September 29

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on September 29, include:

• Broadway Musicals Day 
  
• Confucius Day 
• Gold Star Mother's Day - September 29, 2024 (Last Sunday in September)
• Happy Goose Day 
  
• International Coffee Day 
  
• International Day of the Deaf - September 29, 2024 (Last Sunday in September)
• Inventors Day 
• MAGS Day 
• Michaelmas 
• Mutation Day -  (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• National Attend Your Grandchild's Birthday Day 
• National Biscotti Day 
• National Coffee Day 
  
• National Mocha Day 
• National Poisoned Blackberries Day 
• Priesthood Sunday - September 29, 2024 (Last Sunday in September)
• VFW Day 
  
• World Heart Day 
• World Rivers Day - September 29, 2024 (Last Sunday in September)

2024 Weekly Holidays that include September 29, are:

• International Week of the Deaf - September 23-29, 2024 (Monday - Sunday Week that has the last Sunday in September)
• National Chimney Safety Week - September 29 - October 5, 2024 (Week before Fire Prevention Week)
• National Drive Electric Week (Formerly National Plug In Week) - September 27 - October 6, 2024
  
• National Fall Foliage Week - September 28 - October 5, 2024 (Begins on the Last Sunday in September)
  
• National Hispanic Heritage Weeks - September 15, 2024 - October 15, 2024 (Starts on September 15 and ends on October 15th each year)
  
• Rabi 'al Awwal - September 6 - October 5, 2024
  
• Shetland Wool Week - September 29 - October 5, 2024

2024 Monthly Holidays that include September 29, 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 29 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

• 1786 - Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general, lawyer and politician who was the 1st President of Mexico (d. 1843)
• 1907 - Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and businessman (d. 1998)
• 1915 - Vincent DeDomenico, American businessman who founded the Napa Valley Wine Train (d. 2007)
• 1923 - Stan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (The Berenstain Bears) (d. 2005)
• 1942 - Madeline Kahn, American actress and singer (Young Frankenstein) (d. 1999)
• 1955 - Ann Bancroft, American explorer and author

Famous Deaths

• 1986 - Prince George Valdemar of Denmark (b. 1920)
• 1987 - Henry Ford II, American businessman (b. 1917)
• 2010 - Tony Curtis, American actor (b. 1925)
• 2020 - Helen Reddy, Australian singer and actress (b. 1941)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1930 - Singer Bing Crosby marries actress Dixie Lee
• 1933 - NY Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig marries Eleanor Twitchell
• 1979 - Actress Isabella Rossellini marries director Martin Scorsese

Quote of the Day

Today, September 29th is National Coffee Day!  Enjoy!

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

Pumpkin chili is a new twist for those cooler fall evenings. The pumpkin puree thickens up the chili and gives it a nice flavor. It's a healthy diet habit that will allow you to add in more fruit to your diet, in a stealthy healthy way! Yes, it is technically a fruit.

Get the Recipe for Pumpkin Chili from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits Website!

This Day in History

• 1717 - Much of the city's architecture is destroyed when an earthquake hits Antigua Guatemala
• 1789 - The first regular army is established by the United States Department of War
• 1789 - the First United States Congress adjourns
• 1829 - The Metropolitan Police of London is established
• 1907 - The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Washington, D.C. (also known as the Washington National Cathedral - Construction is completed on this day in 1990
• 1957 - The Kyshtym disaster in the Soviet Union is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded
• 1971 - Oman joins the Arab League
• 1988 - NASA launches the STS-26 which is their first mission since the Challenger disaster
• 1992 - Brazillian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached
• 2006 - A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air, resulting in 154 people killed
• 2009 - An 8.1 Mw earthquake in Samoa results in a tsunami that kills 189 people and injures hundreds of others
• 2013 - Boko Haram kills 42 people at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria

This Day in Music

• 1969 - Okie From Muskogee is released by Merle Haggard
• 1977 - Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band by Meco is #1 on the Hot 100
• 1984 - Cruel Summer by English girl group Bananarama hits #9 on the pop chart after it appears in The Karate Kid movie
• 1990 - Can't Live Without Your Love and Affection by Nelson hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
• 1991 - The Smells Like Teen Spirit video by Nirvana is played by MTV for the first time
• 1994 - The Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• 1997 - Urban Hymns, the breakthrough album from The Verve is released
• 2009 - Gods & Guns, the 13th album from Lynyrd Skynyrd is released

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

This Day in Sports

• 1793 - Tennis is first mentioned in an English sporting magazine
• 1920 - Babe Ruth of the N.Y. Yankees sets a MLB home run season record of 54
• 1923 - The American Track & Field Championships for women are held for the first time
• 1954 - Willie Mays catches an over the should catch of Vic Wertz's 460' drive during Game One of the World Series
• 1988 - American sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner sets a women's 200m world record 21.34
• 1988 - American athlete Jackie Joyner Kersee wins her second gold medal of the Seoul Olympics with a 7.40m Olympic record in the long jump
• 1996 - The Houston Astro's retire Nolan Ryan's #34

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!