Day Guide for Wednesday November 7th 2018 What are the holidays on November 7th 2018?

This is our day guide for Wednesday November 7th 2018 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 7th 2018

International: Diwali

Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness

Belarus: October Revolution Day

Commemorates the Great October Socialist Revolution that began on this day on November 7th 1917

Regional

India (regional): Kali Puja

Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. Falls on same date as Diwali

Iran: Death of Prophet Muhammed / Martyrdom of Imam Hassan

Marks the Death of Prophet Muhammad and the Martyrdom of Imam Hassan

Kyrgyzstan: Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors

A two-day national holiday to commemorate the 1916 Great Urkun national liberation uprising.

Nepal: Laxmi Puja

The third day of Tihar is when Lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshipped

Samoa: Public Holiday

A public holiday to commemorate 100 years since the cargo ship Talune arrived bringing influenza which killed 8500 people

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General Information for November 7th 2018
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 311 of 2018
54 days left in 2018
Week 45 of the year
On this Day in History
1991 - Magic Johnson announces that he is infected with HIV and retires from the NBA.
1990 - Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.
1944 - Franklin D. Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States of America.
1918 - The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.