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Today, around the world
Friday, November 13. 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
2001War on terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.36 years ago
1996As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number, 21398269−1, a number with 420,921 digits.41 years ago
1995Mozambique becomes the first state to join the Commonwealth of Nations without having been part of the former British Empire.42 years ago
1985Xavier Suárez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor.52 years ago
1967The first of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland.70 years ago
1954Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.83 years ago
1947The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.90 years ago
1940Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released at New York's Broadway Theatre, on the first night of a roadshow.97 years ago
1927The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.110 years ago
1917World War I: beginning of the First Battle of Monte Grappa (in Italy known as the "First Battle of the Piave"). The Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces, despite help from the German Alpenkorps and numerical superiority, will fail their offensive against the Italian Army now led by its new chief of staff Armando Diaz.120 years ago
1841James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism by Charles Lafontaine, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.196 years ago
1642First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.395 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Saturday, Nov 14Children's Day · India — Nehru's birthday.
Saturday, Nov 14Anniversary of the Movement of Readjustment · Guinea-Bissau
Saturday, Nov 14Children's Day, celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru (previously on November 20). · India — Day of celebration for children and children related causes in India
Saturday, Nov 14Day of the Colombian Woman · Colombia — Heroine of the Colombian War of Independence
Saturday, Nov 14Mobile Brigade Day · Indonesia
Saturday, Nov 14World Diabetes Day · International — Global awareness campaign
Saturday, Nov 14Dobruja Day · Romania — Romanian holiday celebrated on 14 November
Sunday, Nov 15Shichi-Go-San · Japan — Children aged three, five and seven are taken to the shrine.
Sunday, Nov 15America Recycles Day · United States — National environmental observance
Sunday, Nov 15Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium · German-speaking Community of Belgium
Sunday, Nov 15Day of the Imprisoned Writer · International observance — International day to support persecuted writers
Sunday, Nov 15Independence Day, unilaterally declared in 1988. · Palestine — 1988 statement that formally established the State of Palestine
Sunday, Nov 15King's Feast · Belgium — Annual Belgian celebration
Sunday, Nov 15National Tree Planting Day · Sri Lanka — Secular holiday celebrating trees
Sunday, Nov 15Peace Day · Ivory Coast
Sunday, Nov 15Republic Proclamation Day · Brazil
Sunday, Nov 15Republic Day · Northern Cyprus — Public holiday in Northern Cyprus
Sunday, Nov 15The beginning of Nativity Fast · Eastern Orthodox — Period of abstinence and penance in Christianity
Monday, Nov 16Day of Declaration of Sovereignty · Estonia
Monday, Nov 16Icelandic Language Day or Dagur íslenskrar tungu · Iceland — National holiday
Monday, Nov 16International Day for Tolerance · United Nations — Annual observance declared by UNESCO
Monday, Nov 16Statia Day in Sint Eustatius · Caribbean Netherlands — National holiday on Sint Eustatius
Monday, Nov 16Intergenerational Fairness Day · International day of action for rights of younger and future generations
Tuesday, Nov 17Athens Polytechnic Uprising Remembrance Day · Greece — 1973 student uprising against the Greek junta
Tuesday, Nov 17International Students' Day — Annual international observance of student community
Tuesday, Nov 17Martyrs' Day · Odisha, India — Series of holidays in India
Tuesday, Nov 17Presidents Day · Marshall Islands
Wednesday, Nov 18Independence Day · Latvia — 1918.
Wednesday, Nov 18Day of Army and Victory · Haiti
Wednesday, Nov 18Independence Day (Morocco), celebrates the independence of Morocco from France and Spain in 1956.
Wednesday, Nov 18National Day · Oman
Wednesday, Nov 18Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia celebrates the independence of Latvia from Russia in 1918. — Public holiday in Latvia
Wednesday, Nov 18Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 · Croatia — 1991 Croatian War of Independence siege
Thursday, Nov 19International Men's Day · Worldwide
Thursday, Nov 19Day of Discovery of Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico — Holidays in Puerto Rico
Thursday, Nov 19Day of Missile Forces and Artillery · Russia, Belarus
Thursday, Nov 19Flag Day · Brazil
Thursday, Nov 19Garifuna Settlement Day · Belize — Public holiday in Belize
Thursday, Nov 19Liberation Day · Mali — Holiday marking a country's liberation
Thursday, Nov 19Martyrs' Day · Uttar Pradesh, India — Series of holidays in India
Thursday, Nov 19The Sovereign Prince's Day · Monaco — Public holiday in Monaco
Thursday, Nov 19World Toilet Day — United Nations holiday on 19 November
Friday, Nov 20World Children's Day · Worldwide — The Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
Friday, Nov 2020-N · Spain — Abbreviation for 20th of November, in Spanish history
Friday, Nov 20Africa Industrialization Day · international
Friday, Nov 20Black Awareness Day · Brazil — Annual celebration honoring the Black community in Brazil
Friday, Nov 20Children's Day · World Children's Day — Public observance in honor of children
Friday, Nov 20National Sovereignty Day · Argentina — Public holiday of Argentina
Friday, Nov 20Day of the Mexican Revolution · Mexico — Mexican government holiday on November 20
Friday, Nov 20Royal Thai Navy Day · Thailand — Naval warfare branch of Thailand's military
Friday, Nov 20Saint Verhaegen · Brussels — Student holiday in Brussels, Belgium
Friday, Nov 20Teachers' Day or Ngày nhà giáo Việt Nam · Vietnam — Day for appreciating teachers
Friday, Nov 20Transgender Day of Remembrance · LGBTQ community — Day to memorialize transphobia victims