November 11

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2023 Daily Holidays that fall on November 11, include:

• Air Day
• AFRMA Fancy Rat & Mouse Day - November 11, 2023
• Armistice Day 
• Bonza Bottler Day
  
• Death/Duty Day
• Metal Day
• National Homunculus Awareness Day 
• National Sundae Day 
• Origami Day 
• Pocky Day 
• Red Lipstick Day 
• Single's Day 
• Veteran Owned Business' Anniversary  
• Veteran's Day - November 11, but observed on November 10, 2023
• Wine Tourism Day - November 11, 2023 (Saturday of the First Full Week of November)
• World Origami Day 

2023 Weekly Holidays that include November 11, are:

• Dear Santa Letter Week - November 7-13
• World Antibiotic Awareness Week - November 11-17, 2023 (Begins Second Saturday to Friday)
• World Origami Days - October 24 - November 11
  

2023 Monthly Holidays that include November 11, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our November Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of November.

NOTE: A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Cricket World Cup - October 5 - November 19, 2023
• Pirates Fest - Cayman Islands National Festival - November 3-26, 2023 (Little Cayman - November 3-5, 2023; Grand Cayman - November 9-19, 2023; Cayman Brac - November 24-26, 2023) This is the Cayman Islands, National Festival and features different events such as street dances, costumes, float parade, heritage days, underwater treasure hunt, games, controlled mayhem with a mock invasion, lots of music and events for kids and teens.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 11 is Scorpio.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for November are:

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1885 - George S. Patton, American General (d. 1945)
• 1962 - Demi Moore, American actress, producer, and director (St. Elmo's Fire, Ghost, G.I. Jane)
• 1974 - Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer (Romeo + Juliet, Titanic, The Revenant)

Famous Deaths

• 1984 - Martin Luther King, Sr., American pastor, missionary, and activist (b. 1899)
• 2016 - Robert Vaugh, American actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) (b. 1932)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1100 - English Kin Henry I marries Scotland's Princess Matilda in London at Westminster Abbey
• 1858 - 20th U.S. President James Garfield marries Lucretia Rudolph
• 1944 - Musician B.B.King marries Martha Denton
• 1957 - Country singer June Carter marries former football player and police officer Edwin Nix. They would divorce in 1966 and she would go on to marry Johnny Cash

Quote of the Day

So many things in life take time and practice.

Don't give up too soon!

Keep trying! 

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Fair food memories haunt you! Your local fair is a must for your family, but is it possible to resist the famous carnival foods and should you? Visions of funnel cake, fried onions, and various other diet bombs haunt you!

Is the best lifestyle solution simply to avoid the fair or carnival in your state, or are there healthy diet habits that can help you navigate them, without spending a week's worth of calories? Remember that besides being high calorie, they are packed with fat, sugar and salt, with very little nutritional value. No such thing as portion control either!

There are not too many healthy choices of carnival food, but life is not about deprivation. It is about eating healthy most of the time and sane the rest of the time. Enjoy a treat with your eyes wide open and practice sane eating in an insane place!

Find out some Healthy Diet Tips for eating Fair Food from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1750 - The first college fraternity, the F.H.C. Society or Flat Hat Club is formed in Williamsburg, Virginia
• 1839 - The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia
• 1855 - An earthquake in Edo, Japan has a death toll of 7,000 - 10,000 people and destroys over 14,000 buildings
• 1889 - The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd State of the United States
• 1921 - The U.S. President Warren G. Harding dedicates the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery
• 1923 - Adolf Hitler is arrested in Munich, Germany for high treason for his roll in the Beer Hall Putsch
• 1926 - The United States Numbered Highway System is established
• 1934 - The Shrine of Remembrance is opened in Melbourne, Australia
• 1965 - United Airlines Flight 227 crashes at the Salt Lake City International Airport, killing 42
• 1966 - NASA launches Gemini 12
• 1975 - Angola gains their independence
• 1981 - Antigua and Barbuda join the United Nations
• 1993 - A sculpture honoring the women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

This Day in Music

• 1999 - At the MTV Europe Music Awards in Dublin, Britney Spears wins for Best Female, Best Pop, Breakthrough Artist, an Best Song for Baby One More Time
• 2005 - After 8 years, Billy Joel begins touring again
• 2008 - Fearless is the second album released by Taylor Swift that includes singles Love Story (video below) and You Belong With Me

This Day in Sports

• 1868 - The first American amateur track & field meet is held in New York City
• 1981 - Fernando Valenzuela, the LA Dodgers starter becomes the first MLB rookie to win a Cy Young Award

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!