What Day Of The Week Is October 21?

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Wednesday October 21, 2026
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

October 21: Day of the Week

October 21, 2026 is the 294th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 71 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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October 21 by the Numbers

  • 249 days since October 21
  • 0 year, 8 months, and 7 days ago
  • 8 months since then
  • October 21 is in the 43rd week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
  • 35 weeks ago
  • The year 2026 is not a leap year

October 21 Historical Event(s)

1209Otto IV is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III. 1824Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement. 1892Opening ceremonies for the World’s Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893. 1902In the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends. 1931The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'état attempt. 1945Women’s suffrage: Women are allowed to vote in France for the first time. 1950Korean War: heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade and the North Korean 239th Regiment during the Battle of Yongju. 1973Fred Dryer of the then Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game. 1983The 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. 1986In Lebanon, pro-Iranian kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he is released in August 1991).

Who were born on October 21?

1757Pierre Augereau, Marshal of France and duc de Castiglione (d. 1816) 1931Vivian Pickles, English actress 1940Geoff Boycott, English cricketer 1948Tom Everett, American actor 1957Julian Cope, English musician and writer 1969Michael Hancock, Australian rugby league footballer 1969Mo Lewis, American football player 1970Louis Koo, Hong Kong actor 1971Nick Oliveri, American musician 1979Gabe Gross, American baseball player

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