This is our day guide for Friday November 17th 2023 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 2023
International: Day of Freedom and Democracy
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 RevolutionRegional
New Zealand (regional): Christchurch Show Day
The Northern and Central Canterbury regions take Christchurch Show Day as their provincial holidayNovember 16th 2023 | Go to Today | November 18th 2023
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| General Information for November 17th 2023 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 321 of 2023 | |
| 44 days left in 2023 | |
| Week 46 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1855 - David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe. | |
| 1831 - Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from Gran Colombia. | |
| 1603 – English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. | |
| 1405 - Sharif ul-Hāshim establishes the Sultanate of Sulu. |
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