This is our day guide for Wednesday November 18th 2020 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 18th 2020
Regional
Bolivia (regional): Public Holiday
Beni regional holiday celebrated on 18 November
Croatia: Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day for all victims of the Homeland War and Remembrance Day for the victims of Vukovar and SkabrnjaRegional
Germany (regional): Repentance Day
Saxony. Protestant churches celebrate a Day of Repentance and Prayer on the Wednesday before November 23
Haiti: Battle of Vertières Day
Commemorates the decisive victory over the French in the Battle of Vertières on November 18th 1803
Latvia: National Day
Marks the declaration of independence from German and Russian occupation after the end of the first world war
Morocco: Independence Day
Morocco's National Day commemorates independence from France on November 18th 1956
Oman: National Day
Marks Oman's independence from Portugal in 1650, making it the oldest independent state in the Arab world.
Solomon Islands: Public Holiday
A public holiday has been declared in the Solomon Islands.November 17th 2020 | Go to Today | November 19th 2020
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| General Information for November 18th 2020 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 323 of 2020 | |
| 43 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 47 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1978 – In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple to a mass murder-suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo J. Ryan is murdered by members of the Peoples Temple hours earlier. | |
| 1421 – A seawall at the Zuiderzee dike in the Netherlands breaks, flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people. This event will be known as Sint-Elisabethsvloed. | |
| 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam (One Faith). | |
| 1180 - Phillip II becomes king of France. |
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