October 2023 calendar
Holidays, religious days, the sky, sports, elections and more, with sources.
October 2023
107 events
| Date | Event | When | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8Fri | 2023 Rugby World CupSports · Rugby · to Oct 28 · France | France | every few years | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| Sep 15Fri | National Hispanic Heritage MonthObservances · Heritage months · to Oct 15 | – | annual | Library of Congress and partnersComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| Sep 29Fri | 2023 Ryder CupSports · Golf · to Oct 1 · Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Rome | Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Rome | every few years | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| Sep 30Sat | SukkotReligion · Judaism · to Oct 6 | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| Oct 1Sun | Defender of Ukraine Day (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago |
| National Day (China)Holidays · China · China | China | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| National Day (Nigeria)Holidays · Nigeria · Nigeria | Nigeria | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| 25th anniversary: Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency, was formed with the ratification of...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| International Coffee DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| International Day of Older PersonsObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 2Mon | US Supreme Court term opens (October Term 2023)Politics · Government | – | annual | Supreme Court of the United StatesComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| International Day of Non-ViolenceObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 3Tue | German Unity Day (Germany)Holidays · Germany · Germany | Germany | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago |
| National Foundation Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 4Wed | 575th anniversary: Skanderbeg and Gjergj Arianiti signed a peace treaty to end the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| Charlton Heston, born 1923 (100 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 5Thu | 2023 Cricket World CupSports · Cricket · to Nov 19 · India | India | every few years | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 announcedAcademic · Nobel Prizes · Stockholm | Stockholm | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| World Teachers’ DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 6Fri | Nobel Peace Prize 2023 announcedAcademic · Nobel Prizes · Oslo | Oslo | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| 50th anniversary: The Egyptian Armed Forces crossed the Suez Canal (pictured) to attack occupying...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Armed Forces Day (Egypt)Holidays · Egypt · Egypt | Egypt | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| Last quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 8:48 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago | |
| 25th anniversary: Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was attacked and fatally wounded near...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Louis Philippe I, born 1773 (250 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| World Habitat DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 7Sat | Shemini AtzeretReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| World Cotton DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 8Sun | Simchat TorahReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| 2023 Chicago MarathonSports · Marathons and athletics · Chicago | Chicago | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| 25th anniversary: A new airport for Oslo, Norway, opened at Gardermoen, replacing a smaller one...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 9Mon | Indigenous Peoples' DayHolidays · United States · Minnesota | Minnesota | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago |
| Hangul Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| Sports Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| Thanksgiving (Canada)Holidays · Canada · Canada | Canada | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| Draconids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago | |
| World Post DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 10Tue | NHL opening night 2023Sports · NHL | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| 50th anniversary: U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasionHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| World Mental Health DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Mazingira Day (Kenya)Holidays · Kenya · Kenya | Kenya | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 11Wed | 50th anniversary: Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipated...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| International Day of the Girl ChildObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 12Thu | Minnesota Wild 2023 season openerSports · Minnesota teams · Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| National Day of Spain (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil)Holidays · Brazil · Brazil | Brazil | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| 125th anniversary: A statue of Austin Blair (pictured) was dedicated in a ceremony that attracted...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| 225th anniversary: The Peasants' War began in Overmere, Southern Netherlands, with peasants taking...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 13Fri | 250th anniversary: French astronomer Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy (pictured),...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| International Day for Disaster Risk ReductionObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 14Sat | Annular solar eclipseSky · Eclipses · 12:59 pm CT | – | one-off | NASA Eclipse Web SiteComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| New moonSky · Moon phases · 12:55 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago | |
| 475th anniversary: Forces of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty led by King Tabinshwehti (depicted)...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| 2023 New Zealand general electionPolitics · Elections worldwide · New Zealand | New Zealand | every few years | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Mohammad Khatami, born 1943 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 15Sun | Sharad NavaratriTentativeReligion · Hinduism · to Oct 23 | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| 2023 Polish parliamentary electionPolitics · Elections worldwide · Poland | Poland | every few years | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| International Day of Rural WomenObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 16Mon | 100th anniversary: Roy and Walt Disney (pictured) founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| 50th anniversary: The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize would...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| World Food DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity (Argentina)Holidays · Argentina · Argentina | Argentina | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 17Tue | 50th anniversary: Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| International Day for the Eradication of PovertyObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 18Wed | 275th anniversary: The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| Tesla earnings (Q3 FY2023)Economy · Earnings | Tesla (TSLA) | quarterly | Quarterly | 3 yr ago | |
| 150th anniversary: Renton defeated Kilmarnock 2–0 in the opening match of the inaugural Scottish CupHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Netflix earnings (Q3 FY2023)Economy · Earnings | Netflix (NFLX) | quarterly | Quarterly | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 20Fri | 50th anniversary: Watergate scandal: Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| Mashujaa Day (Kenya)Holidays · Kenya · Kenya | Kenya | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 21Sat | Orionids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| First quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 10:29 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 22Sun | 2023 Argentine general electionPolitics · Elections worldwide · to Nov 19 · Argentina | Argentina | every few years | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| Catherine Deneuve, born 1943 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 23Mon | Venus at greatest western elongationSky · Planets | – | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| Labour Day (New Zealand)Holidays · New Zealand · New Zealand | New Zealand | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago | |
| 225th anniversary: War of the Second Coalition: The Ottoman–Albanian forces of Ali Pasha of Janina...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Double Ninth FestivalCulture · Lunar calendar festivals | – | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago | |
| International Day of the Snow LeopardObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 24Tue | Dussehra (Vijayadashami)TentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| NBA opening night 2023Sports · NBA | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| United Nations DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Alphabet earnings (Q3 FY2023)Economy · Earnings | Alphabet (GOOGL) | quarterly | Quarterly | 3 yr ago | |
| Microsoft earnings (Q1 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Microsoft (MSFT) | quarterly | Quarterly | 3 yr ago | |
| World Development Information DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 25Wed | Timberwolves 2023 season openerSports · Minnesota teams · Scotiabank Arena, Toronto | Scotiabank Arena, Toronto | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| IBM earnings (Q3 FY2023)Economy · Earnings | IBM (IBM) | quarterly | Quarterly | 3 yr ago | |
| ServiceNow earnings (Q3 FY2023)Economy · Earnings | ServiceNow (NOW) | quarterly | Quarterly | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 26Thu | Amazon earnings (Q3 FY2023)Economy · Earnings | Amazon (AMZN) | quarterly | Quarterly | 3 yr ago |
| Seth MacFarlane, born 1973 (50 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| Intel earnings (Q3 FY2023)Economy · Earnings | Intel (INTC) | quarterly | Quarterly | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 27Fri | 2023 World SeriesSports · MLB · to Nov 1 | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| World Day for Audiovisual HeritageObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 28Sat | Partial lunar eclipseSky · Eclipses · 3:13 pm CT | – | one-off | NASA Eclipse Web SiteComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago |
| Full moon: Hunter's MoonSky · Moon phases · 3:24 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 29Sun | 25th anniversary: At 77 years old, former astronaut John Glenn (pictured) returned to space...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago |
| 75th anniversary: Arab–Israeli War: The Israel Defense Forces massacred at least 52 villagers...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 3 yr ago | |
| International Day of Care and SupportObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 3 yr ago | |
| Summer time ends (EU and UK)Observances · Clock changes · 1:00 am UTC | – | annual | EUR-LexComputed (rule) | 3 yr ago | |
| Oct 30Mon | October Holiday (Ireland)Holidays · Ireland · Ireland | Ireland | annual | Nager.Date | 3 yr ago |
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.