September 15

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on September 15, include:

• 8-Track Tape Day 
• Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie Day 
  
• Felt Hat Day 
• Google . com Day 
• Greenpeace Day  
• International Day of Democracy 
• International Dot Day 
• LGBT Center Awareness Day 
  
• Make a Hat Day 
• National Back to Church Sunday - September 15, 2024 (Third Sunday in September)
• National Caregivers Day 
• National Cheese Toast Day 
• National Creme de Menthe Day 
  
• National Double Cheeseburger Day 
• National Linguine Day
• National Neighborhood Day - September 15, 2024 (Third Sunday in September)
• National Neonatal Nurses Day 
• National On-Line Learning Day 
• National Thank You Day 
  
• National Women's Friendship Day - September 15, 2024 (Third Sunday in September)
• Someday 
  
• Tackle Kids Cancer Day 
• Wife Appreciation Day - September 15, 2024 (Third Sunday in September)
• World Afro Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include September 15, are:

• Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Week in September)
• Balance Awareness Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Full Week of September)
• Build a Better Image Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Full Week of September)
• Direct Support Professional Recognition Week - September 9-15
  
• International Air Ambulance Week - September 9-15, 2024
• International Clean Hands Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Full Week of September)
• International Women's E-Commerce Days - September 15-21, 2024
• Laura Ingalls Wilder Day (In Pepin, Wisconsin) - September 14-15, 2024 (Second Full Weekend in September)
  
• Milad Un Nabi - Evening of September 15 - Evening of September 16, 2024
• Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Full Week in September)
• National Adult Day Services Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third week of September)
• National Days of Prayer and Remembrance - September 13-15, 2024 (Friday - Sunday closest to 9/11)
  
• National Eczema Week - September 13-21
• National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Full Week of September)
• National Go-Kart Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Week in September)
• National Hispanic Heritage Weeks - September 15, 2024 - October 15, 2024 (Starts on September 15 and ends on October 15th each year)
• National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week - September 15-21, 2024
• National Indoor Plant Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Full Week of September)
• National Rehabilitation Awareness Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Full Week in September)
• National Security Officer Appreciation Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Full Week in September)
• National Singles Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Full Week in September) 
• National Surgical Technologist Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Full Week in September)
• National Truck Driver Appreciation Week - September 15-21, 2024
• Prophet's Birthday - Evening of September 15 to Evening of September 16, 2024
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Week of September)
• Rabi 'al Awwal - September 6 - October 5, 2024
  
• Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week - September 15-21, 2024 (Third Week of September)

2024 Monthly Holidays that include September 15, 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 15 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

• 1857 - William Howard Taft, American lawyer and politician who became the 27th President of the United States (d. 1930)
• 1890 - Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (Fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple)(d. 1976)
• 1922 - Jackie Cooper, American actor (Skippy) (d. 2011)
• 1946 - Tommy Lee Jones, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (The Fugitive, Men in Black, Lonesome Dove)
• 1961 - Dan Marino, American football player and sportscaster
• 1984 - Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Famous Deaths

• 2008 - Richard Wright - English singer, songwriter, keyboard player and founding member of the rock band Pink Floyd b. 1943)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1794 - 4th US President James Madison marries Dolley Todd
• 1951 - Actor Peter Sellers (Pink Panther movies) marries actress Anne Howe in London
• 1957 - Country music singer Patsy Cline marries linotype operator Charles Dick
• 1991 - Basketball star Magic Johnson marries Earletha Kelly

Quote of the Day

September 15th is National Thank You Day!

Today is a great day to show your appreciation for the people in your life. 

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

National Preparedness Month is the entire month of September

Healthy survival cooking, and survival nutrition in an emergency is different than regular cooking and nutrition. The goal of emergency cooking is to prepare enough calories for your family to the best of your ability in the given situation.

Having an established family emergency preparedness plan with an emergency food supply and emergency water supplies in place, both at home and in all family cars, is key to getting your family through a disaster.

Find out more information about Healthy Survival Cooking and Survival Nutrition from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!  BE PREPARED!!

This Day in History

• 1789 - The United States Department of Foreign Affairs that was establish by law in July, is renamed to the Department of State 
• 1816 - The HMS Whiting runs aground on the Doom Bar
• 1821 - The Captaincy General of Guatemala declares independence from Spain
• 1835 - Charles Darwin on board the HMS Beagle reaches San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands
• 1851 - Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia
• 1862 - During the American Civil War, Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry in Virginia
• 1916 - Tanks are used for the first time in battle at the Battle of the Somme during World War I
• 1935 - The Nuremberg Laws deprive German Jews of citizenship
• 1935 - Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika
• 1942 - U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal during World War II
• 1944 - As part of the Octagon Conference to discuss strategy, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Quebec
• 1945 - At the Naval Air Station Richmond, 366 airplanes and 25 blimps are destroyed when a hurricane hits southern Florida and the Bahamas
• 1947 - Typhoon Kathleen hits the Kanto region in Japan, killing 1,077
• 1948- The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 mpg
• 1952 - The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia
• 1958 - A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter trains runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48
• 1959 - Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States
• 1968 - The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship becomes the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere
• 1971 - The first Greenpeace ship sets sail to protest against nuclear testing on Amchitka Island
• 1974 - Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked and while attempting to land, crashes with 75 on board
• 1981 - Sandra Day O'Conner is unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• 1983 - the Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns
• 2008 - Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history
• 2017 - The Parsons Green bombing takes place in London

This Day in Music

• 1979 - The album In Through The Out Door by Led Zeppelin hits #1 in the U.S.
• 1982 - Queen plays their last American concert with Freddie Mercury at the Los Angeles Forum
• 1983 - The album Sports is released by Huey Lewis and the News and goes on to sell over 7 million copies. It includes the singles "I Want a New Drug," "The Heart of Rock 'n Roll" (video below), and "If This Is It."
• 1998 - Brandy and Monica perform their duet "The Boy Is Mine" at the MTV Video Music Awards
• 1998 - Country music singer, Reba McEntire gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

This Day in Sports

• 1961 - At age 21, Jack Nicklaus wins the 61st U.S. Golf Amateur Championship
• 1962 - Australia enters the America's Cup yacht race for the first time
• 1978 - Up against Leon Spinks, Muhammad Ali becomes the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times 
• 1996 - The Texas Rangers retire Nolan Ryan's #34
• 2000 - The XXVII Summer Olympics open in Sydney, Australia

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!