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Long List of October Holidays and Special Days
Long list of holidays and special days celebrated in October 2008.

By popular request, here is a long list of all of the special days celebrated in October 2008. If you prefer, you can explore October's special days by date.

Month Long Observances

Week Long Observances

October 1st

October 2nd

October 3rd

October 4th

October 5th

October 6th

October 7th

October 8th

  • J. Frank Duryea's Birthday
    Born in 1869. His brother, Charles, and him built and oprated the first automobile in the US. He also won America's first automobile race.

  • Yom Kippur
    Begins at sundown.

October 9th

October 10th

October 11th

October 12th

October 13th

October 14th

October 15th

October 16th

October 17th

  • Black Poetry Day
    Honoring the birthday of Jupiter Hammon. He was the first American black to publish his poetry.

October 18th

October 19th

October 20th

  • Mickey Mantle's Birthday
    Born on this day in 1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma.

  • Monster Mash Day
    On this day in 1962 the Monster mash, by Bobby "Boris" Picket and the Crypt Kickers, reached number 1 in the music charts and stayed there for 2 weeks!.

October 21st

  • Guggenheim Museum Opens
    The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of modern and contemporary art opened in New York City on October 21, 1959.

October 22nd

  • National Nut Day

October 23rd

October 24th

October 25th

October 26th

October 27th

October 28th

October 29th

October 30th

October 31st

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This information is correct to the best of my knowledge. These dates are collected from many online and offline resources. Please do not email me asking me for more info about a date - All the information I have is posted here.

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