Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for November 20, 2021
Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.
On This Day
- Beautiful Day
- National Adoption Day
- National Survivors of Suicide Day
- Transgender Day of Rememberance
- 1521: Arabs blamed a shortage of water in Jerusalem on Jews making wine
- 1719: Sweden and Hannover signed a peace treaty, the Treaty of Stockholm
- 1829: The Jews were expelled from Nikolayev and Sevastopol, Russia
- 1932: An earthquake occurred at Uden, Netherlands
- 1959: The UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Children’s Rights
- 1966: The men in Zurich voted against female suffrage
- 2015: The Journal “Sciences Advances” published data indicating more than half of all trees in the Amazon Rain Forest are at risk of extinction
Weekly Holidays and Observances including November 20, 2021
- National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week (November 13-21)
- International Restorative Justice Week (November 14-21)
- Random Acts of Kindness Week (November 15-22)
- World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (November 18-24)
November Monthly Holidays and Observances
- Addiction Awareness Month
- AIDS Awareness Month
- Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Month
- Healthy Lifestyles Month
- Home Care Month
- Hospice Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- MADD’s Tie One on For Safety Holiday Campaign
- National Adoption Month
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
- National American Indian Heriatge Month
- National Bladder Health Awareness Month
- National Diabetes Awareness Month
- National Education Month
- National Epilepsy Awareness Month
- National Gratitude Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- National Hospice Palliative Care Month
- National Inspirational Role Models Month
- National Native American Heritage Month
- National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- World Communication Month