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Today, around the world
Friday, November 17. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
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Firsts, not anniversaries
2019The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.9 years ago
1970Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.58 years ago
1896The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.132 years ago
1894H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.134 years ago
1878First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.150 years ago
1820Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The Palmer Peninsula is later named after him.)208 years ago
1800The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.228 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Saturday, Nov 18Independence Day · Latvia — 1918.
Saturday, Nov 18Day of Army and Victory · Haiti
Saturday, Nov 18Independence Day (Morocco), celebrates the independence of Morocco from France and Spain in 1956.
Saturday, Nov 18National Day · Oman
Saturday, Nov 18Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia celebrates the independence of Latvia from Russia in 1918. — Public holiday in Latvia
Saturday, Nov 18Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 · Croatia — 1991 Croatian War of Independence siege
Sunday, Nov 19International Men's Day · Worldwide
Sunday, Nov 19Day of Discovery of Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico — Holidays in Puerto Rico
Sunday, Nov 19Day of Missile Forces and Artillery · Russia, Belarus
Sunday, Nov 19Flag Day · Brazil
Sunday, Nov 19Garifuna Settlement Day · Belize — Public holiday in Belize
Sunday, Nov 19Liberation Day · Mali — Holiday marking a country's liberation
Sunday, Nov 19Martyrs' Day · Uttar Pradesh, India — Series of holidays in India
Sunday, Nov 19The Sovereign Prince's Day · Monaco — Public holiday in Monaco
Sunday, Nov 19World Toilet Day — United Nations holiday on 19 November
Monday, Nov 20World Children's Day · Worldwide — The Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
Monday, Nov 2020-N · Spain — Abbreviation for 20th of November, in Spanish history
Monday, Nov 20Africa Industrialization Day · international
Monday, Nov 20Black Awareness Day · Brazil — Annual celebration honoring the Black community in Brazil
Monday, Nov 20Children's Day · World Children's Day — Public observance in honor of children
Monday, Nov 20National Sovereignty Day · Argentina — Public holiday of Argentina
Monday, Nov 20Day of the Mexican Revolution · Mexico — Mexican government holiday on November 20
Monday, Nov 20Royal Thai Navy Day · Thailand — Naval warfare branch of Thailand's military
Monday, Nov 20Saint Verhaegen · Brussels — Student holiday in Brussels, Belgium
Monday, Nov 20Teachers' Day or Ngày nhà giáo Việt Nam · Vietnam — Day for appreciating teachers
Monday, Nov 20Transgender Day of Remembrance · LGBTQ community — Day to memorialize transphobia victims
Tuesday, Nov 21Armed Forces Day · Bangladesh — National day on 21 November
Tuesday, Nov 21World Television Day · United Nations observance — International observance, 21 November
Wednesday, Nov 22Good Spouses Day (いい夫婦の日) celebrates married couples in Japan. — Unofficial Japanese holiday
Wednesday, Nov 22Independence Day celebrates the independence of Lebanon from France in 1943. — Public holiday in Lebanon
Thursday, Nov 23Labour Thanksgiving Day (Kinrō Kansha no Hi) · Japan — Thanks given for work and for one another's work.
Thursday, Nov 23Labor Thanksgiving Day · Japan — Public holiday in Japan
Thursday, Nov 23Repudiation Day · Frederick County, Maryland, United States — Frederick County Maryland celebrating repudiating the British Stamp Act
Thursday, Nov 23St George's Day (Georgia) or Giorgoba · Georgia — Feast day of Saint George
Friday, Nov 24Evolution Day · International observance — Anniversary of publication of On the Origin of Species, 24 November
Friday, Nov 24Lachit Divas · Assam — Ahom commander (1622–1672)
Friday, Nov 24Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur · India — Ninth Sikh guru from 1664 to 1675
Friday, Nov 24Teachers' Day · Turkey — Day for appreciating teachers