Holidays Calendar for November 10, 2017
November 10 is Los Santos Uprising Day in Panama. This public holiday commemorates the beginning of Panama's struggle for independence from Spain in 1821.
Arba'een is a Shia Muslim religious observance which is celebrated forty days after the Day of Ashura, falling on the 20th or 21st day of the Islamic month of Safar. It commemorates the martyrdom of Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali. Arba'een is a public holiday in Iran.
Descending Day of Lord of Buddha, or Lhabab Düchen, is one of the ancient festivals in Bhutan. It has no fixed date in the Gregorian calendar and the day of celebration may occur through November.
International Accounting Day, also known as International Accountant’s Day, is an unofficial professional holiday celebrated in some countries on November 10. Such a date was chosen to honor Luca Pacioli, who is referred to as the “Father of Accounting and Bookkeeping”.
World Keratoconus Day is observed annually on November 10. It was established in 2016 to raise awareness of an eye disorder that affects about 50 to 200 of every 100,000 people regardless of their ethnicity and region of origin.
World NET Cancer Day, also known as NET Cancer Day and Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day, is observed annually on November 10. It was created to raise awareness of neuroendocrine tumors and give a voice to the NET community.
Day of the Employee of the Interior, better known as simply Police Day, is an official professional holiday in the Russian Federation. It is celebrated on November 10 every year.
The United States Marine Corps Birthday is an annual celebration observed on November 10. On this day, a traditional ball and cake-cutting ceremony are held.
Militia Day, also known as Militia Officers Day, is an official professional holiday in Tajikistan celebrated on November 10. Like most professional days around the world, it is not a non-working holiday.
Day of Tradition (Día de la Tradición) is celebrated in Argentina on November 10. It commemorates the birthday of José Hernández, an Argentine poet best known for his epic poem Martín Fierro.
Sesame Street Day is observed on November 10 every year. It celebrates a long-running American educational children’s television show that premiered on this day in 1969.
On November 10, the Turkish commemorate the death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Although Atatürk Remembrance Day is not a public holiday, it is marked throughout the country with a moment of silence.
Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan) is an Indonesian remembrance day observed on November 10. It commemorates the 1945 Battle of Surabaya that was fought during the Indonesian National Revolution.
Maputo Day is a municipal holiday in Mozambique celebrating the country’s capital. It is observed on November 10 to commemorate the day when Maputo was given city status.
Cupcakes are one of the most popular desserts in America. They come in various flavors, and some flavors are so popular that they have their own food holiday. For example, the National Vanilla Cupcake Day is celebrated on November 10.
World Science Day for Peace and Development is a United Nations observance held on November 10. It was officially proclaimed by the UNESCO General Conference in 2001. This event focuses on demonstrating to the wider public why science is relevant for their daily lives.
Youth Day in Kyrgyzstan is celebrated on November 10, coinciding with World Youth Day observed by the World Federation of Democratic Youth. It was established by the government of Kyrgyzstan in 2002.
World Youth Day is an annual observance held on November 10. It commemorates the foundation anniversary of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY). Despite being labeled as “world”, the holiday is relatively unknown in most countries.
National Wheat Day (Dia Nacional do Trigo) is celebrated in Brazil on November 10 every year. It was created to highlight the importance of wheat and recognize the hard work of farmers who grow it.
Festivals on November 10, 2017
- Novacon in Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Mayday in Katowice, Poland
- INTERFOLK in Russia International Folklore Festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- World Robot Olympiad in San José, Costa Rica
- Cork International Film Festival in Cork, Ireland
- Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival in Bilbao, Spain
- Prague Writers’ Festival in Prague, Czech Republic
- Fan Expo Vancouver in Vancouver, Canada
- London Jazz Festival in London, United Kingdom
- Vladivostok International Jazz Festival in Vladivostok, Russia
- Sensation in Dubai, UAE
- Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, USA
- Budapest Christmas Market in Budapest, Hungary
- Olive and Olive Oil Festival in Baena in Baena, Spain
- UK Jewish Film Festival in London, United Kingdom
This Day in History
- 2022 Died: Kevin Conroy, American actor. He is probably best remembered for voicing Batman in various animated media, beginning with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992.
- 2013 Died: John Grant, Australian neurosurgeon. He played a leading role in the development of disability sport in Australia and presided over the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games Organizing Committee.
- 2007 King Juan Carlos I of Spain said "¿Por qué no te callas?" ("Why don't you shut up?") to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez at the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile. The phrase became an overnight sensation and gained a cult status in Spain.
- 2006 Died: John Stewart Williamson, best remembered by his pen name Jack Williamson, American science fiction writer, best known for his Legion of Space series, Undersea trilogy, Saga of Cuckoo etc.
- 2003 Died: Canaan Banana, Zimbabwean clergyman and politician, the 1st President of Zimbabwe. His term in office lasted from April 18, 1980 to December 31, 1987.
- 2001 Died: Ken Kesey, American author, best remembered for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
- 2000 Born: Mackenzie Foy, American actress known for her roles as Renesmee Cullen in the final film of The Twilight Saga and as young Murph in Interstellar.
- 1999 Born: Michael Cimino, American actor known his roles as Victor Salazar in the Hulu television series Love, Victor and as Bob Palmeri in Annabelle Comes Home.
- 1999 Born: Kiernan Shipka, American actress known for her roles as Sally Draper in the series Mad Men and Sabrina Spellman in the series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
- 1994 Born: Zoey Deutch, American actress known for her roles in the film Everybody Wants Some!!, the Netflix comedy series The Politician, and the romantic comedy film Set It Up.
- 1994 Died: Carmen McRae, American jazz singer, composer and actress. She is considered to be one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century. She recorded over 60 albums and enjoyed a rich musical career.
- 1989 Born: Taron Egerton, Welsh actor known for his roles in Kingsman: The Secret Service and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Eddie the Eagle, and Rocketman.
- 1984 Died: Xavier Herbert, Australian writer, best remembered for his novel Poor Fellow My Country that brought him the Miles Franklin Award.
- 1983 Bill Gates introduced Windows 1.0 to the public. The system required two floppy disks drives and 192 KB of RAM.
- 1982 Died: Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet politician, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. During his rule the global influence of the Soviet Union grew dramatically partially due to the expansion of the Soviet military.
- 1981 Died: Abel Gance, French director, producer, writer and actor. He pioneered the theory and practice of montage and is best known for his three major films J'accuse, La Roue, and Napoléon.
- 1979 A 106-car Canadian Pacific train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derailed west of Toronto. The accident caused a massive explosion and the largest peacetime evacuation in the history of Canada.
- 1978 Born: Eve Jihan Jeffers-Cooper, best known by her stage name Eve, American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress. Her debut studio album was certified double platinum.
- 1977 Born: Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer. Her film credits include Don't Say a Word, Riding in Cars with Boys, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City etc.
- 1971 Born: Walton Goggins, American actor known for his television roles in The Shield, Justified, Vice Principals, The Righteous Gemstones, Invincible, and Fallout.
- 1969 Born: Ellen Pompeo, American actress. She gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of the title character Dr. Meredith Grey on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy.
- 1969 The children's television program Sesame Street debuted on the National Education Television (predecessor of the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States.
- 1963 Born: Hugh Bonneville, English actor. He is best known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series Downton Abbey from 2010 to 2015.
- 1960 Born: Neil Gaiman, English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and a screenwriter. His best known novels include Good Omens and American Gods.
- 1958 New York diamond merchant Harry Winston donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution. He sent the diamond in a box wrapped in brown paper as simple registered mail insured for $1 million.
- 1944 The ammunition ship USS Mount Hood exploded at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands. At least 432 people were killed and 371 wounded.
- 1942 Born: Robert F. Engle, American economist. In 2003 he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his methods of analyzing economic time series with time-varying volatility.
- 1940 An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale struck Romania at 3:39 am, killing an estimated 1,000 people and injuring over 4,000.
- 1938 Died: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish army officer, revolutionary and the first President of Turkey. He is considered to be the founding father of the Republic of Turkey.
- 1932 Born: Roy Scheider, American actor best known for his roles in Jaws and Jaws 2, The French Connection, The Seven-Ups, Marathon Man, Sorcerer, All That Jazz, and other films.
- 1928 Born: Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and conductor, famous for his music for more that 500 motion pictures and TV series. He scored The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, Mission to Mars, The Thing, Exorcist II: The Heretic etc.
- 1918 Born: Ernst Otto Fischer, German chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering work in the area of organometallic chemistry.
- 1918 The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada received a top-secret coded message from Europe, saying that all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air on November 11, 1918.
- 1891 Died: Arthur Rimbaud, French poet whose works greatly influenced modern literature and arts. He started writing at a very young age and completely stopped before turning 21.
- 1887 Born: Arnold Zweig, German writer and activist. As an antifascist activist, he wrote his most famous work The Great War of the White Men, a six-part cycle on World War I.
- 1810 Born: George Jennings, English plumber and engineer. He is credited with the invention of the first public flush toilets.
- 1775 Samuel Nicholas founded the United States Marine Corps at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia.
- 1674 The Treaty of Westminster came into force; the Netherlands ceded New Netherland (a colonial province of seven states on the East coast of North America) to England.
- 1483 Born: Martin Luther, German priest and professor. He was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation. Lutheranism, a major branch of Protestantism, was named after him.