Holidays Calendar for November 4, 2020
Unity Day (also known as the Day of National Unity) is a Russian public holiday celebrated on November 4. It was established to commemorate the popular uprising against the Polish invasion that took place in 1616.
Panama's Flag Day is celebrated on November 4, next day after Independence Fay. This public holiday is part of Independence Day celebrations. On this day, all government offices and banks are closed, but many businesses prefer to remain open.
National Day of Tonga is celebrated on November 4. Before 2006, it had been known as Tonga Constitution Day. It commemorates the enactment of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Tonga in November 1875.
Community Service Day, also known as National Day of Community Service or Community Day of Service, is a public holiday in Dominica celebrated on November 4. It is a nationwide clean-up that follows Independence Day celebrations.
Citizenship Day is an official public holiday in the Northern Mariana Islands. It was established in 1986. The holiday is celebrated on November 4.
Stress Awareness Day is an annual observance held on the first Wednesday of November. Initiated by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA), its main goal is to provide information of stress and strategies on how to address it.
International Pathology Day is celebrated annually on a Wednesday in November. It was created to raise awareness of pathology and its role in preventing and fighting diseases among the general public.
Railroad Workers' Day is an official professional holiday in Ukraine. It was established by President Leonid Kravchuk in 1993. Originally, the Day of Railroad Workers was celebrated on the first Sunday in August, but in 2002 the date was moved to November 4.
Social Workers’ Day is an Armenian professional holiday celebrated on November 4. It was created in 2009 to commemorate the establishment of the Ministry of Social Affairs in 1918.
Customs Officers’ Day is an official professional holiday in Turkmenistan. It is celebrated on November 4. The holiday was officially established in October 2017 by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow as one of the country’s new observances and remembrances which are not non-working days.
Students’ Day in Iran is celebrated on November 4 (13 Aban according to the official calendar of Iran – the Solar Hijri calendar). It commemorates two important events in the history of Iran’s student community.
National Unity and Armed Forces Day is an Italian observance held on November 4 every year. It commemorates the victory of Italy (as member of the Allies) over Austria-Hungary in 1918 during the First World War.
President Carlos P. Garcia Day (Araw ni Pangulong Garcia) is a special non-working holiday in the Philippine province of Bohol. It is celebrated annually on November 4 to commemorate the birthday of the eighth President of the Philippines who was born in Bohol.
National Candy Day is celebrated every year on November 4. It is the perfect occasion to honor sugary confections that have been around for centuries.
National Easy-Bake Oven Day is celebrated annually on November 4. It was established to honor a beloved children’s toy and pop culture icon that has allowed generations of children to explore baking in a fun way.
Kick off the Christmas season by purchasing an Advent calendar on the first Wednesday of November – National Advent Calendar Day. Advent calendars are one of the best ways to spread holiday cheer as you count down days to Christmas.
National Healthy Eating Day, also known as Eating Healthy Day, is observed annually on the first Wednesday of November. It is endorsed by the American Heart Association to highlight the importance of a healthy diet for your cardiovascular health and overall well-being.
Festivals on November 4, 2020
- Leeds International Film Festival in Leeds, United Kingdom
- Sharjah International Book Fair in Sharjah, UAE
- Message to Man International Film Festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Grand Jour de Champagne in Prague, Czech Republic
- Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia
- Festival of the Flowers in Medellín in Medellín, Colombia
- Istanbul Book Fair in Istanbul, Turkey
- Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan
- Tokyo Filmex in Tokyo, Japan
- CioccolaTÒ (Turin Chocolate Festival) in Turin, Italy
- Dharamshala International Film Festival in Dharamshala, India
- Raindance Film Festival in London, United Kingdom
- São Paulo International Film Festival in São Paulo, Brazil
- LUSCA Caribbean International Fantastic Film Fest in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
- Georgia Renaissance Festival in Fairburn, USA
This Day in History
- 2014 Died: S. Donald Stookey, American chemist and inventor, holder of 60 patents, mostly related to glass and ceramics. He invented CorningWare, unique pyroceramic glass cookware resistant to thermal shock.
- 2012 Died: Frances Hashimoto, American businesswoman and activist, best known for inventing mochi ice cream that she introduced to American consumers.
- 2008 Barack Obama won the presidential election, becoming the first person of African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States. His inauguration took place on January 20, 2009.
- 2005 Died: Nadia Anjuman, Afghan poet and journalist. She was beaten to death by her husband, who believed that publishing a book was a disgrace to their family reputation.
- 1998 Died: Nagarjun, Hindi and Maithili poet who also penned a number of novels, short stories, literary biographies and travelogues, and was known as Janakavi (the People's Poet).
- 1996 Born: Kaitlin Hawayek, American ice dancer. With her skating partner, Jean-Luc Baker, she is the 2018 Four Continents champion and a four-time U.S. national bronze medalist.
- 1995 Died: Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli politician, statesman and general, the 5th Prime Minister of Israel from 1972 to 1977. He was awarded the 1944 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the creation of the Oslo Accords.
- 1992 Died: George Klein, Canadian inventor, often called the most productive Canadian inventor of the 20th century. His inventions included key contributions to the first electric wheelchair.
- 1979 A mob of Iranians, consisting of mostly students, overran the US embassy in Tehran and took 66 American diplomats and citizens hostage. The hostages were held for 444 days.
- 1970 Genie, a 13-year-old feral child, was discovered in California when her mother decided to apply for disability benefits for the blind in Temple City.
- 1969 Born: Matthew McConaughey, American actor, producer. He rose to fame thanks to his roles in romantic comedies, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Wedding Planner, Ghost of Girlfriends Past etc.
- 1966 Thousands of people were left homeless and millions of masterpieces of art and rare books were destroyed in Florence, Italy, when the Arno river flooded the city to a maximum depth of 22 ft (6.7 m).
- 1962 The United States of America conducted its last atmospheric nuclear test, detonating a bomb 69,000 feet above Johnston Atoll.
- 1960 Born: Kathy Griffin, American actress, comedian, writer, and television host. She achieved recognition for a supporting role on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan and made a breakthrough on the reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
- 1960 English primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall observed chimpanzees creating tools at the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania. It was the first-ever observation of this kind in non-human animals.
- 1953 Born: Peter Lord, British animator, director, and producer, co-founder of Aardman Animations best known for clay-animated films and shorts, including Flushed Away, Arthur Christmas, and Shaun the Sheep Movie.
- 1946 Born: Laura Bush, American educator who was the first lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States.
- 1937 Born: Loretta Swit, American actress, known for her character roles, including her most famous role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H.
- 1933 Born: Charles K. Kao, Chinese physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication.
- 1922 British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men found the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The clearance of the tomb lasted until 1932.
- 1918 Died: Wilfred Owen, English poet and soldier, one of the leading poets of World War I. His most famous works include "Dulce et Decorum est", "Insensibility", "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Futility", "Spring Offensive", "Strange Meeting".
- 1916 Born: Ruth Handler, American business magnate and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959, and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel.
- 1916 Born: John Basilone, United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these decorations in World War II.
- 1908 Born: Joseph Rotblat, Polish physicist, a member of the Manhattan Project during World War II. He was the only one physicist to leave the project on the grounds of conscience.
- 1895 Died: Eugene Field, American writer, remembered for his children's poetry and humorous essays. Several of his poems were set to music with commercial success.
- 1856 Died: Paul Delaroche, French painter who achieved his greater successes painting historical scenes. He received world recognition for the Hémicycle, a 88.5 feet long mural in the hemicycle of the award theater of the École des Beaux Arts in France.
- 1847 Died: Felix Mendelssohn, German composer, pianist, organist and conductor. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream (which includes his "Wedding March").
- 1847 British physician Sir James Young Simpson discovered the anesthetic properties of chloroform during an experiment with friends.
- 1783 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 was performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
- 1575 Born: Guido Reni, Italian Baroque painter. His most notable works include Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, Europa and the Bull, The Holy Family, The Rape of Europa, etc.
- 1493 Christopher Columbus discovered the island of Guadeloupe. He named it Santa María de Guadalupe de Extremadura after the image of the Virgin Mary venerated at the Spanish monastery of Villuercas in Guadalupe, Extremadura.