2023 Daily Holidays that fall on September 15, include:
8-Track Tape Day
Bright Pink Lipstick Day - September 15, 2023 (Third Friday in September)
Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie Day
Constitution Day / Pledge Across America - September 15, 2023 (Third Friday in September)
Felt Hat Day
Global Be(er) Responsible Day - September 15, 2023 (Third Friday in September)
Google . com Day
Greenpeace Day
International Day of Democracy
International Dot Day
International Grenache Day - September 15, 2023 (Third Friday in September)
LGBT Center Awareness Day
Make a Hat Day
National Caregivers Day
National Cheese Toast Day
National Concussion Awareness Day - September 15, 2023 (Third Friday in September)
National Creme de Menthe Day
National Double Cheeseburger Day
National Linguine Day
National Neonatal Nurses Day
National On-Line Learning Day
National POW/MIA Recognition Day - September 15, 2023 (Third Friday in September)
National Thank You Day
National Tradesmen Day - September 15, 2023 (Third Friday in September)
Someday
Tackle Kids Cancer Day
World Afro Day
2023 Weekly Holidays that include September 15, are:
Clean Up the World Weekend - September 15-17, 2023 (Third Weekend in September)
Direct Support Professional Recognition Week - September 9-15
International Housekeepers Week - September 10-16, 2023 (Second Full Week of September)
Line Dance Week - September 11-16, 2023 (Starts on Second Monday through Saturday in September)
National Assisted Living Week - September 10-16, 2023
National Environmental Services Week - September 10-16, 2023
National Eczema Week - September 13-21
National Hispanic Heritage Weeks - September 15, 2023 - October 15, 2023 (Starts on September 15 and ends on October 15th each year)
National Nephrology Nurses Week - September 10-16, 2023 (Second Full Week in September)
National Suicide Prevention Week - September 10-16, 2023 (always has Sept. 10th in the week)
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week - September 10-16, 2023
Rosh Hashanah - Evening of September 15, 2023 - Evening of September 17, 2023
2023 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:
A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
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)
Invictus Games - September 9-16, 2023
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.
Recipe of the Day or a Healthy Diet Habit Tip 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
Rally Cap (noun)
1. (US, baseball) A baseball cap worn inside-out and backwards, or in another unconventional manner, by players or fans, as a talisman in order to will a team into a come-from-behind rally late in the game.
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