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Monday, November 11, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024 falls on a Monday. It is day 316 of the year, ISO week 46, in Q4.
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Monday, November 11, 2024 falls on a Monday. It is day 316 of the year, ISO week 46, in Q4.
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November 11, 2024 is day 316 of 366, ISO week 46, in Q4. The moon is Waxing Gibbous and the zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Monday, November 11, 2024 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2008: After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was succeeded by Mohamed Nasheed as president of the Maldives.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to November 11.
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After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was succeeded by Mohamed Nasheed as president of the Maldives.
The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords.
During a constitutional crisis, Governor-General Sir John Kerr (pictured) dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government and dissolved the Parliament of Australia for a double-dissolution election.
Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith (pictured), unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom.
A coup attempt by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam against President Ngô Đình Diệm was crushed after he falsely promised reform, allowing loyalists to rescue him.
Second World War: The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the Italians in the Battle of Taranto.
The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne.
The plan for the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.
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