September 13

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on September 13, include:

• Bald is Beautiful Day
• Blame Someone Else Day - September 13, 2024 (The First Friday the 13th in the Year)
• Fortune Cookie Day
• Friday the 13th - September 13, 2024 and December 13, 2024
• International Chocolate Day
  
• Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day 
  
• National Celiac Awareness Day 
• National Defy Superstition Day 
• National Doodle Day - September 13, 2024
• National Hug Your Boss Day 
  
• National Peanut Day 
• Positive Thinking Day
• Roald Dahl Day 
• Scooby-Doo Day 
• Skeptics Day International - September 13, 2024 and November 5, 2024 (First Friday the 13th of the Year, and on Election Day)
• Snack a Pickle Time 
• Stand Up to Cancer Day - September 13, 2024 (Second Friday in September)
• Supernatural Day
• Uncle Sam Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include September 13, are:

• Direct Support Professional Recognition Week - September 9-15
• International Air Ambulance Week - September 9-15, 2024
• International Housekeepers Week - September 8-14, 2024 (Second Full Week of September)
• Line Dance Week - September 9-14, 2024 (Starts on Second Monday through Saturday in September)
• National Assisted Living Week - September 8-14, 2024
• National Biscuit and Gravy Week - September 8-14, 2024 (Second Week of September)
• National Chef's Appreciation Week - September 8-14, 2024
• National Days of Prayer and Remembrance - September 13-15, 2024 (Friday - Sunday closest to 9/11)
• National Eczema Week - September 13-21
• National Environmental Services Week - September 8-14, 2024
• National Nephrology Nurses Week - September 8-14, 2024 (Second Full Week in September)
• National Suicide Prevention Week - September 8-14, 2024 (always has Sept. 10th in the week) 
• Rabi 'al Awwal - September 6 - October 5, 2024

2024 Monthly Holidays that include September 13, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our September Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of September.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for September 13 is Virgo.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month of September are:

• Aster - symbols of powerful love.
• Morning Glory - simple symbols of affection.

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for September is Sapphires:

• Sapphires have a centuries long association with royalty and romance, and September's birthstone jewelry incorporates beautiful sapphire gems.

Famous Birthdays

• 1851 - Walter Reed, American physician and biologist (d. 1902)
• 1857 - Milton S. Hershey, American businessman who founded The Hershey Company (d. 1945)
• 1944 - Peter Cetera, American singer, songwriter, bass player, and producer (Chicago)

Famous Deaths

• AD 81 - Titus, Roman Emperor (b. AD 39)
• 2019 - Eddie Money, America singer and songwriter (Take Me Home Tonight) (b. 1949)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1975 - Novelist Danielle Steel marries Danny Zugelder
• 1998 - Singer Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) marries Jimmy Gulzar

Quote of the Day

September 13th is International Chocolate Day! Indulge!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

September 13 is National Celiac Awareness Day!

Few people understand Celiac disease, yet it is prevalent! Following the recommended gluten-free diet is a trendy diet to strive for these days, even if you do not have the disease! 

Celiac disease is very difficult to diagnose, and many people spend quite a chunk of change to finally get the diagnosis! Once you receive the diagnosis, you will need to develop new healthy diet habits that support a gluten free diet! Do not give up, if progress in recovery seems slow. Healing is slow. Learn as much as you can about the disease. You will need to make major lifestyle solutions!

Find out more about Celiac Disease from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1501 - Michelangelo starts work on his statue of David
• 1541 - John Calvin returns to Geneva after three years of exile to reform the church using the Calvinism doctrine
• 1609 - Henry Hudson reaches what will ultimately be named the Hudson River
• 1743 - Great Britain, Austria, and the Kingdom of Sardinia all sign the Treaty of Worms
• 1788 - The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States
• 1788 - New York City becomes the United States temporary capital
• 1898 - Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film
• 1899 - Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident
• 1933 - Elizabeth McCombs is the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament
• 1948 - Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate
• 1956 - The first commercial computer to use disk storage, the IBM 305 TAMAC is introduced
• 1971 - State police and National Guardsmen are sent into New York's Attica Prison after a prison revolt claims 43 lives
• 1985 - Super Mario Brothers is released in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System
• 1988 - Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, until Hurricane Wilma in 2005
• 2001 - After the September 11 attacks, civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States
• 2007- The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• 2008 - A series of bomb blasts hits Delhi, India resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries
• 2008 - Hurricane Ike hits the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States. causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and the surrounding area

This Day in Music

• 1979 - ABBA starts their first and only tour of North America with a show at the Edmonton Sports Arena in Alberta, Canada
• 2008 - Come Dancing, a musical devoted to the music of The Kinks, opens in London
• 2011 - The B-52s play their first show in Idaho and are finally able to perform the song Private Idaho (video below)

This Day in Sports

• 1938 - Alexander Cartwright is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1965 - Willie Mays hits his 500th HR 
• 1983 - Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A's has his 3rd straight 100 steals for the season
• 1999 - The Denver Broncos retire John Elway's #7 jersey
• 2017 - The International Olympic Committee announces that Paris will host the Olympic games in 2024 and Los Angeles will host in 2028

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!