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What is celebrated on November 2?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to November 2. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2001
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World Science Day for Peace and Development

The official records of UNESCO’s 31st General Conference identify Resolution 20 as adopted on the report of Commission III at the 19th plenary meeting on 2 November 2001.

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8 observances

Each observance is shown once in this view, with its own source and scope details available on the guide page.

0 repeat predictably

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

0 are edition-specific

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3 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 2

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Arrival of Indentured Labourers

2 November · Mauritius public holiday and national commemoration

Mauritius Public Holidays Act lists the Day of commemoration of Arrival of Indentured Labourers on 2 November. The 2015 amendment states that listed public holidays are observed every year,…

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Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day

2 November; if it falls on a weekend, the following Monday · United States / broadcast-industry professional recognition tied to the 2 November 1920 KDKA commercial-broadcast milestone

Broadcast software company WideOrbit documents the observance’s link to the 2 November 1920 broadcast milestone and its purpose of recognizing broadcast traffic professionals; recurrence do…

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Color The World Orange™

First Monday of November; 2 November 2026 · Global organizer-led CRPS/RSD awareness campaign; medical information remains general and non-diagnostic

The Color The World Orange™ campaign states that the event is held annually on the first Monday of November to raise awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as RSD. I…

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Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)

2 November annually · Catholic Church / remembrance and prayer for the dead

USCCB catechetical material and Vatican liturgical practice identify 2 November as the Roman Catholic Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day).

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Finados (All Souls’ Day)

2 November annually · Brazil / national holiday

Brazilian federal Law 10.607 expressly lists 2 November among the country’s national holidays; the Brazilian civic name is Finados.

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8 observances

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Arrival of Indentured Labourers

2 November · Mauritius public holiday and national commemoration

Mauritius Public Holidays Act lists the Day of commemoration of Arrival of Indentured Labourers on 2 November. The 2015 amendment states that listed public holidays are observed every year,…

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Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day

2 November; if it falls on a weekend, the following Monday · United States / broadcast-industry professional recognition tied to the 2 November 1920 KDKA commercial-broadcast milestone

Broadcast software company WideOrbit documents the observance’s link to the 2 November 1920 broadcast milestone and its purpose of recognizing broadcast traffic professionals; recurrence do…

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Color The World Orange™

First Monday of November; 2 November 2026 · Global organizer-led CRPS/RSD awareness campaign; medical information remains general and non-diagnostic

The Color The World Orange™ campaign states that the event is held annually on the first Monday of November to raise awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as RSD. I…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)

2 November annually · Catholic Church / remembrance and prayer for the dead

USCCB catechetical material and Vatican liturgical practice identify 2 November as the Roman Catholic Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day).

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Finados (All Souls’ Day)

2 November annually · Brazil / national holiday

Brazilian federal Law 10.607 expressly lists 2 November among the country’s national holidays; the Brazilian civic name is Finados.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Ohio Day

2 November · United States / National Day Calendar National State Days series — Ohio

National Day Calendar lists National Ohio Day on 2 November. The U.S. Senate records Ohio’s current statehood date as 1 March 1803 and notes the 1953 congressional resolution that establish…

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Recreation Day

First Monday in November; 2 November 2026 · Tasmanian regional public holiday for areas that do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta

Tasmania’s Statutory Holidays Act 2000 directly specifies Recreation Day on the first Monday in November for areas that do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta; WorkSafe Tasmania publishes curr…

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