This is our day guide for Tuesday November 1st 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on November 1st 2016
International: All Saints' Day
Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
Algeria: Anniversary of the Revolution
Marks the birth of the National Liberation Front in 1954 and the start of the Algerian WarRegional
Australia (regional): Melbourne Cup Day
Known as 'the race that stops a nation', the Melbourne Cup is the most prestigious horse race in AustraliaRegional
India (regional): Bhai Bij
Gujuarat. A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.Regional
India (regional): Haryana Day
Commemorates the day when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966Regional
India (regional): Kannada Rajyothsava
All the Kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka on Nov 1st 1956Regional
India (regional): Vishvakarma Day
Haryana. A day of celebration for Vishwakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architectRegional
India (regional): Ningol Chakkouba
During this popular festival, married sisters and daughters are invited to the parental house for a grand feastRegional
India (regional): Puducherry Liberation Day
The de facto transfer or merger of Puducherry and other French colonies with India came into effect on November 1st 1954Go to Today | November 2nd 2016
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| General Information for November 1st 2016 | |
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| There are 9 public holidays today. | |
| Day 306 of 2016 | |
| 60 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 44 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1963 - President Diem of South Vietnam is deposed. | |
| 1945 - Australia joins the United Nations. | |
| 1800 - John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House). | |
| 1520 - The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage. |
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