This is our day guide for Wednesday November 23rd 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 23rd 2016
Georgia: Saint George's Day
Commemorates the torture of St. George on the wheel for refusing to make sacrifices to the Roman gods
Japan: Labour Thanksgiving Day
Labor Thanksgiving Day is a modern name for the ritual of Harvest FestivalGo to Today | November 24th 2016
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| General Information for November 23rd 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 328 of 2016 | |
| 38 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 47 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2005 - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country. | |
| 1955 – The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia. | |
| 1174 - Saladin enters Damascus, and adds it to his domain. | |
| 534 BC - Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character onstage. |
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