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Today, around the world
Friday, November 3. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
AI imageIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of Dominica from the United Kingdom in 1978.
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Federated States of Micronesia from the United States in 1986.
EcuadorIndependence Day of Cuenca
East TimorMother's DayCelebration honouring mothers
MaldivesVictory DayNational holiday in the Maldives
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Firsts, not anniversaries
1973Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.55 years ago
1964Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term as U.S. president, winning 61% of the vote and 44 states, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time, casting the majority of their votes for Lyndon Johnson.64 years ago
1961U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post.67 years ago
1957Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.71 years ago
1913The siege of Adrianople begins during the First Balkan War.115 years ago
1868John Willis Menard (R-LA) becomes the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he is never seated.160 years ago
1534English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.494 years ago
1493Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.535 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Saturday, Nov 4Community Service Day · Dominica
Saturday, Nov 4Flag Day · Panama
Saturday, Nov 4National Tonga Day · Tonga
Saturday, Nov 4National Unity and Armed Forces Day or Giorno dell'Unità Nazionale e Festa delle Forze Armate · Italy — Italian national day
Saturday, Nov 4Unity Day · Russia — National holiday in Russia
Saturday, Nov 4Yitzhak Rabin Memorial · unofficial, but widely commemorated — Prime Minister of Israel (1974–1977; 1992–1995)
Sunday, Nov 5Bonfire Night · United Kingdom — Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, with fireworks.
Sunday, Nov 5Bank Transfer Day · United States — 2011 American consumer activism initiative
Sunday, Nov 5Colón Day · Panama
Sunday, Nov 5Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom, New Zealand and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), and its related observances: West Country Carnival (English West Country) — Annual celebration in the English West Country
Sunday, Nov 5Cinco de noviembre · Negros, Philippines — 1898 declaration of the Negros Republic during the Philippine Revolution
Sunday, Nov 5Kanakadasa Jayanthi · Karnataka, India — Kannada saint (1509–1606)
Monday, Nov 6Gustavus Adolphus Day · in Sweden, Finland and Estonia — Holiday in Sweden
Monday, Nov 6Finnish Swedish Heritage Day · in Finland — Flag flying day in Finland
Monday, Nov 6International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict — United Nations commemorative day
Monday, Nov 6Obama Day · in Kenya — Days honoring Barack Obama
Tuesday, Nov 7Students' Day, the anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar's school entry day. · Maharashtra, India — Indian state observance (7 November)
Tuesday, Nov 7Commemoration Day, the anniversary of Ben Ali's succession. · Tunisia — Country in North Africa
Tuesday, Nov 7Hungarian Opera Day · Hungary
Tuesday, Nov 7International Inuit Day — Annual holiday
Tuesday, Nov 7National Day, after Treaty of the Pyrenees. · Northern Catalonia, France — Designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation
Tuesday, Nov 7National Revolution and Solidarity Day · Bangladesh — National day in Bangladesh
Tuesday, Nov 7October Revolution Day (the Soviet Union (former, official), modern Belarus, Kyrgyzstan) — Public holiday in the Soviet Union
Tuesday, Nov 7Tokhu Emong · Lotha Naga people of India — Harvest festival celebrated by the Lotha Nagas in India
Wednesday, Nov 8Intersex Day of Remembrance · New South Wales, Australia — Annual observance
Wednesday, Nov 8International Day of Radiology · European Society of Radiology — International observance, 8 November
Wednesday, Nov 8National Aboriginal Veterans Day · Canada — Canadian observance, 8 November
Wednesday, Nov 8Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers of Heaven · Eastern Orthodox Church — Liturgical assembly in Eastern Christianity
Wednesday, Nov 8World Urbanism Day — International observance
Wednesday, Nov 8Victory Day · Azerbaijan — Public holiday in Azerbaijan
Thursday, Nov 9The fall of the Berlin Wall · Germany — 1989.
Thursday, Nov 9Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal · Pakistan
Thursday, Nov 9Day of the Skulls or Dia de los ñatitas · Bolivia — Mexican multi-day holiday
Thursday, Nov 9Flag Day · Azerbaijan
Thursday, Nov 9Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cambodia from France in 1953. — National holiday in Cambodia
Thursday, Nov 9Inventors' Day · Germany, Austria, Switzerland — Day dedicated to contributions of inventors
Thursday, Nov 9Uttarakhand Day · Uttarakhand, India — Holiday in Uttarakhand, India
Thursday, Nov 9World Freedom Day · United States — US federal observance, November 9
Friday, Nov 10Cry of Independence Day · Panama
Friday, Nov 10Day of Remembrance of Atatürk · Turkey — President of Turkey from 1923 to 1938
Friday, Nov 10Day of Russian Militsiya · Russia — Law enforcement agency
Friday, Nov 10Heroes Day (Indonesia) or Hari Pahlawan — National holiday in many countries
Friday, Nov 10Martinisingen · Germany — Protestant custom in Germany
Friday, Nov 10United States Marine Corps birthday · United States — Public holiday in the United States on November 10
Friday, Nov 10World Keratoconus Day — Observance dedicated to eye disorder keratoconus
Friday, Nov 10World Science Day for Peace and Development — Specialized agency of the United Nations