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What is celebrated on November 20?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to November 20. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2023
Institutional decision

International Day for Digital Learning

The resolution record states that it was adopted on the report of the Education Commission at the 12th plenary meeting on 20 November 2023.

2023
Institutional decision

World Coding Day

The official UNESCO resolutions volume states that Resolution 15 was adopted at the 12th plenary meeting on 20 November 2023.

2023
Institutional decision

World Metrology Day

The resolution was adopted at the 13th plenary meeting on 20 November 2023.

2019
Later action

National Day of Viet Nam

Labour Code No. 45/2019/QH14 provides current statutory paid leave for National Day: September 2 plus one adjacent day.

2015
Institutional decision

Arrival of Indentured Labourers

The Act records parliamentary passage on November 17, 2015, assent on November 20, 2015, and commencement on January 1, 2016.

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7 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

These dates are shown only for the year or edition that has been confirmed.

2 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

7 have in-depth guides

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Major global guides on November 20

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A reviewed starting point drawn from prominent global observances with strong institutional or organizer sources. Each observance keeps its own documented status and scope.

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World Children’s Day

20 November · United Nations / UNICEF global child-rights observance

UNICEF identifies World Children’s Day as its global day of action marking the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November; United Nations background material links 20 November to…

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Other in-depth guides on November 20

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Día de la Soberanía Nacional (National Sovereignty Day)

20 November annually; observed-holiday scheduling can differ from the commemoration date · Argentina / national civic commemoration

Argentina’s Casa Rosada states that every 20 November the country commemorates National Sovereignty Day in memory of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.

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Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.)

20 November · Run The Edge / international runner-community campaign

Run The Edge describes the event it created as Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.) and identifies 20 November as the recurring date.

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Name Your PC Day

20 November · United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat technology-themed observance

The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Name Your PC Day on November 20 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of the collection; technical device-naming sources are support…

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National Child Day

20 November · Canadian child-rights observance

Canada’s Child Day Act, S.C. 1993, c. 18, assented May 6, 1993, provides that November 20 in every year shall be known as Child Day throughout Canada; current federal sources promote Nation…

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Transgender Day of Remembrance

20 November annually · International LGBTQ community remembrance observance / GLAAD reference

GLAAD identifies Transgender Day of Remembrance as recognized annually on 20 November.

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7 observances

All observances on this date

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Día de la Soberanía Nacional (National Sovereignty Day)

20 November annually; observed-holiday scheduling can differ from the commemoration date · Argentina / national civic commemoration

Argentina’s Casa Rosada states that every 20 November the country commemorates National Sovereignty Day in memory of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.)

20 November · Run The Edge / international runner-community campaign

Run The Edge describes the event it created as Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.) and identifies 20 November as the recurring date.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Name Your PC Day

20 November · United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat technology-themed observance

The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Name Your PC Day on November 20 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of the collection; technical device-naming sources are support…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Child Day

20 November · Canadian child-rights observance

Canada’s Child Day Act, S.C. 1993, c. 18, assented May 6, 1993, provides that November 20 in every year shall be known as Child Day throughout Canada; current federal sources promote Nation…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Transgender Day of Remembrance

20 November annually · International LGBTQ community remembrance observance / GLAAD reference

GLAAD identifies Transgender Day of Remembrance as recognized annually on 20 November.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

World Children’s Day

20 November · United Nations / UNICEF global child-rights observance

UNICEF identifies World Children’s Day as its global day of action marking the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November; United Nations background material links 20 November to…

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This page combines fixed annual dates, reusable calendar rules and year-specific dates confirmed for 2026. Variable or historical dates are included only when they are clearly supported.

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