Calendar: November 2023
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Monday 30
First TV transmission
The first TV transmission happened on this date 1936.
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Tuesday 31
Halloween
Today is Halloween!
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Wednesday 01
The Sistine Chapel
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was shown for the first time on this date in 1512.
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Thursday 02
Day of the Dead festival
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday.
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Friday 03
Culture Day in Japan
Culture Day is a national holiday in Japan that promotes culture, the arts, and academia.
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Saturday 04
Tutankhamun's tomb discovered
Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered on this date in 1922.
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Sunday 05
Guy Fawkes Night
Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night).
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Monday 06
Henry Fairfield Osborn
Henry Fairfield Osborn, the paleontologist who named the Tyrannosaurus Rex, died on this date in 1935.
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Tuesday 07
Marie Curie's birthday
Marie Curie was born on this date in 1867.
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Wednesday 08
X-ray discovered
X-rays were discovered on this date in 1895.
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Thursday 09
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Friday 10
Nebel-mond (fog month)
The historical Germanic name for November is Nebel-mond (fog month).
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Saturday 11
Armistice Day
Today is Armistice Day.
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Sunday 12
Saturn’s rings
Saturn’s rings were caught on film for the first time in 1980.
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Monday 13
Volcanic eruption in Colombia
On this date in 1985, there was a catastrophic volcanic eruption in northern Colombia.
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Tuesday 14
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Wednesday 15
Georgia O’Keeffe's birthday
The artist Georgia O’Keeffe was born on this date in 1887.
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Thursday 16
Chrysanthemum - November's flower
The chrysanthemum is the flower of November.
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Friday 17
The British Broadcasting Company
The British Broadcasting Company began radio service in the United Kingdom in November 1922.
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Saturday 18
First push button telephone
The first push button telephone was invented on this date in 1963.
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Sunday 19
First National Lottery
The first National Lottery in the UK happened on this date in 1994.
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Monday 20
Universal Children's Day
Today is Universal Children’s Day.
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Tuesday 21
First hot air balloon flight
The first hot air balloon flight by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d’Arlandes happened on this date in 1783
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Wednesday 22
Toy Story released
Toy Story was released on this date in 1996.
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Thursday 23
Anniversary of Mary Seacole's birth
Mary Seacole was born on this date in 1805.
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Friday 24
On the Origin of Species published
Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was first published.
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Saturday 25
Lionel Messi became the all-time top scorer
Footballer Lionel Messi became the UEFA Champions League all-time top scorer on this date in 2014.
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Sunday 26
Mars Rover launched
The Mars Rover was launched on this date in 2011.
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Monday 27
The Nobel Prize was established
Alfred Nobel’s will established the Nobel Prize on this date in 1895.
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Tuesday 28
Lady Astor became the first female Member of Parliament
Lady Astor became the first female Member of Parliament on this date in 1919.
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Wednesday 29
CS Lewis's birthday
CS Lewis was born on this day in 1898.
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Thursday 30
Saint Andrew's Day
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland
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Friday 01
Start of Advent
Today is the start of Advent.
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Saturday 02
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of France on this date in 1804.
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Sunday 03
First human heart transplant
First human heart transplant took place on this date in 1967.