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Today, around the world
Wednesday, November 23. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
Today, somewhere · from DayOneToday
What the world marks
GeorgiaSt George's Day (Georgia) or GiorgobaFeast day of Saint George
On this day · from DayOneToday
Firsts, not anniversaries
2015Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.18 years ago
2005Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.28 years ago
1992The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.41 years ago
1976Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m (330 ft) undersea without breathing equipment.57 years ago
1971Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.62 years ago
1963The first episode of Doctor Who ("An Unearthly Child") is broadcast by the BBC, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.70 years ago
1924Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.109 years ago
-534Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage.
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Thursday, Nov 24Evolution Day · International observance — Anniversary of publication of On the Origin of Species, 24 November
Thursday, Nov 24Lachit Divas · Assam — Ahom commander (1622–1672)
Thursday, Nov 24Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur · India — Ninth Sikh guru from 1664 to 1675
Thursday, Nov 24Teachers' Day · Turkey — Day for appreciating teachers
Friday, Nov 25International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women — United Nations-designated observance day
Friday, Nov 25Roses Revolution Day, against obstetric violence — International movement
Saturday, Nov 26Constitution Day · Abkhazia, Georgia
Saturday, Nov 26Republic Day · Mongolia
Sunday, Nov 27Lancashire Day · United Kingdom — County day of historic Lancashire, England
Sunday, Nov 27Maaveerar Day · Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan Tamil observance, 27 November
Sunday, Nov 27Naval Infantry Day · Russia
Sunday, Nov 27Teacher's Day · Spain — Day for appreciating teachers
Sunday, Nov 27International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage — United Nations observance on 27 November
Monday, Nov 28Independence Day · Albania — 1912.
Monday, Nov 28Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Albania from Turkey in 1912, the first Albanian flag raise by Skanderbeg in 1443, and for the new parliamentary constitution in 1998. — Public holiday celebrated on 28 November
Monday, Nov 28Bedfordshire day is celebrated in the county of Bedfordshire to celebrate the birth of John Bunyan
Monday, Nov 28Bukovina Day · Romania — Romanian holiday celebrated on 28 November
Monday, Nov 28Heroes' Day · Sri Lanka — National holiday in many countries
Monday, Nov 28Hōonkō · Japan — Holiday in the Jodo Shinshu tradition of Buddhism
Monday, Nov 28Independence Day (Mauritania), celebrate the independence of Mauritania from France in 1960.
Monday, Nov 28Independence Day (Panama), celebrate the independence of Panama from Spain in 1821. — 1821 proclamation of independence from Spain
Monday, Nov 28Navy Day · Iran
Monday, Nov 28Proclamation of Independence Day (Timor-Leste), celebrating the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor from Portugal in 1975.
Monday, Nov 28Republic Day · Burundi
Tuesday, Nov 29International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People · United Nations — UN-organized observance
Tuesday, Nov 29Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit · Albania — Holiday on 29 November
Tuesday, Nov 29Republic Day · Yugoslavia — National Festival of several countries commemorating their establishment as republics
Tuesday, Nov 29Unity Day · Vanuatu
Tuesday, Nov 29William Tubman's Birthday · Liberia
Wednesday, Nov 30St Andrew's Day · Scotland
Wednesday, Nov 30Independence Day · Barbados — 1966.
Wednesday, Nov 30Bonifacio Day · Philippines — National holiday in the Philippines
Wednesday, Nov 30Commemoration Day · United Arab Emirates — Public holiday in the UAE, 30 November / 1 December
Wednesday, Nov 30Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran · Israel — Remembrance day
Wednesday, Nov 30Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Barbados from the United Kingdom in 1966
Wednesday, Nov 30National Day · Benin
Wednesday, Nov 30Regina Mundi Day · South Africa — Largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa
Wednesday, Nov 30Saint Andrew's Day · Scotland — Feast day celebrated on 30 November
Wednesday, Nov 30Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare · United Nations — Annual commemorative event