What happened on November 11 ?
Holidays
R.C. Saints - Martin of Tours
Opening of carnival season in Germany ("Karneval"/"Fasching" on 11-11, at 11:11), the Netherlands, and other countries
Also see November 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Angola - Independence Day (1975)
Colombia - Independence of Cartagena, from the Spanish Army in (1918)
Poland - Independence Day (1918)
South Korea - Pepero Day
United States - Veterans Day (Formerly "Armistice Day")
Armistice Day in France and Belgium: end of World War I (1918)
Lacplesis' Day (1919) in Latvia: the official date for commemoration of Latvian soldiers, who had died for the country's freedom.
Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations, including United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.
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