This is our day guide for Friday November 11th 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 11th 2016
International: Armistice Day
Observed on 11th November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honor the veterans of both World Wars.
Angola: Independence Day
Marked by Angolans on November 11th each year to commemorate the country's freedom from Portuguese colonial rule that happened on the same date in 1975.Regional
Canada (regional): Remembrance Day
Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honour the veterans of both World Wars.
France: Armistice Day
Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honor the veterans of both World Wars.Regional
Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan
The birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan is always celebrated on November 11th
Maldives: Republic Day
Celebrates the Maldives changing from a monarchy to a republic in 1968Regional
New Zealand (regional): Christchurch Show Day
The Northern and Central Canterbury regions take Christchurch Show Day as their provincial holiday
Poland: Independence Day
Commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918.Regional
USA: Veterans Day
Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918Go to Today | November 12th 2016
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| General Information for November 11th 2016 | |
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| There are 9 public holidays today. | |
| Day 316 of 2016 | |
| 50 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 45 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1968 - A second republic is declared in the Maldives. | |
| 1962 - Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait. | |
| 1918 - World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne, France. The fighting officially ends at 11:00 a.m., (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month) and this is commemorated annually with a two minute silence. The war officially ends on the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919. | |
| 1889 – The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States. |
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