At a Glance
November 11
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
National observance
End of World War I-related observances: National Independence Day (Poland), commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918
Poland
National observance
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975.
Religious observance
Feast of Bartholomew of Grottaferrata
Religious observance
Feast of Martin of Tours, and its related observances.
Religious observance
Feast of Menas
Religious observance
Feast of Mercurius (Coptic)
Religious observance
Feast of November 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Søren Kierkegaard (Lutheran Church)
Religious observance
Feast of Theodore the Studite
Observance
Birthday of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Bhutan)
Observance
Children's Day (Croatia)
Croatia
Observance
End of World War I-related observances: Armistice Day (France, Belgium and Serbia)
Observance
End of World War I-related observances: Remembrance Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia and Canada)
Observance
End of World War I-related observances: Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when it was rededicated to honor American military (Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force) veterans. (United States)
United States
Observance
Independence of Cartagena (Colombia)
Colombia
Observance
Lāčplēsis Day, celebrates the victory over the Bermontians at the Battle of Riga in 1919. (Latvia)
Latvia