This is our day guide for Thursday November 24th 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 24th 2016
Regional
India (regional): Lachit Divas
Lachit Borphukan was a legendary general in 17th century Assam who halted the advance of the Mughal Empire.
Myanmar: National Day
Beginning of the Student led protests against British Rule in 1920
USA: Thanksgiving
Fourth Thursday in November. Traditionally, this holiday celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvestGo to Today | November 25th 2016
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| General Information for November 24th 2016 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 329 of 2016 | |
| 37 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 47 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1974 - Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed "Lucy" (after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression. | |
| 1963 – In the first live, televised murder, Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is murdered two days after the assassination, by Jack Ruby in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters. | |
| 1962 – The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin. | |
| 1942 - Comedian Billy Connolly is born to Mary and William Connolly in Anderston, Glasgow. |
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