This is our day guide for Saturday November 17th 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 17th 2018
International: Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
Commemorating the student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and especially the demonstration in 1989 in Prague considered to mark the beginning of the Velvet RevolutionGo to Today | November 18th 2018
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| General Information for November 17th 2018 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 321 of 2018 | |
| 44 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 46 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1919 - King George V of the UK proclaims Armistice Day (later Remembrance Day) as 11 November. The idea was first suggested by Edward George Honey. | |
| 1855 - David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe. | |
| 1839 - Oberto, Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, opens at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. | |
| 474 – Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of 10 months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. |
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