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Today, around the world
Thursday, November 7. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
International Inuit DayAnnual holiday
Northern Catalonia, FranceNational Day, after Treaty of the Pyrenees.Designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation
BangladeshNational Revolution and Solidarity DayNational day in Bangladesh
October Revolution Day (the Soviet Union (former, official), modern Belarus, Kyrgyzstan)Public holiday in the Soviet Union
Lotha Naga people of IndiaTokhu EmongHarvest festival celebrated by the Lotha Nagas in India
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Firsts, not anniversaries
1994WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast.30 years ago
1990Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.34 years ago
1989Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.35 years ago
1989David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City.35 years ago
1967Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.57 years ago
1949The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), the world's oldest offshore oil platform.75 years ago
1919The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities.105 years ago
1916Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.108 years ago
1913The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $159,243,000 in 2024 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.111 years ago
1910The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Morehouse.114 years ago
1885The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.139 years ago
1874A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.150 years ago
1861The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.163 years ago
1775John Murray (also known as Lord Dunmore), the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British.249 years ago
1723O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, a dialogue cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for Leipzig, was first performed.301 years ago
1665The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.359 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Friday, Nov 8Intersex Day of Remembrance · New South Wales, Australia — Annual observance
Friday, Nov 8International Day of Radiology · European Society of Radiology — International observance, 8 November
Friday, Nov 8National Aboriginal Veterans Day · Canada — Canadian observance, 8 November
Friday, Nov 8Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers of Heaven · Eastern Orthodox Church — Liturgical assembly in Eastern Christianity
Friday, Nov 8World Urbanism Day — International observance
Friday, Nov 8Victory Day · Azerbaijan — Public holiday in Azerbaijan
Saturday, Nov 9The fall of the Berlin Wall · Germany — 1989.
Saturday, Nov 9Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal · Pakistan
Saturday, Nov 9Day of the Skulls or Dia de los ñatitas · Bolivia — Mexican multi-day holiday
Saturday, Nov 9Flag Day · Azerbaijan
Saturday, Nov 9Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cambodia from France in 1953. — National holiday in Cambodia
Saturday, Nov 9Inventors' Day · Germany, Austria, Switzerland — Day dedicated to contributions of inventors
Saturday, Nov 9Uttarakhand Day · Uttarakhand, India — Holiday in Uttarakhand, India
Saturday, Nov 9World Freedom Day · United States — US federal observance, November 9
Sunday, Nov 10Cry of Independence Day · Panama
Sunday, Nov 10Day of Remembrance of Atatürk · Turkey — President of Turkey from 1923 to 1938
Sunday, Nov 10Day of Russian Militsiya · Russia — Law enforcement agency
Sunday, Nov 10Heroes Day (Indonesia) or Hari Pahlawan — National holiday in many countries
Sunday, Nov 10Martinisingen · Germany — Protestant custom in Germany
Sunday, Nov 10United States Marine Corps birthday · United States — Public holiday in the United States on November 10
Sunday, Nov 10World Keratoconus Day — Observance dedicated to eye disorder keratoconus
Sunday, Nov 10World Science Day for Peace and Development — Specialized agency of the United Nations
Monday, Nov 11Armistice Day · Remembrance Day · Many countries — The end of the First World War, 1918; poppies are worn.
Monday, Nov 11St Martin's Day · Germany · Netherlands — Children carry lanterns through the streets, singing.
Monday, Nov 11The carnival season opens · Rhineland, Germany — At 11:11 on the eleventh of the eleventh.
Monday, Nov 11Singles' Day · China — The four ones of 11.11; now the year's largest shopping day.
Monday, Nov 11Independence Day · Poland — 1918.
Monday, Nov 11Birthday of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck · Bhutan
Monday, Nov 11Children's Day · Croatia — Public observance in honor of children
Monday, Nov 11End of World War I-related observances: Armistice Day (France, Belgium and Serbia) — Commemorating the end of WWI
Monday, Nov 11End of World War I-related observances: National Independence Day (Poland), commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918 — National holiday celebrated in Poland on 11 November
Monday, Nov 11End of World War I-related observances: Remembrance Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia and Canada) — Day honouring military casualties of war
Monday, Nov 11End of World War I-related observances: Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when it was rededicated to honor American military (Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force) veterans. (United States) — Federal holiday in the United States
Monday, Nov 11Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975.
Monday, Nov 11Independence of Cartagena · Colombia
Monday, Nov 11Lāčplēsis Day, celebrates the victory over the Bermontians at the Battle of Riga in 1919. · Latvia — Memorial day in Latvia
Monday, Nov 11Opening of carnival ("Karneval"/"Fasching"), on 11-11, at 11:11. · Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries — Christian festival before Lent
Monday, Nov 11National Education Day · India — Designated Day in India
Monday, Nov 11Republic Day · Maldives
Monday, Nov 11Pepero Day (South Korea) and Pocky Day (Japan), both celebrating the similar dipped biscuit snacks of their respective countries. — Annual observance in South Korea
Tuesday, Nov 12Birth of Sun Yat-Sen, also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day. · Republic of China
Tuesday, Nov 12Constitution Day · Azerbaijan
Tuesday, Nov 12Father's Day · Indonesia — Celebration honoring fathers
Tuesday, Nov 12National Health Day · Indonesia
Tuesday, Nov 12National Youth Day · East Timor
Tuesday, Nov 12World Pneumonia Day — Annual event
Wednesday, Nov 13World Kindness Day · Worldwide
Wednesday, Nov 13Sadie Hawkins Day · United States — American folk event and pseudo-holiday
Thursday, Nov 14Children's Day · India — Nehru's birthday.
Thursday, Nov 14Anniversary of the Movement of Readjustment · Guinea-Bissau
Thursday, Nov 14Children's Day, celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru (previously on November 20). · India — Day of celebration for children and children related causes in India
Thursday, Nov 14Day of the Colombian Woman · Colombia — Heroine of the Colombian War of Independence
Thursday, Nov 14Mobile Brigade Day · Indonesia
Thursday, Nov 14World Diabetes Day · International — Global awareness campaign
Thursday, Nov 14Dobruja Day · Romania — Romanian holiday celebrated on 14 November