Day Guide for Wednesday November 1st 2017 What are the holidays on November 1st 2017?

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Holidays on November 1st 2017

International: All Saints' Day

Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs

Algeria: Anniversary of the Revolution

Marks the birth of the National Liberation Front in 1954 and the start of the Algerian War

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India (regional): Haryana Day

Commemorates the day when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966

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India (regional): Kannada Rajyothsava

All the Kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka on Nov 1st 1956

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India (regional): Puducherry Liberation Day

The de facto transfer or merger of Puducherry and other French colonies with India came into effect on November 1st 1954

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India (regional): Kut

A harvest festival of the different tribes of Kuki-Chin-Mizo groups of Manipur

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General Information for November 1st 2017
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 305 of 2017
60 days left in 2017
Week 44 of the year
On this Day in History
1956 - The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore State are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act.
1894 - Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
1800 - John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
1755 - In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.