October 8 - Holidays

Holidays and observances

  • Air Force Day (India)
  • Christian Feast Day:
    • Palatia and Laurentia
    • Pelagia (Roman Catholic Church)
    • San Ernesto, Che Guevera as a saint. (Bolivian campesinos)
    • October 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Earliest day on which Columbus Day can fall, while October 14 is the latest; observed on the second Monday of October (United States)
  • Earliest day on which Discoverer's Day can fall, while October 14 is the latest; observed on the second Monday of October (Hawaii)
  • Earliest date on which the first day of Fire Prevention Week can fall, while October 14 is the latest; observed on the second week of October. (United States and Canada)
  • Earliest day on which International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction can fall, while October 14 is the latest; observed on the second Wednesday of October (Hawaii)
  • Fire Prevention Week is observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 8 falls. (United States and Canada)
  • Independence Day, celebrates the official separation of Croatia from Yugoslavia in 1991.
  • Navy Day (Peru)

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