Day Guide for Monday November 11th 2019 What are the holidays on November 11th 2019?

This is our day guide for Monday November 11th 2019 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 11th 2019

International: Prophet Mohammed's Birthday

Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar

International: Veterans Day

Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918

International: Armistice Day

Observed on 11th November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honor the veterans of both World Wars.

International: Armistice Day

Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honor the veterans of both World Wars.

Angola: Independence Day

Marked by Angolans on November 11th each year to commemorate the country's freedom from Portuguese colonial rule that happened on the same date in 1975.

Azerbaijan: Flag Day Holiday (in lieu)

The Azerbaijani Democratic Republic adopted the Azerbaijani tricolor as the national flag of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on November 9th 1918.

Bhutan: Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo

Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the 4th Druk Gyalpo, was born on 11 November 1955.

Cambodia: Water Festival Ceremony Holiday

Bonn Om Touk. Full moon of the Buddhist month of Kadeuk

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Canada (regional): Remembrance Day

Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honour the veterans of both World Wars.

Colombia: Independence of Cartagena

On November 11th 1811, Cartagena declared independence from Spain

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India (regional): Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak ji

Falls on the full moon day of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated all over India to commemorate the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

Lao: That Luang Festival

Pilgrimage to That Luang Stupa in Vientiane on the full moon in the twelfth lunar month

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Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan

The birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan is always celebrated on November 11th

Maldives: Republic Day

Celebrates the Maldives changing from a monarchy to a republic in 1968

Myanmar: Full Moon of Tazaungmone

Marks the end of the rainy season in Myanmar

Panama: Los Santos Uprising Day Holiday

Additional holiday as Los Santos Uprising Day falls on a Sunday in 2019

Poland: Independence Day

Commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918.

Sint Maarten: Sint Maarten's Day

On St. Martin's day in 1493, Christopher Columbus sighted the island, naming it after the Saint

Observances on November 11th 2019

United Kingdom: Armistice Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Armistice Day

Turkey: National Forestation Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Forestation Day

USA: National Sundae Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Sundae Day

South Korea: Pepero Day

Pepero is a cookie stick, dipped in compound chocolate, manufactured by Lotte Confectionery in South Korea since 1983.

China: Singles Day

What began as a tradition in a Chinese university has become one of the most popular online shopping days in Asia and beyond.

India: National Education Day

Celebrated on birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of free India.

USA: Veterans Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Veterans Day

International: St. Martin's Day

Traditionally, in many parts of Europe, St Martin's Day marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter.

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General Information for November 11th 2019
There are 18 public holidays today.
Day 315 of 2019
50 days left in 2019
Week 46 of the year
On this Day in History
1981 - Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations.
1965 – In Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe), the white-minority government of Ian Smith unilaterally declares independence.
1918 - World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne, France. The fighting officially ends at 11:00 a.m., (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month) and this is commemorated annually with a two minute silence. The war officially ends on the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919.
1500 - Treaty of Granada - Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them.