November 18

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on November 18, include:

• European Antibiotic Awareness Day 
• Married to a Scorpio Support Day 
  
• Mickey Mouse Day 
• National Apple Cider Day 
  
• National Princess Day 
• National Vichyssoise Day 
  
• Occult Day 
• Push-button Phone Day 
  
• William Tell Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include November 18, are:

• American Education Week - November 18-22, 2024 (Monday - Friday week prior to Thanksgiving)
• International Fraud Awareness Week - November 17-23, 2024
• International Restorative Justice Week - November 17-23, 2024 (Starts on the Third Sunday of November)
• National Geography Awareness Week - November 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week in November)
  
• National Global Entrepreneurship Week - November 18-24, 2024
• World Antimicrobial Awareness Week - November 18-24

2024 Monthly Holidays that include November 18, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our November Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of November.

NOTE: A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Pirates Fest - Cayman Islands National Festival - November 1-24, 2024 (Little Cayman - November 1-3, 2024; Grand Cayman - November 8-17, 2024; Cayman Brac - November 22-24, 2024) This is the Cayman Islands, National Festival and features different events such as street dances, costumes, float parade, heritage days, underwater treasure hunt, games, controlled mayhem with a mock invasion, lots of music and events for kids and teens.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 18 is Scorpio.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for November are:

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1909 - Johnny Mercer - American singer, songwriter and producer who co-founded Capitol Records (d. 1976)
• 1970 - Peta Wilson, Australian model and actress (La Femme Nikita

Famous Deaths

• 1886 - Chester A. Arthur - American General, lawyer and politician who became the 21st President of the United States (b. 1829)
• 1965 - Henry A. Wallace - American agronomist and politician who became the 33rd Vice President of the United States and the 11th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (b. 1888)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1948 - KFC Founder Colonel Sanders marries his long time employee Claudia Price
• 1962 - American singer Barry White marries Betty White
• 2000 - American actor and producer Michael Douglas marries actress Catherin Zeta-Jones
• 2006 - Actor and producer Tom Cruise marries actress Katie Holmes
• 2018 - Actress and singer Mandy Moore marries singer and songwriter Taylor Goldsmith

Quote of the Day

HOPE Endures!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Thanksgiving is coming up next week! 

Thanksgiving Recipes need to be lightened and variety needs to be decreased. In the real world, the average Thanksgiving recipes will set you back over 3000 calories, probably more!

Kerry has some great suggestions and tips to lighten your Thanksgiving Recipes on her Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1493 - Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico
• 1872 - Susan B. Anthony, along with 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the U.S. Presidential election 
• 1903 - The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by Panama and the United States, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone
• 1905 - Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway
• 1918 - Latvia declares its independence from Russia
• 1961 - 18,000 military advisors are sent to South Vietnam by United States President John F. Kennedy
• 1963 - The first push button phone goes into service
• 1971 - Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom
• 1978 - Jim Jones, cult leader of the PeoplesTemple committed mass suicide that claimed 918 lives including 270 children in Jonestown, Guyana
• 1988 - United States President Ronald Reagan signs a bill into law allowing the death penalty for drug traffickers
• 1993 - The United States House of Representatives approves the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• 2013 - The MAVEN probe to Mars is launched by NASA

This Day in Music

• 1985 - LL Cool J releases his debut album, Radio that ultimately goes Platinum
• 1993 - Nirvana records an MTV Unplugged concert in New York
• 1995 - Made In Heaven, the last Queen album debuts at #1 in the UK, featuring songs recorded prior to lead singer Freddie Mercury's death in 1991
• 1997 - The Unplugged Collection, John Denver's last recording is released
• 2002 - UP! is the fourth album released by Shania Twain
• 2008 - American Idol winner David Cook, of Season 7, releases his self-titled debut album
• 2012 - Justin Bieber wins Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards

Lifetime by Justin Bieber with his wife

This Day in Sports

• 1949 - Jackie Robinson wins the NL MVP with a .342 batting average
• 1970 - Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 rounds for the heavyweight boxing title
• 1979 - Richard Petty with the 29th NASCAR Sprint Cup
• 1984 - Terry Labonte wins the 34th NASCAR Sprint Cup
• 1990 - Dale Earnhardt wins the 40th NASCAR Sprint Cup
• 2007 - Jimmie Johnson wins the 59th NASCAR Sprint Cup
• 2012 - Lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!