Holidays Calendar for November 14, 2020
Water Festival is held in Cambodia in November and it's one of the most popular festivals of the year. The festival lasts for three days, giving every one an opportunity to enjoy the celebration of the natural phenomenon, when the Tonle Sap River reverses its flow.
Readjustment Movement Day is a public holiday in Guinea-Bissau celebrated on November 14. It commemorates the bloodless coup of 1980 led by João Bernardo Vieira.
Religious Holidays →
India,
Guyana,
Mauritius,
Nepal,
Suriname,
Fiji,
Kenya,
Malaysia,
Singapore,
Sri Lanka,
Trinidad and Tobago
Diwali
Diwali, also known as Deepavali or the Festival of Lights, is a major Hindu festival that falls between mid-October and mid-November in the Gregorian calendar. It is dedicated to the victory of light over darkness.
International Girls Day is celebrated annually on November 14. It was created by Kappa Delta Sorority to celebrate girls and young women, combat harmful stereotypes about how girls are supposed to look and act, and encourage girls to be unapologetically themselves.
On the second Saturday of November, vineyards, wineries, wine bars and wine stores around the globe organize various events and activities to celebrate Wine Tourism Day, also known as Enotourism Day.
Mobile Brigade Day is an Indonesian observance celebrated on November 14 every year. This professional holiday is dedicated to the special police operation force and paramilitary law enforcement responsible for counter-terrorism, police raids, riot control, bomb disposal in urban settings, search and rescue, etc.
Speech Pathologist Day is an unofficial professional holiday celebrated on November 14 in some countries, such as Russia. It is dedicated to health care professionals who specialize in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of communication disorders, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders.
Sociologist Day is observed in Russia on November 14 every year. Although not officially recognized by the Russian government, it has been celebrated by sociology departments of Russian universities since 1994.
Operating Room Nurse Day was created to celebrate nurses who provide care to patients before, during and after surgery, as well as support and assist surgeons. It is celebrated annually on November 14.
People across Luxembourg grab their shovels and go out to fields and streets to plant trees on the second Saturday in November. This day marks the celebration of National Tree Day, an annual event since 1992.
National Book Day in Iran is celebrated on the 24th day of the month of Aban (November 14 in the Gregorian calendar). It kicks off the annual National Book Week. The main task of National Book Day and Week is to develop a reading culture in Iran and to promote Iranian literature internationally.
Symphonic Metal Day, sometimes referred to as National Symphonic Metal Day, is celebrated annually on November 14. This amazing holiday celebrates an amazing subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in Northern Europe.
Day of the Colombian Woman is celebrated on November 14. This observance was established by the Congress of the Republic of Colombia in 1967 to commemorate the death anniversary of Policarpa Salavarrieta, a heroine of the independence of Colombia.
Anniversaries and Memorial Days →
United Kingdom,
Falkland Islands
Birthday of His Majesty the King in the UK
The monarch of the United Kingdom celebrates their birthday twice a year: their official birthday is a public holiday celebrated in the UK on a Saturday in June (the date may vary in other Commonwealth realms), and their actual birthday is a flag day. The actual birthday of King Charles III falls on November 14.
Dobruja Day is observed in Romania on November 14 to mark the day when Northern Dobruja was incorporated into the Kingdom of Romania in 1878. It is a working holiday, meaning that people don’t get a paid day off and still have to attend work.
National Pickle Day is annually celebrated on November 14. A pickle is a cucumber that has been pickled in vinegar, brine, or other solution and left to ferment for some time.
November 14 is a perfect day to throw a pajama party or have a cozy family movie night in your pajamas because it is National Family PJ Day. This amazing holiday for the whole family takes place during National Sleep Comfort Month.
If you like your guacamole hot, you absolutely should celebrate National Spicy Guacamole Day. Observed annually on November 14, this amazing holiday is for everyone who loves spicy food and Mexican cuisine.
Ostkaka Day (Ostkakans dag), also known as Swedish Cheesecake Day, is celebrated in Sweden on November 14. It was created in honor of a popular Swedish cottage cheese dessert that originated in two different regions of Sweden, Hälsingland and Småland.
World Diabetes Day is an annual awareness campaign held on November 14. It was inaugurated in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation. In 2006, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 61/225, designating World Diabetes Day as a UN observance.
Children's Day, also known as Bal Diwas, is a holiday in India celebrated on November 14. Its celebration coincides with the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.
Festivals on November 14, 2020
- Adelaide Christmas Pageant in Adelaide, Australia
- Gothenburg Christmas Market (Christmas at Liseberg) in Gothenburg, Sweden
- VegfestUK in London, United Kingdom
- Camerimage in Torun, Poland
- Oz Comic-Con in Melbourne, Australia
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Adelaide, Australia
- National Dog Show in Philadelphia, USA
- White Truffle Fair in San Miniato in San Miniato, Italy
- International Festival of Comics and Games in Lodz in Lodz, Poland
- London Jazz Festival in London, United Kingdom
- Copenhagen Christmas Market in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Vienna Christmas Market in Vienna, Austria
- Fieracavalli in Verona, Italy
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia
- Leon International Balloon Festival in Leon, Mexico
This Day in History
- 2012 Israel launched Operation Pillar of Defense, an 8-day operation in the Gaza Strip. The operation aimed to attack Hamas and other terrorist organizations.
- 2003 90377 Sedna, a large planetoid in the outer reach of the Solar System, was discovered by astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz.
- 2001 Died: Charlotte Coleman, English actress, best known for playing Scarlett in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral. She died at the age of 33 of an acute asthma attack.
- 1990 The Federal Republic of Germany and Poland signed a treaty confirming the Ode-Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland.
- 1981 Born: Russel Tovey, English actor. He is best known for playing George Sands in Being Human, Rudge in The History Boys, and Kevin Matheson in Looking.
- 1979 Born: Olga Kurylenko, Ukrainian and French actress and former model. She is known for her roles in Hitman, Quantum of Solace, and Black Widow.
- 1979 U.S. President Jimmy Carter issued Executive order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States. It was a response to a hostage crisis where 66 American diplomats and citizens were taken hostage in Iran.
- 1977 Died: Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian monk and guru. He founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
- 1972 Born: Josh Duhamel, American actor known for his role as William Lennox in the Transformers franchise, as well as for many other roles both in film and on television.
- 1970 Southern Airways Flight 932 en route from Kinston, North Carolina to Ceredo, West Virginia crashed in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia. All 75 people on board were killed, including members of the Marshall University football team.
- 1969 NASA launched Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon.
- 1967 American physicist Theodore Maiman was given a patent for his ruby laser system. His invention became the first laser in the world.
- 1959 Born: Paul McGann, English actor. He is probably best known for playing Lieutenant William Bush in the TV series Hornblower and the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 television film Doctor Who.
- 1954 Born: Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist and diplomat, the 66th United States Secretary of State. Before joining the administration of President George W. Bush she was a professor of political science at Standford University.
- 1951 Born: Alec John Such, American musician, singer and record producer. Best known as the bassist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 1994, he played on their first five albums.
- 1950 Died: Orhan Veli Kanık, Turkish poet. Kanık is one of the founders of the Garip Movement. He is known for introducing colloquialisms into the poetic language.
- 1941 German forces engaged in Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union captured the city of Slonim in Belarus, killing 9,000 Jews in one day.
- 1937 Born: Hussein bin Talal, King of Jordan from 1952 to his death. He claimed to be a descendant of the prophet Muhammad through his belonging to the ancient Hashemite family.
- 1927 Born: MacLean Stevenson, American actor and comedian best known for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake in the television series M*A*S*H, which earned him a Golden Globe Award.
- 1922 The British Broadcasting Company began radio service in the United Kingdom.
- 1915 Died: Booker T. Washington, American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, he was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite.
- 1908 Died: Guangxu, Emperor of China of the Qing Dynasty. His reign lasted from February 25, 1875 to his death.
- 1907 Born: Astrid Lindgren, Swedish writer, best known for her children's books featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children.
- 1907 Born: William Steig, American cartoonist and illustrator. He is best known for writing children's books, including Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and Doctor De Soto. He was also the creator of Shrek! that inspired the film series of the same name.
- 1891 Born: Frederick Banting, Canadian scientist and physician. He is known as the first person to use insulin on humans. In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology of Medicine.
- 1889 Born: Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian politician. He was a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century, serving as the 1st Prime Minister of India from 1947 until his death1964.
- 1889 Journalist Nellie Bly began a successful attempt to travel around the world in less then 80 days. She completed the trip in 72 days.
- 1866 Died: Miguel I, nicknamed "the Absolutist", "the Traditionalist" and "the Usurper", the King of Portugal from 1828 until the end of the Liberal Wars in 1834.
- 1840 Born: Claude Monet, French painter, founder of French Impressionist movement. His painting Impression, Sunrise gave the name to the movement. His best known works include The Magpie, a series of Water Lilies, and more.
- 1796 Born: Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. She had near total control over the expenses and scheduling of the White House.
- 1765 Born: Robert Fulton, American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the North River Steamboat (also known as Clermont).
- 1716 Died: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German polymath and philosopher, a prominent person in the history of mathematics and philosophy. He is believed to have developed calculus independently of Isaac Newton.
- 1687 Died: Nell Gwyn, English stage actress and celebrity figure of the Restoration period. She became best known for being a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England.
- 1556 Died: Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet and archbishop, famous for his treatise on polite behavior Il Galateo overo de’ costumi that enjoyed enormous success and influence.
- 1522 Died: Anne of France, French princess and regent, the eldest daughter of Louis XI by Charlotte of Savoy. Anne was the sister of Charles VIII, for whom she acted as regent from 1483 until 1491.