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What is celebrated on November 11?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to November 11. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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1931
First observance

Remembrance Day

Veterans Affairs Canada states that Canadians observed the first official Remembrance Day on November 11, 1931.

1919
First observance

Remembrance Day

DVA states that Australians paused for the first time in silent tribute at 11 am on November 11, 1919.

1919
Precursor

Remembrance Day

Earlier name and remembrance scope from which Australia’s modern Remembrance Day developed.

1919
Precursor

Veterans Day

The first presidential Armistice Day commemoration developed into a legal holiday in 1938 and was renamed Veterans Day by Congress in 1954.

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8 observances

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0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

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7 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

8 have in-depth guides

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Other in-depth guides on November 11

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Armistice 1918

11 November · French Guiana / French overseas legal-holiday framework

France’s official Service-Public holiday tables list Armistice 1918 on 11 November in the overseas legal-holiday framework, supporting the fixed date applicable to French Guiana within that…

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Bhai Duj / Bhai Dooj

11 November in the cited Government of India 2026 restricted-holiday list · India and Hindu/South Asian communities; movable sibling festival

Government of India tourism material describes Bhai Dooj as a Hindu/South Asian sibling festival in the Diwali cycle and gives Wednesday, 11 November for 2026; a Government of India restric…

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Dia da Independência Nacional

11 November annually · Angola / national independence commemoration

Angola government material identifies 11 November as National Independence Day and commemorates the proclamation of independence in 1975.

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National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas)

11 November annually · India / national education commemoration

India’s Press Information Bureau states that National Education Day is celebrated every November 11 in honour of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

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Remembrance Day

11 November · Canada / national remembrance

Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence identify Remembrance Day as November 11 and provide official remembrance guidance and ceremony context.

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8 observances

All observances on this date

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Armistice 1918

11 November · French Guiana / French overseas legal-holiday framework

France’s official Service-Public holiday tables list Armistice 1918 on 11 November in the overseas legal-holiday framework, supporting the fixed date applicable to French Guiana within that…

Source-backedEdition SpecificIn-depth guide

Bhai Duj / Bhai Dooj

11 November in the cited Government of India 2026 restricted-holiday list · India and Hindu/South Asian communities; movable sibling festival

Government of India tourism material describes Bhai Dooj as a Hindu/South Asian sibling festival in the Diwali cycle and gives Wednesday, 11 November for 2026; a Government of India restric…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Dia da Independência Nacional

11 November annually · Angola / national independence commemoration

Angola government material identifies 11 November as National Independence Day and commemorates the proclamation of independence in 1975.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas)

11 November annually · India / national education commemoration

India’s Press Information Bureau states that National Education Day is celebrated every November 11 in honour of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Remembrance Day

11 November · Canada / national remembrance

Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence identify Remembrance Day as November 11 and provide official remembrance guidance and ceremony context.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Remembrance Day

11 November · Australia / national commemoration on November 11; remembrance observance, not represented here as a nationwide public holiday or universal closure day

Australia’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs states that Remembrance Day is held on November 11 each year, the anniversary of the 1918 Armistice. DVA records the first Australian two-minute…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Veterans Day

11 November annually · United States / federal legal public holiday

Title 5 of the U.S. Code lists Veterans Day on November 11 as a legal public holiday, and the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms that Veterans Day is officially observed on November 11.

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