Diwali
The Hindu, Sikh, and Jain festival of lights — date moves with the lunar calendar (Oct/Nov). Marks the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance.
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Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 1972
Elvis on Tour, a concert film that documented Elvis Presley's tour throughout the United States, opened.- 2024A concrete canopy collapses at the Novi Sad railway station, killing 16 people and injuring 3.
- 2012A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, killing 26 people and injuring 135.
- 2011Mario Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet and becomes the third president of the European Central Bank.