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
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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 | |
| 1971 – During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found. | |
| 1850 – Danish troops defeat a Schleswig-Holstein force in the town of Lottorf, Schleswig-Holstein. | |
| 1642 - Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania). | |
| 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. |
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