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Friday, November 16. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
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Caribbean NetherlandsStatia Day in Sint EustatiusNational holiday on Sint Eustatius
International day of action for rights of younger and future generationsIntergenerational Fairness Day
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Firsts, not anniversaries
2022Artemis Program: NASA launches Artemis 1 on the first flight of the Space Launch System, the start of the program's future missions to the moon.7 years ago
2002The first cases of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak are traced to Foshan, Guangdong Province, China.27 years ago
1988In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.41 years ago
1979The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.50 years ago
1965Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.64 years ago
1944The Jussi Awards, the Finnish film award ceremony, is held for the first time at Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki.85 years ago
1940New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.89 years ago
1938LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.91 years ago
1860Fisgard Lighthouse, built in the Colony of Vancouver Island, shines its first light, becoming the first permanent lighthouse in present-day British Columbia169 years ago
1855David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.174 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Saturday, Nov 17Athens Polytechnic Uprising Remembrance Day · Greece — 1973 student uprising against the Greek junta
Saturday, Nov 17International Students' Day — Annual international observance of student community
Saturday, Nov 17Martyrs' Day · Odisha, India — Series of holidays in India
Saturday, Nov 17Presidents Day · Marshall Islands
Sunday, Nov 18Independence Day · Latvia — 1918.
Sunday, Nov 18Day of Army and Victory · Haiti
Sunday, Nov 18Independence Day (Morocco), celebrates the independence of Morocco from France and Spain in 1956.
Sunday, Nov 18National Day · Oman
Sunday, Nov 18Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia celebrates the independence of Latvia from Russia in 1918. — Public holiday in Latvia
Sunday, Nov 18Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 · Croatia — 1991 Croatian War of Independence siege
Monday, Nov 19International Men's Day · Worldwide
Monday, Nov 19Day of Discovery of Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico — Holidays in Puerto Rico
Monday, Nov 19Day of Missile Forces and Artillery · Russia, Belarus
Monday, Nov 19Flag Day · Brazil
Monday, Nov 19Garifuna Settlement Day · Belize — Public holiday in Belize
Monday, Nov 19Liberation Day · Mali — Holiday marking a country's liberation
Monday, Nov 19Martyrs' Day · Uttar Pradesh, India — Series of holidays in India
Monday, Nov 19The Sovereign Prince's Day · Monaco — Public holiday in Monaco
Monday, Nov 19World Toilet Day — United Nations holiday on 19 November
Tuesday, Nov 20World Children's Day · Worldwide — The Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
Tuesday, Nov 2020-N · Spain — Abbreviation for 20th of November, in Spanish history
Tuesday, Nov 20Africa Industrialization Day · international
Tuesday, Nov 20Black Awareness Day · Brazil — Annual celebration honoring the Black community in Brazil
Tuesday, Nov 20Children's Day · World Children's Day — Public observance in honor of children
Tuesday, Nov 20National Sovereignty Day · Argentina — Public holiday of Argentina
Tuesday, Nov 20Day of the Mexican Revolution · Mexico — Mexican government holiday on November 20
Tuesday, Nov 20Royal Thai Navy Day · Thailand — Naval warfare branch of Thailand's military
Tuesday, Nov 20Saint Verhaegen · Brussels — Student holiday in Brussels, Belgium
Tuesday, Nov 20Teachers' Day or Ngày nhà giáo Việt Nam · Vietnam — Day for appreciating teachers
Tuesday, Nov 20Transgender Day of Remembrance · LGBTQ community — Day to memorialize transphobia victims
Wednesday, Nov 21Armed Forces Day · Bangladesh — National day on 21 November
Wednesday, Nov 21World Television Day · United Nations observance — International observance, 21 November
Thursday, Nov 22Good Spouses Day (いい夫婦の日) celebrates married couples in Japan. — Unofficial Japanese holiday
Thursday, Nov 22Independence Day celebrates the independence of Lebanon from France in 1943. — Public holiday in Lebanon
Friday, Nov 23Labour Thanksgiving Day (Kinrō Kansha no Hi) · Japan — Thanks given for work and for one another's work.
Friday, Nov 23Labor Thanksgiving Day · Japan — Public holiday in Japan
Friday, Nov 23Repudiation Day · Frederick County, Maryland, United States — Frederick County Maryland celebrating repudiating the British Stamp Act
Friday, Nov 23St George's Day (Georgia) or Giorgoba · Georgia — Feast day of Saint George