What Day of the Week

November 17, 2020 is the 322^nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 44 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.

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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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• 794

  Japanese Emperor Kammu changes his residence from Nara to Kyoto.
• 1183

  The Battle of Mizushima.
• 1812

  Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Krasnoi.
• 1831

  Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from Greater Colombia.
• 1919

  King George V of the United Kingdom proclaims Armistice Day (later Remembrance Day). The idea is first suggested by Edward George Honey.
• 1947

  American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th Century.
• 1962

  President John F. Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C. region.
• 1973

  Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, US President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors “I am not a crook”.
• 1982

  Duk Koo Kim dies unexpectedly from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, Nevada, prompting reforms in the sport of boxing.
• 1989

  Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29).

• 1729

  Maria Antonietta of Spain, queen of Sardinia (d. 1785)
• 1749

  Nicolas Appert, French inventor (d. 1841)
• 1939

  Auberon Waugh, British author (d. 2001)
• 1946

  Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa
• 1948

  East Bay Ray, American musician
• 1966

  Jeff Buckley, American musician (d. 1997)
• 1974

  Berto Romero, Spanish humorist
• 1982

  Lucy Durack, Australian Singer/Performer
• 1986

  Luis Aguiar, Uruguayan footballer
• 1986

  Nani, Portuguese footballer

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