Every yearNovember 17
Everything November 17 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for November 17 every year, and 3 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | World Peace DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | National Homemade Bread Day | Food | |
| 03 | National Entrepreneurs' Day | Celebration | |
| 04 | International Students' Day | Community | |
| 05 | National Take a Hike Day | Nature | |
| 06 | National Baklava Day | Food | |
| 07 | World Prematurity Day | Health |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on November 17 in some years.
National Adoption Day — 2029 and 2035
Beaujolais Nouveau Day — 2033
Great American Smokeout — 2033
Born on November 17
Historic figures
- Eugene Wigner1902–1995Hungarian physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate
- Louis XVIII1755–1824king of France
- Nicolas Appert1749–1841French chef, invented canning
- Bernard Montgomery1887–19761st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal
- Lev Vygotsky1896–1934Belarusian-Russian psychologist and philosopher
- Rock Hudson1925–1985American actor
- Bronzino1503–1572Italian painter
- August Ferdinand Möbius1790–1868German mathematician and astronomer
- Stanley Cohen1922–2020American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Soichiro Honda1906–1991Japanese engineer and businessman, co-founded the Honda Motor Company
Celebrities & public figures
- Martin Scorseseb. 1942American director
- Rachel McAdamsb. 1978Canadian actress
- Danny DeVitob. 1944American actor
- Cyril Ramaphosab. 1952South African businessman and politician
- Sophie Marceaub. 1966French actress
- Nanib. 1986Portuguese footballer
- Abdelmadjid Tebbouneb. 1945Algerian politician
- RuPaulb. 1960American drag queen performer
- Leslie Bibbb. 1973American actress and producer
- Stephen Rootb. 1951American actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers November 17 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see November 17, 2026.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.