September 7

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on September 7, include:

• Aunt's Day - September 7, 2024 (First Saturday After Labor Day)
• Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day - September 7, 2024 (First Saturday after Labor Day)
• Google Commemoration Day 
  
• Grandma Moses Day 
• International Vulture Awareness Day - September 7, 2024 (First Saturday in September)
• National Acorn Squash Day 
• National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day 
• National Beer Lover's Day 
• National Clean Out Your Garage Day - September 7, 2024 (Saturday after Labor Day)
• National Feel the Love Day 
• National Grateful Patient Day
• National Hummingbird Day - September 7, 2024 (First Saturday in September)
• National Play Outside Day - September 7, 2024 (First Saturday of Every Month)
• National Tailgating Day - September 7, 2024 (First Saturday in September)
• National Threatened Species Day 
• National Writing Date Day - September 7, 2024 (First Saturday in September)
• Neither Snow nor Rain Day 
• Salami Day 
• Super Human Day 
• World Beard Day - September 7, 2024 (First Saturday in September)

2024 Weekly Holidays that include September 7, are:

• International Enthusiasm Week - September 1-7
• National Childhood Injury Prevention Week - September 1-7
  
• National Nutrition Week - September 1-7
• National Waffle Week - September 1-7, 2024  (First Week of September)
  
• Play Days - September 3-7, 2024 (Tuesday - Saturday after Labor Day)
• Popcorn Days - September 6-8, 2024 (First Weekend after Labor Day)
• Self-University Week - September 1-7
• Rabi 'al Awwal - September 6 - October 5, 2024
• Sobriety Checkpoint Week - September 1-7, 2024 (First Full Week in September)
• Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week - September 1-7, 2024 (First Full Week of September)

2024 Monthly Holidays that include September 7, 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)

• US Open Tennis Championships - August 26 - September 8, 2024
• Paralympic Summer Games - Held every 4 years, next one is August 28, 2024 - September 8, 2024 in Paris, France
• Great Reno Balloon Race - September 6-8, 2024 in Reno, Nevada, the World's Largest FREE Hot-Air Ballooning Event. (For more info, please see my Great Reno Balloon Race page on my Truckee Travel Guide website)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for September 7 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

• 1819 - Thomas A. Hendricks, American politician who became the 21st Vice President of the United States (d. 1885)
• 1860 - Anna Mary Robertson Moses (known as Grandma Moses), American painter (d. 1961)
• 1867 - J.P. Morgan, Jr. American banker and philanthropist (d. 1943)
• 1875 - E.F. Hutton, American financier who co-founded the E.F. Hutton & Co. (d. 1962)
• 1900 - Taylor Caldwell, English-American author (d. 1985)
• 1912 - David Packard, American engineer and businessman who co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996)
• 1932 - John Paul Getty, Jr. American-English philanthropist (d. 2003)
• 1936 - Buddy Holly - American musician (That'll Be the Day) (d. 1959)
• 1948 - Susan Blakely, American actress (Rich Man, Poor Man)
• 1949 - Gloria Gaynor, American disco singer, songwriter and actress (Never Can Say Goodbye)
• 1954 - Corbin Bernsen, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (L.A. Law, Disorganized Crime)
• 1987 - Evan Rachel Wood, American actress and singer

Famous Deaths

• 1685 - William Carpenter, English-American settler who co-founded Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (b. 1605)
• 1954 - Bud Fisher, American cartoonist who created Mutt and Jeff (b 1885)
• 1978 - Keith Moon, English drummer, songwriter producer (The Who) (b. 1946)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1943 - Actress Rita Hayworth marries actor and director Orson Welles
• 1949 - Actress Janet Leigh divorces Stanley Reames after 4 years of marriage
• 1984 - Singer and actress Janet Jackson marries R&B singer James DeBarge
• 1991 - Actor Harry Hamlin marries actress Nicollette Sheridan

Quote of the Day

Today, September 7th is GRANDMA MOSES DAY! She was born on this day in 1860. She was an American painter who started painting at the age of 78 and became a renowned American folk art painter. It is never too late to follow your dreams!!

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

Today, September 7th is National Acorn Squash Day!

Our Recipe of the Day is an Acorn Squash Soup with Sausage and Kale from Kerry at Healthy Diet Habits. This acorn squash soup is not the traditional creamy soup, but one filled with hearty vegetables and grains! You can easily make this a vegetarian/vegan soup by substituting vegetarian sausage or by adding beans. If you click the link above, it will take you to the recipe on Kerry's website. 

This Day in History

• 1857 - Mormon settlers slaughter members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train.
• 1876 - Jesse James and the James Younger Gang attemp to rob the town's bank in Northfield, Minnesota, but are driven off by armed citizens.
• 1907 - The RMS Lusitania leaves on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
• 1911 - Guillaume Apollinaire, a French poet is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa painting from the Louvre museum
• 1921 - The first Miss America Pageant, is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey
• 1942 - US and Australian forces defeat the Japanese at the Battle of Milne Bay.
• 1945 - Japanese forces on Wake Island, surrender to US Marines
• 1979 - The Chrysler Corp. asks the US Government for $1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy.
• 1999 - Athens, Greece has a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that kills 143, injures more than 50, and leaves 50,000 people homeless
• 2004 - Category 5 Hurricane Ivan hits Grenada, killing 39 people and damaging 90% of it's buildings.
• 2008 - The U.S. Govt. takes control of Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US
• 2012 - Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

This Day in Music

• 1975 - The Guess Who perform their final concert in Montreal
• 1994 - Weezer release their single Buddy Holly, named for the Rock and Roll Icon
• 2001 - Four days before 9/11/01, Ryan Adams shoots the video for his song New York, New York with the World Trade Center in the background. When the video is released he dedicates the video to the victims.

This Day in Sports

• 1893 - An Italian Football club, the Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club is established by British expats.
• 1895 - The first season in 1895-96 the Northern Rugby Football Union season, is played in England
• 1963 - Canton, Ohio opens the Pro Football Hall of Fame with 17 charter members.
• 1970 - Bill Shoemaker sets the record for most lifetime wins as a jockey

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!