Day Guide for Monday November 11th 2024 What are the holidays on November 11th 2024?

This is our day guide for Monday November 11th 2024 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 2024

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.

Bhutan: Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo

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

Regional

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 was the first territory within present-day Colombia, and one of the first in Latin America, to declare independence from Spain.

Maldives: Republic Day

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

Panama: Los Santos Uprising Day (in lieu)

The movement for independence from Spain began in Los Santos province

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 2024

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.

USA: Veterans Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Veterans Day

India: National Education Day

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

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.

United Kingdom: National Paralegal Day

Celebrate National Paralegal Day this November and honor the dedicated paralegals whose crucial work supports justice with efficiency and accessibility.

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General Information for November 11th 2024
There are 11 public holidays today.
Day 316 of 2024
50 days left in 2024
Week 46 of the year
On this Day in History
1968 - A second republic is declared in the Maldives.
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.
1918 – Józef Piłsudski assumes supreme military power in Poland - symbolic first day of Polish independence.
1215 – The Fourth Lateran Council meets, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body and blood of Christ.