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Today, around the world
Thursday, November 14. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
ColombiaDay of the Colombian WomanHeroine of the Colombian War of Independence
IndonesiaMobile Brigade Day
InternationalWorld Diabetes DayGlobal awareness campaign
RomaniaDobruja DayRomanian holiday celebrated on 14 November
On this day · from DayOneToday
Firsts, not anniversaries
2008The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.16 years ago
1982Reverend Caesar "Butch" Conde leads first worship service of the Bread of Life Ministries International in the Philippines.42 years ago
1967American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser.57 years ago
1965Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins. This is the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.59 years ago
1960Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.64 years ago
1952The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart.72 years ago
1921The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero.103 years ago
1920Pesäpallo, the Finnish version of baseball developed by Lauri Pihkala, is played for the first time at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki.104 years ago
1910Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher.114 years ago
1680German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope.344 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Friday, Nov 15Shichi-Go-San · Japan — Children aged three, five and seven are taken to the shrine.
Friday, Nov 15America Recycles Day · United States — National environmental observance
Friday, Nov 15Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium · German-speaking Community of Belgium
Friday, Nov 15Day of the Imprisoned Writer · International observance — International day to support persecuted writers
Friday, Nov 15Independence Day, unilaterally declared in 1988. · Palestine — 1988 statement that formally established the State of Palestine
Friday, Nov 15King's Feast · Belgium — Annual Belgian celebration
Friday, Nov 15National Tree Planting Day · Sri Lanka — Secular holiday celebrating trees
Friday, Nov 15Peace Day · Ivory Coast
Friday, Nov 15Republic Proclamation Day · Brazil
Friday, Nov 15Republic Day · Northern Cyprus — Public holiday in Northern Cyprus
Friday, Nov 15The beginning of Nativity Fast · Eastern Orthodox — Period of abstinence and penance in Christianity
Saturday, Nov 16Day of Declaration of Sovereignty · Estonia
Saturday, Nov 16Icelandic Language Day or Dagur íslenskrar tungu · Iceland — National holiday
Saturday, Nov 16International Day for Tolerance · United Nations — Annual observance declared by UNESCO
Saturday, Nov 16Statia Day in Sint Eustatius · Caribbean Netherlands — National holiday on Sint Eustatius
Saturday, Nov 16Intergenerational Fairness Day · International day of action for rights of younger and future generations
Sunday, Nov 17Athens Polytechnic Uprising Remembrance Day · Greece — 1973 student uprising against the Greek junta
Sunday, Nov 17International Students' Day — Annual international observance of student community
Sunday, Nov 17Martyrs' Day · Odisha, India — Series of holidays in India
Sunday, Nov 17Presidents Day · Marshall Islands
Monday, Nov 18Independence Day · Latvia — 1918.
Monday, Nov 18Day of Army and Victory · Haiti
Monday, Nov 18Independence Day (Morocco), celebrates the independence of Morocco from France and Spain in 1956.
Monday, Nov 18National Day · Oman
Monday, Nov 18Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia celebrates the independence of Latvia from Russia in 1918. — Public holiday in Latvia
Monday, Nov 18Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 · Croatia — 1991 Croatian War of Independence siege
Tuesday, Nov 19International Men's Day · Worldwide
Tuesday, Nov 19Day of Discovery of Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico — Holidays in Puerto Rico
Tuesday, Nov 19Day of Missile Forces and Artillery · Russia, Belarus
Tuesday, Nov 19Flag Day · Brazil
Tuesday, Nov 19Garifuna Settlement Day · Belize — Public holiday in Belize
Tuesday, Nov 19Liberation Day · Mali — Holiday marking a country's liberation
Tuesday, Nov 19Martyrs' Day · Uttar Pradesh, India — Series of holidays in India
Tuesday, Nov 19The Sovereign Prince's Day · Monaco — Public holiday in Monaco
Tuesday, Nov 19World Toilet Day — United Nations holiday on 19 November
Wednesday, Nov 20World Children's Day · Worldwide — The Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
Wednesday, Nov 2020-N · Spain — Abbreviation for 20th of November, in Spanish history
Wednesday, Nov 20Africa Industrialization Day · international
Wednesday, Nov 20Black Awareness Day · Brazil — Annual celebration honoring the Black community in Brazil
Wednesday, Nov 20Children's Day · World Children's Day — Public observance in honor of children
Wednesday, Nov 20National Sovereignty Day · Argentina — Public holiday of Argentina
Wednesday, Nov 20Day of the Mexican Revolution · Mexico — Mexican government holiday on November 20
Wednesday, Nov 20Royal Thai Navy Day · Thailand — Naval warfare branch of Thailand's military
Wednesday, Nov 20Saint Verhaegen · Brussels — Student holiday in Brussels, Belgium
Wednesday, Nov 20Teachers' Day or Ngày nhà giáo Việt Nam · Vietnam — Day for appreciating teachers
Wednesday, Nov 20Transgender Day of Remembrance · LGBTQ community — Day to memorialize transphobia victims
Thursday, Nov 21Armed Forces Day · Bangladesh — National day on 21 November
Thursday, Nov 21World Television Day · United Nations observance — International observance, 21 November