Holidays Calendar for November 1, 2020
Revolution Day is an Algerian public holiday celebrated on November 1. It commemorates the beginning of the Algerian War of Independence, also known as the Algerian Revolution, in 1954.
Independence Day of Antigua and Barbuda is celebrated on November 1. This public holiday commemorates the independence of Antigua and Barbuda from the United Kingdom in 1981.
On November 1, the citizens of Bhutan celebrate the coronation anniversary of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the fifth and current Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan). He officially ascended the throne in 2008. The coronation anniversary of the Druk Gyalpo is an official public holiday.
D. Hamilton Jackson Day, also known as Liberty Day, is a public holiday in the United States Virgin Islands celebrated on November 1. It honors a prominent US Virgin Islands civil rights leader.
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is a two-day holiday celebrated in Mexico and regions with large Hispanic population on November 1 and 2. It coincides two Christian holidays, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. However, Mexican Day of the Dead also has many traditions that originated in pre-Christian times.
Religious Holidays →
Andorra,
Austria,
Belgium,
Benin,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cape Verde,
Ivory Coast,
Republic of the Congo,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Chile,
Croatia,
French Polynesia,
France,
French Guiana,
Gabon,
Guadeloupe,
Guatemala,
Guinea,
Germany,
Guam,
Vatican City,
Hungary,
Italy,
Liechtenstein, ...
All Saints’ Day in Western Christianity
All Saints' Day is a feast celebrated on November 1 by most Western churches, namely the Catholic Church and a number of Protestant denominations. It has the highest rank in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Rite, the rank of a solemnity. All Saints' Day is observed as a public holiday in many countries.
International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day is annually observed on November 1. This observance was started in the USA by the Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Foundation as an annual activity opening National Epilepsy Awareness Month.
World Vegan Day is celebrated by vegans around the world on November 1. This annual observance was established in 1994 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Vegan Society based in the United Kingdom.
Greece is one of the world’s oldest wine-producing regions, so it is not surprising that Greek winemakers are proud of the country’s native grape varieties, some of which have a very long history. International Xinomavro Day, observed annually on November 1, was created to celebrate the principal red grape variety of Northern Greece.
If you have your dog or cat groomed professionally, don’t forget to reach out to the person who does it on the first day of November and congratulate them on the occasion of their professional holiday, since November 1 is International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day.
International Scented Candle Day, sometimes referred to as simply Scented Candle Day, is celebrated annually on November 1. It was created to raise awareness of the relaxation benefits of scented candles and encourage people to give them a try.
Japan's counterpart of Armed Forces Day is Self-Defense Forces Commemoration Day observed on November 1. It has been celebrated since 1966.
Bailiff Day is an official professional holiday in the Russian Federation celebrated on November 1. It was established in 1998, but was originally observed on November 6. In 2008, the date of the holiday was moved to the first day of November.
Social Workers’ Day is an official professional holiday in Ukraine celebrated on the first Sunday in November. It was established in 1999 by President Leonid Kuchma, who supported the initiative of Ukrainian social workers.
Civil Aviation Workers' Day is a Belarusian professional holiday celebrated on the first Sunday in November. It was established in 1998 to commemorate the first flight from Minsk to Moscow that tool place in 1933.
The Day of Law Enforcement Officers of the Kyrgyz Republic, commonly referred to as Militia Day or Militsiya Day, is celebrated annually on November 1. It is a professional holiday celebrated by all employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan.
National Author’s Day is observed annually on November 1. It was created to celebrate American writers, both past and present, and highlight their contribution to American culture.
National Biologic Coordinators Day is celebrated on November 1. It was created to celebrate specialized healthcare professionals who help patients access biological treatments.
Revival Leaders' Day is a Bulgarian holiday celebrated on November 1. It honors the most outstanding figures of the Bulgarian National Revival. This day is not a public holiday, but it is an official day off in schools.
Classics Day (Koten no Hi) is observed in Japan on November 1 every year. It was created to celebrate the country’s rich cultural heritage and promote classical works.
Puducherry Liberation Day is an official holiday in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. It is celebrated annually on November 1 to commemorate the day when former French India was de facto transferred to independent India and became its union territory.
Anniversaries and Memorial Days →
India
State Formation Day in Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala
Four Indian states (Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala) celebrate their foundation anniversary on November 1. Karnataka and Kerala were founded on this day in 1956, Haryana became a state a decade later, and Chhattisgarh split from Madhya Pradesh in 2000.
National Vinegar Day, observed annually on November 1, honors one of the best-known household products that has been around for several millennia.
National Cinnamon Day is observed annually on November 1. It was created to celebrate one of the most popular spices in the world that a lot of people associate with warmth, happiness, and the winter holiday season.
November 1 is the perfect day for pizza because it is National Calzone Day. This informal food holiday celebrates a style of pizza that doesn’t always get the attention and appreciation that it deserves.
National Pâté Day, sometimes referred to as simply Pâté Day, is celebrated on November 1. It was created in honor of a very versatile dish that can be made with different ingredients, ranging from minced meat to sophisticated duck or goose liver (foie gras).
National Brush Day is held in the United States on November 1. This observance focuses on raising awareness about the importance of children's oral health.
TransParentDay is an annual LGBTQI+ observance held on the first Sunday of November. It celebrates the love between transgender children and their parents and transgender parents and their children.
Festivals on November 1, 2020
- Festival of the Flowers in Medellín in Medellín, Colombia
- Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia
- Vegan Festival Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia
- Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan
- Kyiv City Marathon in Kyiv, Ukraine
- Istanbul Book Fair in Istanbul, Turkey
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival in Strasbourg, France
- Tokyo Filmex in Tokyo, Japan
- CioccolaTÒ (Turin Chocolate Festival) in Turin, Italy
- Bram Stoker Festival in Dublin, Ireland
- Lucca Comics & Games in Lucca, Italy
- Dharamshala International Film Festival in Dharamshala, India
- Raindance Film Festival in London, United Kingdom
- Lund International Fantastic Film Festival in Lund, Sweden
- Geneva Book and Press Fair in Geneva, Switzerland
This Day in History
- 2009 Died: Robert H. Rines, American lawyer, inventor, and composer. He is best known for his numerous attempts to identify the Loch Ness Monster.
- 2008 Died: Jacques Piccard, Swiss oceanographer and engineer. He developed a number of underwater vehicles for studying ocean currents.
- 2008 Died: Yma Sumac, Peruvian soprano, one of the most famous proponents of exotica music. She gained international success thanks to her extreme vocal range, which was said to be well over five octaves.
- 2007 Died: Paul Tibbets, brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay.
- 2000 Serbia and Montenegro joined the United Nations. Six years later, Montenegro will secede from the union.
- 1999 Died: Theodore Hall, American physicist and an atomic spy for the Soviet Union, who, during his work on the Manhattan Project, gave a detailed description of a plutonic bomb to Soviet intelligence.
- 1999 Died: Walter Payton, American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
- 1993 Died: Severo Ochoa, Spanish physician, biochemist. In 1959 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his work on synthesis of RNA.
- 1993 The Maastricht Treaty took effect, formally establishing the European Union.
- 1991 Born: Anthony Ramos, American actor and singer. He came to prominence for originating the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Broadway musical Hamilton.
- 1984 Born: Natalia Tena, British actress and musician, best known for role as Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series. She also played the wildling Osha in Game of Thrones.
- 1979 Died: Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- 1973 Born: Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress. Rai won the Miss World 1994 pageant and later established herself as one of the most-popular and influential celebrities in India.
- 1972 Born: Toni Collette, Australian actress whose breakthrough role came in the comedy drama Muriel's Wedding, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination.
- 1970 146 young people died in a fire that broke out in the Club Cinq-Sept in Isère, France. The fire was reportedly caused by a carelessly discarded match igniting a foam-filled seat cushion on the first floor gallery.
- 1963 Born: Rick Allen, English drummer. Fans around the world know him as the drummer of the hard rock band Def Leppard that he joined in 1978.
- 1963 The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico officially opened. The observatory is famous for its largest radio telescope ever constructed.
- 1962 Born: Magne Furuholmen, Norwegian musician, renowned as the keyboardist of the synth-pop band A-ha.
- 1962 Born: Anthony Kiedis, American musician. He is best known as the lead singer and co-songwriter of the popular band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He's been fronting the band since the day of its creation in 1983.
- 1960 Born: Tim Cook, American business executive who became the chief executive officer of Apple Inc. in 2011, following the death of its co-founder Steve Jobs.
- 1959 Born: Susanna Clarke, British author, best known for her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell that won a Hugo Award.
- 1955 Died: Dale Carnegie, American writer and scholar, famous for his courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, public speaking and interpersonal skills.
- 1952 The United States successfully conducted Operation Ivy: a ten-megaton hydrogen bomb codenamed "Mike" was detonated at the Eniwetok atoll in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean.
- 1950 Born: Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist and academic. Along with Horst L. Störmer and Daniel C. Tsui, he was awarded a share of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics.
- 1948 A Chinese merchant ship exploded and sank off southern Manchuria; at least 6,000 people died.
- 1942 Born: Larry Flynt, American publisher, founder of Larry Flint Publications. His company publishes several adults magazines, including Hustler, which was issued for the first time in 1974.
- 1941 American photographer Ansel Adams took a picture of a moonrise over the town in Hernandez, New Mexico. This picture became one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
- 1903 Died: Theodor Mommsen, German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century.
- 1878 Born: Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician and academic. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor of France, among other accolades.
- 1870 The Weather Bureau of the United States (later renamed the National Weather Service) made its first official meteorological forecast.
- 1757 Born: Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor. He became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh. His most prominent works include Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, The Three Graces, The Penitent Magdalene, etc.
- 1755 Between 60,000 and 90,000 people were killed in Lisbon, Portugal when the city was totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
- 1604 The premier performance of William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello took place at Whitehall Palace in London.