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 | |
| 2006 – A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City, making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003. | |
| 1980 - A series of earthquakes in southern Italy kills approximately 4,800 people. | |
| 1976 - Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m undersea without breathing equipment. | |
| 534 BC - Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character onstage. |
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