{"month":"2026-10","lang":"en","source":"https://whatdayisitapp.com/calendar/2026/october/","updated":"2026-11-04","days":{"2026-10-01":{"label":"Thursday, October 1, 2026","wd":"Thu","wdl":"Thursday","mon":"October 2026","num":1,"url":"/calendar/2026/october/#october-1","summary":"October 1, 2026 is International Coffee Day. It is also International Day of Older Persons. And a fun one: World Vegetarian Day.","page":null,"solemn":false,"card":["International Day of Older Persons","World Vegetarian Day"],"main":{"n":"International Coffee Day","d":"A cup of coffee is remembered for forty years, as the Turkish saying goes. 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