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Inocencio of Mary Immaculate, CP, born Manuel Canoura Arnau, was a Catholic priest and member of the Passionists who was killed during the Asturias revolt. He and his companions ar…
Christian feast day: Innocencio of Mary Immaculate and Martyrs of Asturias
John Henry Newman was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet. He was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th…
Christian feast day: John Henry Newman
John Leonardi, OMD was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca.
Christian feast day: John Leonardi
Louis Bertrand, OP was a Spanish Dominican friar who preached in South America during the 16th century, and is known as the "Apostle to the Americas". He is venerated as a saint by…
Christian feast day: Luis Beltran
Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell was a British medical missionary to Newfoundland, who wrote books on his work and other topics.
Christian feast day: Wilfred Grenfell (Episcopal Church in the United States)
October 8 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 10
Christian feast day: October 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Robert Grosseteste, also known as Robert Greathead or Robert of Lincoln, was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian, scientist and Bishop of Lincoln. He was born …
Christian feast day: Robert Grosseteste (Church of England)
Fire Prevention Week is a nationally observed week in the United States and Canada from the Sunday to Saturday in which October 9 falls.
Fire Prevention Day (Canada, United States)
Hangul Day, called Hangeul Day (Korean: 한글날) in South Korea, and Chosŏn'gŭl Day (Korean: 조선글날) in North Korea, is a holiday celebrating the creation or promulgation of the native K…
Hangul Day (South Korea)
Independence Day in Uganda is a state holiday celebrated on 9 October every year. It celebrates Uganda's independence from the United Kingdom in 1962.
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uganda from United Kingdom in 1962. (Uganda)
The national public holidays in Ecuador include:
Independence of Guayaquil from Spain in 1820 (Ecuador)
Leif Erikson Day is an annual observance that occurs on October 9. It honors Leif Erikson, the Norse explorer who, in approximately 1000 AD, led the first Europeans believed to hav…
Leif Erikson Day (United States, Iceland and Norway)
The National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust is held annually on October 9 in Romania. It is dedicated to the remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust and particularly to ref…
National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust (Romania)
Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension size measuring between 1 to 100 nanometers (nm). At this scale, commonly known as the nanoscale, surface ar…
National Nanotechnology Day (United States)
The Takayama Festivals in Takayama in Japan started in the 16th to 17th century. The festivals are believed to have been started during the rule of the Kanamori family. Correspond…
Takayama Autumn Festival (Takayama, Japan)
The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is a diplomatic service and a central civil service of the Government of the Republic of India under the Ministry of External Affairs. The Foreign …
Indian Foreign Service Day
Arbor Day is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the…
Arbor Day (Poland)
Public holidays in Vietnam are days when workers get the day off work. Prior to 2007, Vietnamese workers observed 8 days of public holiday a year, among the lowest in the region. O…
Capital Liberation Day (Vietnam)
World Post Day is an international day that occurs each year on October 9, the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which started in 1874 in Switzerland. The UPU was th…
World Post Day
Flag flying days in Finland are days of the year when the national flag is flown nationwide, either by law or by custom. The flag of Finland is generally flown only on special occa…
Aleksis Kivi Day, also known as the Finnish Literature Day (Finland)
An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated…
Army Day (Sri Lanka)
Angela Truszkowska was a Polish religious sister who has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. Foundress of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice Third Order…
Christian feast day: Blessed Angela Truszkowska
Cerbonius was a bishop of Populonia during the Barbarian invasions. Pope Gregory I praises him in Book XI of his Dialogues.
Christian feast day: Cerbonius
Daniele Comboni, MCCJ was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa from 1877 until his death in 1881. He worked in the missions in Africa and was…
Christian feast day: Daniele Comboni