This is our day guide for Monday November 21st 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?
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| General Information for November 21st 2016 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 326 of 2016 | |
| 40 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 47 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1977 - Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "God Save the Queen" and "God Defend New Zealand", by Thomas Bracken (lyrics) andJohn Joseph Woods (music), both being of equal status as appropriate to the occasion. | |
| 1953 – The British Natural History Museum announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax. | |
| 1877 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound. | |
| 1694 - The French philosopher Voltaire is born (d. 1778). |