This is our day guide for Sunday November 17th 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 17th 2024
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 RevolutionNovember 16th 2024 | Go to Today | November 18th 2024
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| General Information for November 17th 2024 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 322 of 2024 | |
| 44 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 46 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1993 – In Nigeria, General Sani Abacha ousts the government of Ernest Shonekan in a military coup. | |
| 1919 - King George V of the UK proclaims Armistice Day (later Remembrance Day) as 11 November. The idea was first suggested by Edward George Honey. | |
| 1858 – Modified Julian Day zero. | |
| 1558 - Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England. |
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