FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Martti Ahtisaari

Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)

Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist and blogger (born 1964)

Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice, British actor (born 1923)

John Dunsworth

John Dunsworth, Canadian actor (born 1946)

Sean Hughes (comedian)

Sean Hughes, British-born Irish stand-up comedian (born 1965)

Bertrand of Comminges

Christian feast day: Bertrand of Comminges

Colmán of Kilroot

Christian feast day: Colmán of Kilroot (Colman mac Cathbaid)

Eliphius

Christian feast day: Eliphius

Fortunatus of Casei

Christian feast day: Fortunatus of Casei

Saint Gall

Christian feast day: Gall

Gerard Majella

Christian feast day: Gerard Majella

Hedwig of Silesia

Christian feast day: Hedwig of Silesia

Hugh Latimer

Christian feast day: Hugh Latimer (Anglicanism)

Junian of Saint-Junien

Christian feast day: Junian (of Saint-Junien)

Margaret Mary Alacoque

Christian feast day: Marguerite Marie Alacoque

Marie-Marguerite d'Youville

Christian feast day: Marie-Marguerite d'Youville

Nicholas Ridley (martyr)

Christian feast day: Nicholas Ridley (Anglicanism)

Silvanus of Ahun

Christian feast day: Silvanus of Ahun

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Thevarparampil Kunjachan (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church / Catholic Church)

Pope Victor III

Christian feast day: Pope Victor III

October 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: October 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Pope John Paul II Day

Pope John Paul II Day (Poland)

Public holidays in Pakistan

Death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan (Pakistan)

List of Teachers' Days

Teachers' Day (Chile)

World Food Day

World Food Day (International)

Busan–Masan Uprising

Bu-Ma Democratic Protests Commemoration Day (South Korea)

Martti Ahtisaari

Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)