Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on November 14
22 holidays and special days are celebrated on November 14 around the world.
- 22observances
- 49events
Holidays and observances
- Anniversary of the Movement of Readjustment (Guinea-Bissau) This is a list of the ten holidays in Guinea-Bissau. Employers must compensate workers on these days. Other holidays can be declared at any time.
Children's Day, celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru (previously on November 20). (India)Children's Day is celebrated in India to raise awareness about the rights, education, and welfare of children. It is celebrated on 14 November every year on the birthday of the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, who was known to have been fond of - Christian feast day: Alberic of UtrechtSaint Alberic of Utrecht, Dutch: Alberik I van Utrecht, was a Benedictine monk and bishop of Utrecht, in what is today the Netherlands.
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All Saints of the CarmelitesThe Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, known as the Carmelites or sometimes by synecdoche known simply as Carmel, is a mendicant order in the Catholic Church for both men and women. Historical records about its origin remain unce
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All Souls of the Benedictine familyThe Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict, are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, they are the oldest of all the religious orders in the Lat
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Barlaam of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)Barlaam of Kiev was the first abbot of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, serving together with St. Anthony of Kiev. He is regarded as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, with a feast day of 19 November.
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Dubricius (Dyfrig, or Devereux)Dubricius or Dubric was a 6th-century British ecclesiastic venerated as a saint. He was the evangelist of Ergyng and much of south-east Wales.
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Hypatius of GangraHypatius of Gangra was Titular Bishop of Gangra, Asia Minor. He was present at the First Ecumenical Council where he supported Saint Athanasius the Great against the Arian heresy. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates him on March 31 and Roman Catholic Church
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Joseph Pignatelli SJJoseph Mary Pignatelli, SJ was a Spanish priest who was the unofficial leader of the Jesuits in exile in Sardinia, after the suppression of the Society. Supervising its restoration, he is considered the second founder of the Society of Jesus.
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Justinian I (Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran Church)Justinian I, also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565.
His reign was marked by the ambitious but only partly realized renovatio imperii. This ambition was expressed by the partial recovery of the territories of the defunct Western R
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Laurence O'TooleLorcán Ua Tuathail, known in English as Laurence O'Toole and in French as Laurent d'Eu, was Archbishop of Dublin at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland. Lorcán played a prominent role in the Irish Church Reform Movement of the 12th century and mediated 
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Nikola TavelicNicholas Tavelic, O.F.M., was a Croatian Friar Minor, priest and missionary who was the leader of a group of friars who died a martyr's death in Jerusalem on November 14, 1391. He was beatified along with his companions, who included friars from Italy and Fran
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Philip the Apostle (Eastern Orthodox Church)Philip the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Carthage, Greece, Syria, and Asia-Minor.
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Samuel Seabury (Anglican Communion)Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. He was a leading Loyalist in the Province of New York and Connecticut Colony at th
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Serapion of AlgiersSerapion of Algiers was an English Catholic Mercedarian priest and martyr. Thomas O'Loughlin says Serapion was Scottish by birth. Serapion is acknowledged as a proto-martyr. He was the first of his Order to merit the palm of martyrdom by being crucified and cu- Christian feast day: Sidonius (Saëns)Sidonius was an Irish-born French monk and saint. He was the spiritual teacher of Leutfridus. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Venera (Veneranda)Saint Venera is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 2nd century. Little is known of this saint. The date of her death is traditionally given as July 26, 143 AD.
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November 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)November 13 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - November 15
Day of the Colombian Woman (Colombia)Policarpa Salavarrieta Ríos, also known by her nickname of La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately exec- Mobile Brigade Day (Indonesia) The following table indicates declared Indonesian government national holidays. Cultural variants also provide opportunity for holidays tied to local events. Beside official holidays, there are the so-called "libur bersama" or "cuti bersama", or joint leave
World Diabetes Day (International)World Diabetes Day (WDD) is the primary global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus and is held on 14 November each year.
Dobruja Day (Romania)Dobruja Day is a holiday of Romania celebrated every 14 November that commemorates the incorporation of the region of Northern Dobruja into Romania on 14 November 1878.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on November 14?
22 observances are celebrated on November 14 around the world: Anniversary of the Movement of Readjustment (Guinea-Bissau), Children's Day, celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru (previously on November 20). (India), Christian feast day: Alberic of Utrecht, Christian feast day: All Saints of the Carmelites, Christian feast day: All Souls of the Benedictine family, Christian feast day: Barlaam of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on November 14?
49 documented historical events happened on November 14, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. On the same day, in another year: Moby-Dick, an epic novel by American writer Herman Melville, was first published in the United States. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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