Holidays Calendar for November 16, 2023
Mother's Day in North Korea is celebrated in November 16. This public holiday was established in 2012 to honor all mothers in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Flag Day, also known as Statia Day, is a public holiday in the special municipality of the Netherlands Sint Eustatius. It is celebrated on November 16 to commemorate the adoption of the flag of Sint Eustatius in 2004.
World Vasectomy Day (WVD) is an international awareness event held on November 16 in many countries across the world. Its main goal is to raise global awareness of vasectomy as a male-oriented solution to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
Intergenerational Fairness Day is celebrated annually on November 16. It was created by an international network of nonpartisan organizations to protect the rights of younger and future generations.
World Pancreatic Cancer Day is observed annually on the third Thursday of November, which is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. It was created to raise awareness about one of the deadliest cancers that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year.
Day of Radio, Television and Communication Workers is an official professional holiday in Ukraine celebrated on November 16. It was established by President Leonid Kuchma in 1994, who supported the initiative of the country's telecommunication workers.
National Press Day is an Indian professional holiday celebrated on November 16 every year. Its main task is to emphasize the importance of free and responsible press in a democratic society.
Structural Engineer Day is a Russian professional holiday celebrated on November 16. It was conceived by a commercial engineering company and hasn’t been approved by the government, but the holiday is very popular in the professional community.
Icelandic Language Day (Dagur Íslenskrar tungu) is celebrated on November 16. This date was chosen to commemorate the birth anniversary of Jónas Hallgrímsson, a famous Icelandic poet and author.
The third Thursday in November is Beaujolais Nouveau Day in France. This day celebrates one of the most popular French products known worldwide.
November 16 is Day of Declaration of Sovereignty in Estonia. It commemorates the Estonian Sovereignty Declaration of 1988. Although it is an official holiday established by the Parliament, employees are not given a day off.
President’s Day is an official observance in the Republic of Tajikistan, held on November 16 every year. It commemorates the official inauguration of Emomali Rahmon as President of Tajikistan on November 16, 1994.
On November 16, the residents of Havana celebrate the foundation anniversary of their home city. Although it is not a public holiday, the occasion is marked with various festive events to honor the rich historical and cultural heritage of the Cuban capital.
Quirino Day (Araw ni Quirino) is a special non-working holiday in the Philippine province of Ilocos Sur. It is celebrated on November 16 to commemorate the birthday of the 6th President of the Philippines, Elpidio Quirino, who was born in Ilocos Sur.
November 16 is the perfect day to indulge yourself with your favorite kind of fast food because the National Fast Food Day is celebrated on this date.
National Button Day is a fun holiday celebrated annually on November 16. It was created to promote the appreciation of buttons and raise awareness of button collecting as an organized hobby.
International Day for Tolerance is a United Nations observance held on November 16. It was officially established by UNESCO in 1995 to raise awareness of the dangers of intolerance. In 1996, the UN General Assembly invited the Member States to observe the day.
World Philosophy Day is celebrated every year on the third Thursday in November. Celebration of this holiday is supported by UNESCO, that initiated it in 2002.
The Great American Smokeout is an annual event sponsored by the American Cancer Society (ACS). It is held on the third Thursday of November.
National Rural Health Day is observed in the United States on the third Thursday of November every year. It focuses on the medical resources offered by rural communities and their impact on small towns and their residents.
Festivals on November 16, 2023
- International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany
- Beaujolais Nouveau Festival in Lyon in Lyon, France
- Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat, Israel
- International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Mannheim, Germany
- St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Union Square Holiday Market in New York, USA
- Country Living Christmas Fair in Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Kyiv International Short Film Festival in Kyiv, Ukraine
- Innsbruck Christmas Market in the Old Town in Innsbruck, Austria
- Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo, Egypt
- Odesa Classics in Thessaloniki, Greece
- VGIK International Student Festival in Moscow, Russia
- Zimbabwe International Film Festival in Harare, Zimbabwe
- Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal
- Camerimage in Torun, Poland
This Day in History
- 2022 NASA launched Artemis I, an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission. Its launch marked NASA's return to lunar exploration after the conclusion of the Apollo program.
- 2018 Died: William Goldman, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men. His another notable work is The Princess Bride.
- 2014 Died: Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish pilot who served in the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II. She was the daughter of Marshal Józef Piłsudski.
- 2006 Died: Yuri Levada, Russian sociologist and political scientist. He is best known for founding the Levada Center, an independent research institute.
- 2006 Died: Milton Friedman, American economist, statistician, writer, and professor who was awarded the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
- 2005 Died: Donald Watson, English animal rights advocate. Watson is best known for coining the term "vegan" and founding the Vegan Society in 1944.
- 1999 Died: Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist. He shared the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine with Werner Arber and Hamilton O. Smith.
- 1997 Chinese human rights activist Wei Jingsheng was released after nearly 18 years of imprisonment on medical parole. He was promptly deported to the United States.
- 1993 Born: Pete Davison, American comedian, actor, and writer. He came to prominence as a cast member on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.
- 1992 The Hoxne Hoard was discovered by a metal detectorist in the village of Hoxne in Suffolk. It is the largest hoard of late Roman coins discovered in Britain.
- 1989 Six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter were murdered at the campus of Jose Simeon Canas University in San Salvador, El Salvador.
- 1985 Born: Sanna Marin, Finnish former politician who served as prime minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 and as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 2020 to 2023.
- 1979 The first line of the Bucharest Metro opened for service, running from Semănătoarea (now Petrache Poenaru) to Timpuri Noi. It had 6 stations and was 8.1-km long.
- 1977 Born: Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian-American figure skater. She is the first skater to win gold at the Winter Olympics representing Ukraine (the 1994 Winter Olympics).
- 1977 Born: Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress of stage and screen known for her roles in Donnie Darko, Secretary, The Dark Knight, Crazy Heart, The Honorable Woman.
- 1975 Born: David Leitch, American filmmaker, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, and actor. He directed John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Hobbs & Shaw, and other action films.
- 1973 NASA launched Skylab 4, the third manned Skylab mission. Three astronauts were launched on a Saturn IB rocket from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
- 1971 Died: Edie Sedgwick, American heiress, socialite, actress, and fashion model. Sedgwick is primarily remembered for being one of Andy Warhol's superstars.
- 1967 Born: Lisa Bonet, American actress. She earned widespread critical acclaim and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role as Denise Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show.
- 1966 Born: Dean McDermott, Canadian actor best known as a reality television personality with his former wife, Tori Spelling, and as the host of the cooking competition Chopped Canada.
- 1965 The Soviet Union launched Venera 3, a Venera program space probe. It became the first spacecraft to impact on the surface of another planet.
- 1964 Born: Diana Krall, Canadian jazz pianist and singer, noted for her contralto vocals. As of 2024, she has won two Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards.
- 1960 Died: Clark Gable, American film actor often referred to as the "King of Hollywood". He is remembered for his roles in It Happened One Night and Gone with the Wind.
- 1952 Born: Peter Keefe, American television producer best known as the creator of the popular animated television series Voltron: Defender of the Universe.
- 1952 Born: Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer and producer. He created several game franchises such as Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda etc.
- 1950 Died: Bob Smith, also known as Dr. Bob, American physician and surgeon who co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous with Bill Wilson (known as Bill W.) in 1935.
- 1947 Died: Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician. He is best known as the founder of the Venice Film Festival, the oldest film festival in the world.
- 1946 Born: Colin Burgess, Australian musician who is best known as the original drummer for the hard rock band AC/DC (he left the band in February 1974).
- 1945 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded to promote international collaboration through education, science, and culture.
- 1942 Born: Donna McKechnie, American dancer, choreographer, actress, and singer. She is best known for her relationship with choreographer Michael Bennett.
- 1940 In occupied Poland, the Nazis closed the Warsaw Ghetto to the outside world. They surrounded the ghetto with a three-meter wall topped with barbed wire.
- 1922 Born: José Saramago, Portuguese writer who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature. His most notable works include Blindness and The Elephant's Journey.
- 1848 Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin made his last public appearance on a concert platform at Guildhall, London. He died a year later.
- 1806 Died: Moses Cleaveland, American lawyer, politician, soldier, and surveyor. He is best known as the founder of the United States city of Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1717 Born: Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. He is best known for d'Alembert's formula.
- 1272 Edward I became King of England following the death of Henry III. He was crowned in 1274, as he was traveling during the Ninth Crusade when his father died.