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Wednesday, October 21, 2026 falls on a Wednesday. It is day 294 of the year, ISO week 43, in Q4.

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Wednesday, October 21

October 21, 2026 is day 294 of 365, ISO week 43, in Q4. The moon is Waxing Gibbous and the zodiac sign is Libra.

Day of year294
ISO week43
QuarterQ4
Days left71

Sun and Moon Cycles

Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Lunar age
10.1 days
Illumination
77%
Season
Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern Hemisphere

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Libra
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October 21
Observance Armed Forces Day (Honduras)
Observance Céline of Laon
Observance Blessed Charles of Austria (Roman Catholic Church)
Observance Fintán of Taghmon
Observance Hilarion
Observance John of Bridlington
Observance Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena
Observance Malchus of Syria

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Wednesday, October 21, 2026 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 1994: North Korea and the United States signed the Agreed Framework to limit the former's nuclear weapons program and to normalize relations between the two countries.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to October 21.

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North Korea and the United States signed the Agreed Framework to limit the former's nuclear weapons program and to normalize relations between the two countries.

In Seoul, South Korea, 32 people were killed and 17 others injured when a span of the Seongsu Bridge collapsed (pictured).

At the height of the Japanese university protests, protesters occupied Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and clashed violently with police.

A coal tip fell on the village of Aberfan, Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, opened in New York City.

World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured by the Allies.

World War II: German soldiers massacred nearly 2,800 Serbs in Kragujevac in reprisal for insurgent attacks in the district of Gornji Milanovac.

HMS Niobe arrived in Halifax Harbour to become the first large ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.

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