This is our day guide for Saturday November 11th 2017 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 11th 2017
International: Armistice Day
Observed on 11th November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honor the veterans of both World Wars.
Angola: Independence Day
Marked by Angolans on November 11th each year to commemorate the country's freedom from Portuguese colonial rule that happened on the same date in 1975.Regional
Canada (regional): Remembrance Day
Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honour the veterans of both World Wars.
France: Armistice Day
Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honor the veterans of both World Wars.Regional
Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan
The birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan is always celebrated on November 11th
Maldives: Republic Day
Celebrates the Maldives changing from a monarchy to a republic in 1968
Poland: Independence Day
Commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918.
Puerto Rico: Veterans Day
Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918Go to Today | November 12th 2017
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| General Information for November 11th 2017 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 315 of 2017 | |
| 50 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 45 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1965 – In Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe), the white-minority government of Ian Smith unilaterally declares independence. | |
| 1918 - World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne, France. The fighting officially ends at 11:00 a.m., (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month) and this is commemorated annually with a two minute silence. The war officially ends on the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919. | |
| 1889 – The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States. | |
| Every year - The Long Weekend - reference to Armistice Day. |
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