This is our day guide for Thursday November 23rd 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 23rd 2017
International: Thanksgiving
Fourth Thursday in November. Traditionally, this holiday celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvest
Georgia: Saint George's Day
Commemorates the torture of St. George on the wheel for refusing to make sacrifices to the Roman godsRegional
India (regional): Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
Punjab. Guru Teg Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus (Prophets) of the Sikh religionRegional
India (regional): Seng Kut Snem
A festival of the Khasi Community in Meghalaya celebrating their culture and traditions
Japan: Labour Thanksgiving Day
Labor Thanksgiving Day is a modern name for the ritual of Harvest FestivalGo to Today | November 24th 2017
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| General Information for November 23rd 2017 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 327 of 2017 | |
| 38 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 47 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2009 – The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines | |
| 2001 – The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary. | |
| 1976 - Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m undersea without breathing equipment. | |
| 1924 - Edwin Hubble's scientific discovery that Andromeda, previously believed to be a nebula within our galaxy, is actually another galaxy, and that the Milky Way is only one of many such galaxies in the universe, was first published in a newspaper. |
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