappé is French. When describing a drink, this word means “chilled”. Frappé is an iced coffee drink which is made from instant coffee and covered with foam.
World Habitat Day is an annual United Nations observance held on the first Monday of October. It was officially established in 1985. The first celebration was held on October 6, 1986 with the theme “Shelter is My Right”.
World Cotton Day is a United Nations international day that is observed annually on October 7. It was created to highlight the importance of cotton as a major source of incomes and livelihoods in some of the poorest rural areas in the world.
Day of Good Treatment is one of the recent observances, that were created in Puerto Rico. This observance was enacted by the legislature of Puerto Rico in 2010.
The 15th day of the month of Mehr (October 7 in the Gregorian calendar) is celebrated in Iran as Village and Tribe Day. The holiday was instituted in 2013 at the initiative of the Center for Rural Development to pay tribute to the residents of Iranian villages and their contribution to the development of the country’s economy.
Festivals on October 7, 2024
- Helsinki Baltic Herring Market in Helsinki, Finland
- Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, USA
- Miami Carnival in Miami, USA
- Lviv International Literature Festival in Lviv, Ukraine
- Carolina Renaissance Festival in Huntersville, USA
- International Antalya Film Festival in Antalya, Turkey
- Berlin Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany
- Roma Jazz Festival in Rome, Italy
- CinEast Film Festival in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Sitges Film Festival in Sitges, Spain
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Zurich Film Festival in Zurich, Switzerland
- O Grove Seafood Festival in O Grove, Spain
- Busan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea
- Melbourne Fringe Festival in Melbourne, Australia
This Day in History
- 2023 Hamas and several other Palestinian nationalist militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions into southern Israel, killing over 1,000 people and taking 251 people hostage.
- 2013 Died: Joanna Chmielewska, Polish novelist and screenwriter. Most of her works can be described as "ironic detective stories"; they have sold more than 6 million copies in Poland.
- 2001 The United States invaded Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, launching Operation During Freedom - Afghanistan.
- 1998 Matthew Shepard, an American student at the University of Wyoming, was found tied to the fence. He was beaten and tortured for being gay.
- 1997 Born: Nicole Maines, American actress, writer, and transgender rights activist. She is best known for playing Nia Nal on The CW superhero series Supergirl.
- 1994 Died: Niels Kaj Jerne, Danish immunologist who shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with César Milstein and Georges J. F. Köhler.
- 1986 Born: Holland Roden, American actress. She is best known for her roles as Lydia Martin in Teen Wolf, Zoe Woods in Channel Zero: Butcher's Block, and Bridget Cleary in Lore.
- 1979 Born: Aaron and Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actors, identical twin brothers. Unlike many other twin actors, they often pursue roles independently.
- 1968 Born: Thom Yorke, English musician who is the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. He is also an activist on behalf of human rights, animal rights, environmental and anti-war causes.
- 1967 Died: Norman Angell, English journalist, author, lecturer, and politician. He was awarded the 1933 Nobel Peace Prize for writing The Great Illusion.
- 1967 Born: Toni Braxton, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, actress, and TV personality. One of her best known songs is "Unbreak My Heart".
- 1964 Born: Sam Brown, English singer-songwriter and musician. Her most successful song is "Stop!" It was released in 1988 and became a hit in 1989.
- 1959 Born: Dylan Baker, American actor, director, and audiobook narrator. He is known for his role as Colin Sweeney on The Good Wife, which brought him three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
- 1959 Soviet space probe Luna 3 took the first ever pictures of the far side of the Moon. A total of 29 pictures were taken, covering 70% of the far side.
- 1959 Died: Mario Lanza (born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza), American opera singer (tenor) and Hollywood movie star of the late 1940s and the 1950s.
- 1952 Born: Vladimir Putin, Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the president of Russia. He has held continuous positions as president or prime minister since 1999.
- 1951 Died: Anton Philips, Dutch businessmen best known for serving as CEO of the Philips Company, founded by his father and brother in 1891.
- 1950 Mother Teresa established Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic Latin Rite religious congregation, in the city of Calcutta, India.
- 1949 The German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany, was formally established by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).
- 1944 The Sonderkommando units of the Birkenau extermination camp staged an uprising against the SS guards and managed to destroy a crematorium.
- 1939 Died: Harvey Cushing, American neurosurgeon, a pioneer of brain surgery. Cushing is often referred to as the father of modern neurosurgery.
- 1935 Born: Thomas Keneally, Australian novelist and playwright. His best known novel is Schindler's Ark, which was adapted for screen by Steven Spielberg.
- 1931 Born: Desmond Tutu, South African social rights activist who was awarded the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. He was an avid opponent of apartheid.
- 1919 KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded by Albert Plesman in The Hague. It is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name.
- 1900 Born: Heinrich Himmler, German military commander and a leading member of the Nazi Party. On Hitler's behalf, he built extermination camps.
- 1896 Died: Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood), the wife of Charles Darwin, English naturalist, scientist and author of On the Origin of Species.
- 1885 Born: Niels Bohr, Danish physicist who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure.
- 1879 Germany and Austria-Hungary created the Dual Alliance. The two empires pledged to aid one another in case of an attack by the Russian Empire.
- 1849 Died: Edgar Allan Poe, American Romantic author, poet, literary critic, and editor. He is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre.
- 1841 Born: Nicholas I of Montenegro, the ruler of Montenegro from 1860 to 1918 (as sovereign prince from 1860 to 1910 and as king from 1910 to 1918).
- 1826 One of the first railroads in the United States, the Granite Railway, began operation. It was designed and built by railway pioneer Gridley Bryant.
- 1796 Died: Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher who played an integral role in the Scottish Enlightenment. He advocated for common sense realism.
- 1708 Died: Guru Gobind Singh, Indian spiritual master, warrior, poet, and philosopher. Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the ten human Sikh Gurus.
- 1577 Died: George Gascoigne, English poet and soldier who is regarded as one of the most important poets of the early Elizabethan era.
- 1573 Born: William Laud, English churchman and academic, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633, during the personal rule of King Charles I.
- 1571 The Battle of Lepanto was fought. A fleet of the Holy League decisively defeated the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras, Greece.