September 24

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on September 24, include:

• Festival of Latest Novelties 
  
• Gallbladder Good Health Day 
• Innergize Day - September 24, 2024 (Day after the Autumn Equinox)
  
• Kiss Day 
  
• Lash Stylists Day
• National Bluebird of Happiness Day 
• National Cherries Jubilee Day 
• National Familiar Hypercholesterolemia Day 
• National Horchata Day 
• National Punctuation Day 
• National Voter Registration Day - September 24, 2024 (Fourth Tuesday in September)
• National Woman Road Warrior Day - September 24, 2024 (Fourth Tuesday in September)
• Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include September 24, are:

• Banned Books Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Week in September)
  
• Deaf Dog Awareness Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Full Week of September)
  
• Global Week of Student Prayer - September 23-27, 2024
• International Deaf Awareness Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Whole Week in September from Monday - Sunday)
• International Interpreters and Translators Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Full Week in September)
• International Week of the Deaf - September 23-29, 2024 (Monday - Sunday Week that has the last Sunday in September)
• National Deaf Dog Awareness Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Full Week in September)
• National Dog Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Week of September)
• National Employ Older Workers Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Full Week in September)
• National Farm Animals Awareness Week - September 21-27, 2024 (Third week of September)
  
• National Hispanic Heritage Weeks - September 15, 2024 - October 15, 2024 (Starts on September 15 and ends on October 15th each year)
  
• National Keep Kids Creative Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Week of September)
• National Wild Rice Week -September 22-28, 2024 (Fourth Week of September)
• Rabi 'al Awwal - September 6 - October 5, 2024
  
• Remember to Register to Vote Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Week in September)
• Sea Otter Awareness Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Week of September)
• Tolkien Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Week that Hobbit Day 9/22 falls on)
• World Hearing Aid Awareness Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Week in September)
• World Reflexology Week - September 22-28, 2024 (Last Full Week in September)
• Yom Kippur - Evening of September 24 - Evening of September 25, 2023

2024 Monthly Holidays that include September 24, 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.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Oktoberfest - September 21, 2024 - October 6, 2024 Beer Festival in Munich, Germany. This festival is now held all over the World. Also, check out our Holidays in Germany page!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for September 24 is Libra.

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

• 1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (The Great Gatsby) (d. 1940)
• 1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer and screenwriter who created The Muppets (d. 1990)
• 1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, activist, and first wife of Beatle Paul McCartney (d. 1998)
• 1945 - Lou Dobbs, American journalist and author
• 1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor and producer (Hercules, God's Not Dead, Andromeda)

Famous Deaths

• 1982 - Sarah Churchill, English actress and daughter of Winston Churchill (b. 1914)
• 1991 - Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1953 - Singer Dick Maymes marries actress Rita Hayworth
• 1948 - American Major League Baseball outfielder Ty Cobb marries Frances Cass
• 2005 - Actor Ashton Kutcher marries actress Demi Moore 

Quote of the Day

Happiness is Not a Destination...It's a Way of Life!

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

Many of us need tips to avoid weekend overeating. We eat healthy Monday through Friday noon, but once the weekend begins, all semblance of sane eating is gone! Let’s wrap it up into 8 easy healthy diet habits!

Find out more about the 8 Tips to Avoid Weekend Overeating from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1789 - The Judiciary Act is passed by the U.S. Congress that creates the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and the Supreme Court
• 1841 - Sarawak is ceded to the United Kingdom by the Sultanate of Brunei
• 1853 - Admiral Despointes takes possession of New Caledonia for France
• 1869 - Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market after President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold which causes gold prices to plummet
• 1890 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy
• 1906 - Devils Tower in Wyoming is proclaimed as the nations first National Monument by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
• 1935 - The first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights is produced by Earl and Weldon Bascom
• 1946 - Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong
• 1948 - The Honda Motor Company is founded
• 1957 - The 101st Airborne Division is sent to Little Rock, Arkansas by U.S. President Eisenhower to enforce desegregation
• 1960 - The world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise is launched
• 1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal
• 1996 - The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty is signed by 71 nations at the United Nations
• 2005 - Hurricane Rita devastates southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas
• 2009 - The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders attending
• 2013 - At least 327 people are killed when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits southern Pakistan
• 2015 - A stamped during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia kills 1,100 people and injures another 934 people

This Day in Music

• 1964 - The Supremes perform Where Did Our Love Go on The Steve Allen Show which is their first national TV appearance
• 1983 - Tell Her About It by Billy Joel hits #1 in America
• 1988 - Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
• 1991 - Nirvana's breakthrough album Nevermind is released
• 1991 - Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden is released
• 1991 - Blood Sugar Sex Magik is released by The Red Hot Chili Peppers in the release containing the hits Under the Bridge and Give It Away
• 1996 - Pinkerton is the second album released by Weezer
• 1999 - Brand New Day is released by Sting
• 1999 - Hank Williams is the subject of the first ever country music symposium at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
• 2003 - Gordon Lightfoot is inducted into the Canadian Songwriter Hall of Fame
• 2007 - The Barenaked Ladies write and record the theme song of The Big Bang Theory that premiers on CBS

Under The Bridge by Sting

This Day in Sports

• 1853 - Cornelium Vanderbilt is the 1st one that did a round-the-world trip by yacht
• 1919 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox sets a MLB season home run record of 28 HRs
• 1934 - 2,500 fans show up for Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium
• 1975 - Southwest Face expedition members become the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route
• 1988 - Carl Lewis runs a world record 100m at 9.92 seconds
• 1988 - American heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets a new world record 7,291 points to win the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!