Major events

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The world this week

Monday November 8th
Monday November 8th
Tuesday November 9th			Nature and conservation The rains should be arriving on Christmas Island and thousands of red crabs migrate from the forests down to the sea.
Tuesday November 9th
Wednesday November 10th			Military
Wednesday November 10th			The Birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Overseas contingents traditionally stage a Marines Ball
Thursday November 11th	International Observations		200 National Celebrations around the World	World's Greatest Festivals and Carnivals	Birthdays
Thursday November 11th	Armistice Day or Veterans Day USA Countries around the world honour those who have died in wars. Most celebrations take place at 11 o'clock on the nearest Sunday, the time the armistice brought the First World War to an end		Independence Day Poland	Cologne Carnival The carnival season starts at 11 past 11 on the 11th then everything stops to resume again in February!	Actor Leonardo DiCaprio (1974)
Friday November 12th	100 Movies to watch out for		Birthdays	16th Asian Games Open in Guangzhou, China Until 27th
Friday November 12th	Unstoppable Two men try to stop a runaway train and save a city. With Chris Pine and Denzel Washington		Singer Neil Young (1945) Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci (1961) TV Actor David Schwimmer (Ross of Friends) (1966)	16th Asian Games Open in Guangzhou, China Until 27th
Saturday November 13th
Saturday November 13th
Sunday November 14th		200 National Celebrations around the World		Birthdays	Sport250 Top events
Sunday November 14th		Remembrance Day in the UK and Canada. Wreath laying ceremonies take place on the first Sunday after Armistice Day In India the birthday of first Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is celebrated as Children’s Day		Prince Charles of the British Royal Family (1948) Former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (1954)	Motor Racing Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix Volleyball Final Women’s World Championship

The world this week

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