Day Guide for Friday November 8th 2019

This is our day guide for Friday November 8th 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on November 8th 2019

National Cappuccino Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cappuccino Day

National Harvey Wallbanger Day

Alcohol
USA

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National Parents as Teachers Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Parents as Teachers Day

National STEM Day

Science
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National STEM Day.

Belarus Public Holiday

Belarus

In Belarus, bridge holidays may be granted each year, compensated by working Saturdays.

Wangala Festival

India

Wangala is a post-harvest festival of thanksgiving celebrated in Meghalaya after the completion of all agricultural activities

Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors

Kyrgyzstan

A two-day national holiday to commemorate the 1916 Great Urkun national liberation uprising.

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General Information for November 8th 2019

There are 4 observances on this day.
This was 1006 days ago.
Day 312 of 2019
53 days left in 2019
Week 45 of the year

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On this Day in History

1987 - Remembrance Day bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces. Twelve people are killed and sixty-three wounded.
1976 - A series of earthquakes spreads panic in the city of Thessaloniki, which is evacuated.
1965 - The British Indian Ocean Territory is created, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands.
1960 - John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections of the twentieth century to become the 35th president of the United States.
1674 - Poet John Milton dies in London.