September 26

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on September 26, include:

• Compliance Officer Day
• European Day of Languages 
• Human Resource Professional Day 
• International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 
• Johnny Appleseed Day 
• Lumberjack Day 
• Mesothelioma Awareness Day 
• National Better Breakfast Day
• National Dumpling Day 
• National Pancake Day 
• Record Store Day - August 29, September 26, and October 24
  
• Remember Me Thursday -September 26, 2024 (Fourth Thursday in September)
• Shamu the Whale Day 
• Situational Awareness Day 
• World Contraception Day 
• World Maritime Day - September 26, 2024 (Last Thursday in September)
• XTERRA World Championships - September 26, 2024

2024 Weekly Holidays that include September 26, 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)
• Minimally Invasive Surgery Week - September 25-28, 2024
• 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)

2024 Monthly Holidays that include September 26, 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 26 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

• 1774 - Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and environmentalist (d. 1845)
• 1888 - T.S. Eliot, English poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
• 1914 - Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert (d. 2011)
• 1925 - Marty Robbins, American singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car driver (d. 1982)
• 1948 - Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer, songwriter and actress (Grease)
• 1956 - Linda Hamilton, American actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator)
• 1962 - Melissa Sue Anderson, American-Canadian actress (Little House on the Prairie)

Famous Deaths

• 1820 - Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (b. 1734)
• 1902 - Levi Strauss, German-American businessman who founded Levi Strauss & Co (b. 1829)
• 2008 - Paul Newman, American actor, (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Color of Money) director, producer and businessman who founded Newman's Own (Food Products)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1986 - Fashion designer Calvin Klein marries his assistant Kelly Rector
• 1999 - Actress, singer, beauty queen, Vanessa Williams marries basketball player Rick Fox
• 2016 - Australian actress Naomi Watts and actor Liv Schreiber announce their separation after 11 years together

Quote of the Day

Today, September 26th has two specific days related to breakfast....National Better Breakfast Day and National Pancake Day!

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks to have with Breakfast! Coffee is actually the most popular drink in the world! It just seems like a great way to start the day.  Not only is it addictive, but the caffeine helps wake you up. Mornings are definitely Coffee Time!

I'm not a consistent coffee drinker, mainly because I don't always have cream on hand for it, but I do find that I am a lot more productive when I start my day off with a cup of coffee along with breakfast!

Kerry has some great pages on her Healthy Diet Habits website with some information about breakfast and some great breakfast recipes. Check them out!

1. Healthy Breakfast
2. Healthy Breakfast Cereals
3. Healthy Breakfast Ideas
4. Bread Recipes
5. Breakfast Recipes

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

Kerry's Healthy Fall Snacks list is one that is in keeping with the seasons. Buying seasonal food is cheaper, and a better deal. There are many processed snack treats to purchase, but most are full of ingredients that are not real foods.

Kerry's list uses real foods that might need preparation, but promote healthy eating habits. Don’t just give into your hankering for processed treats that fill every aisle at this time of the year, but fill up on these healthier choices!

Check out Kerry's Healthy Fall Snacks list on her Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1087 - William II is crowned the King of England, and he remains King until the year 1100
• 1580 - Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth
• 1777 - British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution
• 1789 - Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State by George Washington
• 1914 - The Federal Trade Commission Act establishes the United States Federal Trade Commission
• 1933 - The nickname for FBI agents, G-Men is born, when Machine Gun Kelly is arrested and shouts "Don't Shoot, G-Men!"
• 1934 - RMS Queen Mary sets sail on her maiden voyage
• 1953 - The United Kingdom ends their rationing of sugar
• 1959 - Typhoon Vera hits Japan, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million people homeless
• 1960 - The first televised debate between U.S. presidential candidates takes place in Chicago, when Richard M. Nixon debates John F. Kennedy
• 1973 - The Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic Ocean
• 1980 - An Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich kills 13 people, and injures 211 more
• 1984 - China and the United Kingdom agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong which takes place in 1997
• 2000 - The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers
• 2002 - The Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola which was overcrowded, capsizes off the coast of Gambia killing more than 1,000 people
• 2009 - Typhoon Ketsana kills over 700 people when it hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand
• 2014 - A mass kidnapping of 43 male students occurs in Iguala, Mexico

This Day in Music

• 1969 - Abbey Road by The Beatles is released
• 1975 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show opens in Westwood, CA
• 1992 - Gloria Estefan puts on a star-studded concert to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Andrew
• 2000 - Good Charlotte releases their self-title debut album
• 2012 - The Truth About Love by Pink is the #1 album in America
• 2014 - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes solo album by Thom Yorke, front man of Radiohead is released for $6 a download on BitTorrent

This Day in Sports

• 1954 - Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd base 
• 1979 - The 1984 summer LA Olympic coverage is sold to ABC for $225 million
• 1983 - Australia II wins the America's Cup
• 1988 - Soviet throwers sweep the medals in the hammer throw at the Seoul Olympics
• 1992 - Jimmy Connors beats Martina Navratilova, 7-5, 6-3
• 1996 - San Francisco Barry Bonds is the 2nd player to hit 40 HRs and steal 40 bases

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!