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 | |
| 1993 – In Nigeria, General Sani Abacha ousts the government of Ernest Shonekan in a military coup. | |
| 1869 – In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated. | |
| 1603 – English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. | |
| 794 - Japanese Emperor Kammu changes his residence from Nara to Kyoto. |
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