November 17 - Holidays

Holidays and observances

• Christian Feast Day:
  • Acisclus
  • Aignan of Orleans
  • Elisabeth of Hungary
  • Gennadius of Constantinople (Greek Orthodox Church)
  • Gregory of Tours (Roman Catholic Church)
  • Gregory Thaumaturgus
  • Hilda of Whitby
  • Hugh of Lincoln
  • November 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• Earliest day on which National Survivors of Suicide Day can fall, while November 23 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday beforeThanksgiving. (United States)
• International Students' Day (International)
• National Prematurity and Infant Loss Awareness Day (United States)
• Polytechneio or Πολυτεχνείο (Greece)
• Shogi Day, formerly celebrated on the 17th day of Kannazuki (Japan)
• Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia)