This is our day guide for Thursday November 28th 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 28th 2019
International: Thanksgiving
Fourth Thursday in November. Traditionally, this holiday celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvest
Albania: Independence Day
The day the Declaration of Independence was adopted by Ismail Qemali in 1912
Chad: Republic Day
On November 28th 1958, Chad became an autonomous state within the French Community.
Congo: Republic Day
The Republic of the Congo was proclaimed on November 28th 1958, after the dissolution of French Equatorial Africa
East Timor: Proclamation of Independence Day
In November 1975, the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor declared the territory's independence from Portugal
Maldives: The Day Maldives Embraced Islam
According to legend, the Maldives was converted to Islam in the year 1153 AD
Mauritania: Independence Day
Mauritania declared its independence from France on November 28th 1960
Oman: Sultan's Birthday
The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said al Said, was born in 1940
Panama: Independence Day
Panama was part of Gran Colombia when it became independent from Spain in 1821Observances on November 28th 2019
USA: National Day of Mourning
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Day of Mourning
USA: National French Toast Day
When drinking today raise your glass and say here's to bread, flour, egg, sugar and vanilla - it's a French Toast!
USA: Thanksgiving
Traditionally, this holiday celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvestNovember 27th 2019 | Go to Today | November 29th 2019
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| General Information for November 28th 2019 | |
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| There are 9 public holidays today. | |
| Day 332 of 2019 | |
| 33 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 48 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1972 – Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison. The chief executioner is André Obrecht. (Bontems had been found innocent of murder, but as Buffet's accomplice was condemned to death anyway) | |
| 1942 – In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people. | |
| 1821 - Panama Independence Day: Panama separates from Spain and joins Gran Colombia. | |
| 1520 – After navigating through a strait at the southern end of South America, three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reach the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European ships to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. |
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