October 2024 calendar
Holidays, religious days, the sky, sports, elections and more, with sources.
October 2024
110 events
| Date | Event | When | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15Sun | National Hispanic Heritage MonthObservances · Heritage months · to Oct 15 | – | annual | Library of Congress and partnersComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Oct 1Tue | Jimmy Carter, born 1924 (100 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Defender of Ukraine Day (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Inauguration Day (Mexico)Holidays · Mexico · Mexico | Mexico | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| National Day (China)Holidays · China · China | China | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| National Day (Nigeria)Holidays · Nigeria · Nigeria | Nigeria | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| 75th anniversary: Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong publicly proclaimed (pictured) the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| International Coffee DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of Older PersonsObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 2Wed | Annular solar eclipseSky · Eclipses · 1:44 pm CT | – | one-off | NASA Eclipse Web SiteComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| New moonSky · Moon phases · 1:49 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of Non-ViolenceObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 3Thu | Rosh HashanahReligion · Judaism · to Oct 4 | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Sharad NavaratriTentativeReligion · Hinduism · to Oct 11 | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| German Unity Day (Germany)Holidays · Germany · Germany | Germany | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| National Foundation Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| 175th anniversary: American author Edgar Allan Poe was found semi-conscious and delirious in...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 4Fri | NHL opening night 2024Sports · NHL · O2 Arena, Prague | O2 Arena, Prague | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Oct 5Sat | 25th anniversary: Two trains collided head-on in Ladbroke Grove, LondonHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| World Teachers’ DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 6Sun | Armed Forces Day (Egypt)Holidays · Egypt · Egypt | Egypt | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago |
| Fast of GedaliahReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| World Habitat DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 7Mon | US Supreme Court term opens (October Term 2024)Politics · Government | – | annual | Supreme Court of the United StatesComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 175th anniversary: American writer Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| World Cotton DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 8Tue | Draconids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Sigourney Weaver, born 1949 (75 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 9Wed | Hangul Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago |
| 150th anniversary: The Universal Postal Union, then known as the General Postal Union, was...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| World Post DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 10Thu | Minnesota Wild 2024 season openerSports · Minnesota teams · Nationwide Arena, Columbus | Nationwide Arena, Columbus | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| World Mental Health DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 announcedAcademic · Nobel Prizes · Stockholm | Stockholm | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Mazingira Day (Kenya)Holidays · Kenya · Kenya | Kenya | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| First quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 1:55 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 11Fri | Nobel Peace Prize 2024 announcedAcademic · Nobel Prizes · Oslo | Oslo | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Double Ninth FestivalCulture · Lunar calendar festivals | – | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of the Girl ChildObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 12Sat | Dussehra (Vijayadashami)TentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Yom KippurReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity (Argentina)Holidays · Argentina · Argentina | Argentina | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| National Day of Spain (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil)Holidays · Brazil · Brazil | Brazil | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| 225th anniversary: Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin became the first woman to make a parachute descent,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 13Sun | 2024 Chicago MarathonSports · Marathons and athletics · Chicago | Chicago | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| International Day for Disaster Risk ReductionObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 14Mon | Indigenous Peoples' DayHolidays · United States · Minnesota | Minnesota | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago |
| Sports Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Thanksgiving (Canada)Holidays · Canada · Canada | Canada | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| 75th anniversary: The first of the Smith Act trials concluded in New York City, with eleven...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 15Tue | International Day of Rural WomenObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago |
| Oct 16Wed | World Food DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago |
| Oct 17Thu | Full moon: Hunter's Moon (supermoon)Sky · Moon phases · 6:26 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| SukkotReligion · Judaism · to Oct 23 | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day for the Eradication of PovertyObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Netflix earnings (Q3 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Netflix (NFLX) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 19Sat | Miguel Ángel Asturias, born 1899 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Oct 20Sun | Kamala Harris, born 1964 (60 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Karva ChauthTentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 21Mon | Orionids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Benjamin Netanyahu, born 1949 (75 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Mashujaa Day (Kenya)Holidays · Kenya · Kenya | Kenya | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 22Tue | NBA opening night 2024Sports · NBA | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Timberwolves 2024 season openerSports · Minnesota teams · Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles | Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 100th anniversary: The educational non-profit organization Toastmasters International was founded...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 300th anniversary: J. S. Bach led the first performance of the chorale cantata Schmücke dich, o...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 2024 BRICS summitPolitics · Summits · to Oct 24 · Kazan | Kazan | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Arsène Wenger, born 1949 (75 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 23Wed | Tesla earnings (Q3 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Tesla (TSLA) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago |
| Ang Lee, born 1954 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of the Snow LeopardObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| IBM earnings (Q3 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | IBM (IBM) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| ServiceNow earnings (Q3 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | ServiceNow (NOW) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 24Thu | United Nations DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago |
| Shemini AtzeretReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Last quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 3:03 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| 75th anniversary: The cornerstone of the United Nations headquarters was laid in New York CityHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| World Development Information DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 25Fri | 2024 World SeriesSports · MLB · to Oct 30 | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Simchat TorahReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| 100th anniversary: The Daily Mail published the Zinoviev letter, a hoax purported to be a...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 27Sun | 2024 Japanese general electionPolitics · Elections worldwide · Japan | Japan | every few years | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| 350th anniversary: Franco-Dutch War: French forces surrender the fortress town of Grave to the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 25th anniversary: Armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan carried out a mass shooting at the Armenian...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| World Day for Audiovisual HeritageObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Summer time ends (EU and UK)Observances · Clock changes · 1:00 am UTC | – | annual | EUR-LexComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 28Mon | Labour Day (New Zealand)Holidays · New Zealand · New Zealand | New Zealand | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago |
| October Holiday (Ireland)Holidays · Ireland · Ireland | Ireland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Joaquin Phoenix, born 1974 (50 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 29Tue | DhanterasTentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Alphabet earnings (Q3 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Alphabet (GOOGL) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| 25th anniversary: About 10,000 people died when the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of Care and SupportObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| AMD earnings (Q3 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | AMD (AMD) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 30Wed | Meta earnings (Q3 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Meta (META) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago |
| Microsoft earnings (Q1 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Microsoft (MSFT) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Oct 31Thu | DiwaliTentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| SamhainReligion · Pagan and Wiccan | – | annual | Wheel of the YearComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| HalloweenObservances · Days | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.