September 27

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on September 27, include:

• Ancestor Appreciation Day 
• Crush a Can Day 
  
• German Butterbrot Day - September 27, 2024 (Last Friday in September)
• Google's Birthday 
  
• Hug a Vegetarian Day - September 27, 2024 (Last Friday in September)
• Love Note Day - September 27, 2024 (Fourth Friday in September)
• Morning Show Hosts Day 
• National Brave Day - September 27, 2024 (Fourth Friday in September)
• National Chocolate Milk Day 
• National Corned Beef Hash Day 
• National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 
• Native American Day - September 27, 2024 (Fourth Friday in September)
• Save the Koala Day - September 27, 2024 (Last Friday in September)
• Sport Purple for Platelets Day - September 27, 2024 (Last Friday in September)
• World Tourism Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include September 27, 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 Drive Electric Week (Formerly National Plug In Week) - September 27 - October 6, 2024
• 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 27, 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!
• International Sand Sculpting Championship - September 27 - October 6, 2024

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for September 27 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

• 1722 - Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician who was the 4th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1803)
• 1958 - Shaun Cassidy, American actor, singer, producer and screenwriter (The Hardy Boys Mysteries)
• 1984 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion designer

Famous Deaths

• 2016 - David Hahn, American Boy Scout who was famous for attempting to build a nuclear reactor in a shed in his backyard (b. 1976)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1759 - Political activist Thomas Pain marries household servant Mary Lambert
• 1945 - Actor Richard Cromwell marries actress Angela Lansbury (Murder She Wrote)
• 2003 - Actress Halle Berry announces her separation from her second husband, R&B singer Eric Benet

Quote of the Day

World Tourism Day is on September 27th! It is an Observance Day set up by United Nations

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

Practicing healthy holiday tips can keep your weight under control! Many of you consistently put on a few pounds over the holidays. How can you not, when the holiday spirit is in the air and most of your festivities are centered on food!

Baked goods magically appear in every direction you turn, from friends and family showing their love through food! Unfortunately, many of you don’t lose all of this holiday weight gain each year. A few extra pounds may not seem life changing, but they add up over time!

A few pro-active simple lifestyle solutions can help in the areas of food, habits, and coping skills so this season is truly a healthy one!

Find out specific healthy holiday tips from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!!

This Day in History

• 1066 - William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the Somme river and begin the Normal conquest of England
• 1590 - Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope
• 1825 - The Stockton and Darlington Railway is opened as the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives
• 1854 - The steamship SS Arctic sinks with 300 people on board
• 1875 - The Ellen Southard, a merchant sailing ship is destroyed in a storm at Liverpool
• 1908 - The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit begins producing the Model T automobile
• 1928 - The Republic of China is recognized by the United States
• 1938 - The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow
• 1941 - The SS Patrick Henry is launched
• 1959 - Typhoon Vera kills almost 5,000 people in Japan
• 1962 - The Yemen Arab Republic is formed
• 2003 - The SMART-1 satellite is launched
• 2007 - NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt
• 2014 - Mount Ontake in Japan erupts

This Day in Music

• 1967 - I Am The Walrus and The Fool On The Hill are recorded by The Beatles
• 1986 - The re-released version of Twist and Shout by The Beatles peaks at #23
• 1990 - Marvin Gaye receives a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• 1994 - Under the Table and Dreaming is released by The Dave Matthews Band
• 2000 - Beautiful Day and Elevation by U2 are played on the roof of the Clarence Hotel in Dublin

This Day in Sports

• 1919 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox takes his MLB home run record to 29
• 1921 - American swimmer Johnny Weismuller sets his first two world records in the 100m and 150yd freestyle events
• 1923 - NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 493 HRs
• 1973 - Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in 11 innings, for a record 383 strikeouts of the season
• 1983 - Tim Raines is the first since Ty Cobb to steal 70 and drive in 70 runs
• 1988 - American diver Greg Louganis wins the 10m platform gold medal at the Seoul Olympics

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!