Holidays and Observances
- Air Force Day (India)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Palatia and Laurentia
- Pelagia (Roman Catholic Church)
- 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)
- Independence Day, celebrates the official separation of Croatia from Yugoslavia in 1991.
- Navy Day (Peru)
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