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Today, around the world
Sunday, November 19. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
Today, somewhere · from DayOneToday
What the world marks
BrazilFlag Day
BelizeGarifuna Settlement DayPublic holiday in Belize
MaliLiberation DayHoliday marking a country's liberation
Uttar Pradesh, IndiaMartyrs' DaySeries of holidays in India
MonacoThe Sovereign Prince's DayPublic holiday in Monaco
World Toilet DayUnited Nations holiday on 19 November
On this day · from DayOneToday
Firsts, not anniversaries
2010The first of four explosions takes place at the Pike River Mine in New Zealand. Twenty-nine people are killed in the nation's worst mining disaster since 1914.18 years ago
1999Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.29 years ago
1999John Carpenter becomes the first person to win the top prize in the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?29 years ago
1994In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.34 years ago
1985Cold War: In Geneva, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time.43 years ago
1967The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.61 years ago
1955National Review publishes its first issue.73 years ago
1912First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.116 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
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
Saturday, Nov 25International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women — United Nations-designated observance day
Saturday, Nov 25Roses Revolution Day, against obstetric violence — International movement
Sunday, Nov 26Constitution Day · Abkhazia, Georgia
Sunday, Nov 26Republic Day · Mongolia