September 16 Holidays

September 16 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | September 16 Calendar

September 16th Daily Holidays include:

AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
Anne Bradstreet Day
Batman Day – September 16, 2023 and also May 1 (Third Saturday in September)
Big Whopper Liar Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
Boys and Girls Club Day for Kids – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
International Coastal Cleanup Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday)
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
International Eat an Apple Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
International Red Panda Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
Locate An Old Friend Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
Mayflower Day
National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day
National Clean Up Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
National Collect Rocks Day
National Dance Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina
National Guacamole Day
National Gymnastics Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
National Mexican Independence Day
National Museum Day – September 16, 2023; Also on May 18
National Play-Doh Day
National Stay Away from Seattle Day
National Stepfamily Day
National Tattoo Story Day
National Thank A Police Officer Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
Play-doh Day
Puppy Mill Awareness Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
Responsible Dog Ownership Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
Software Freedom Day – September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)
Stay Away From Seattle Day
Teenager Workout Day
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
Working Parents Day
World Cleanup Day – September 16, 2023
Wrinkled Raincoat Day

September 16: Famous Birthdays

September 16, 1898 – H.A. Rey, American author and illustrator who co-created Curious George (d. 1977)
September 16, 1924 – Lauren Bacall, American model and actress (The Big Sleep, How to Marry a Millionaire) (d. 2014)
September 16, 1925 – B.B. King, American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer known as the King of the Blues (d. 2015)
September 16, 1926 – Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (d. 2015)
September 16, 1927 – Peter Falk, American actor (Columbo) (d. 2011)
September 16, 1956 – David Copperfield, American magician and actor
September 16, 1963 – Richard Marx, American singer, songwriter, and producer (Right Here Waiting, Hold On To the Nights, Hazard)

September 16: Historical Events

September 16, 1620 – The Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower
September 16, 1893 – Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma
September 16, 1908 – The General Motors Corporation is founded
September 16, 1920 – A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J.P. Morgan building in NYC killing 38 and injuring 400
September 16, 1945 – The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end during World War II
September 16, 1955 – A Zulu-class submarine is the first to launch a ballistic missile
September 16, 1959 – The Xerox 914, the first successful photocopier is introduced in a demonstration on live television from NYC
September 16, 1961 – The U.S. National Hurricane Research Project reduces wind speed by 10% during Hurricane Esther when they drop eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of the Hurricane. This is the start of Project Stormfury.
September 16, 1961 – Typhoon Nancy with 215 mph winds hits Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people
September 16, 1963 – Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak, also Singapore soon leaves
September 16, 1975 – Papua New Guinea gains their independence from Australia
September 16, 1975 – Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe join the United Nations
September 16, 1976 – Armenian champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir
September 16, 1978 – At least 15,000 people were killed when a 7.4 Mw earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran
September 16, 1979 – Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon
September 16, 1992 – Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega receives a 40-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering
September 16, 2004 – Hurrican Ivan, a Category 3 hurrican makes landfal in gulf Shores, Alabama
September 16, 2007 – One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 crashes in Thailand killing 89 of the 128 on board
September 16, 2013 – A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard

September 16: Music Events

September 16, 1966 – The world premiere of Samuel Barber’s opera Antony and Cleopatra is the first event at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in New York City
September 16, 1972 – Black and White by Three Dog Night hits #1
September 16, 1978 – Don’t Look Back, Boston’s second album hits #1 in America (Video Below)
September 16, 1984 – With a two hour episode that includes a scene playing Phil Collins hit In the Air Tonight, the TV series Miami Vice makes its debut
September 16, 1985 – Hounds of Love by Kate Bush hits #1 on the UK chart

September 16: Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for September 16 is Virgo.

August Birthstone:

What is the September Birthstone? Sapphire

The September birthstone is sapphire – a gem that’s been cherished for thousands of years. Although the term sapphire usually refers to the blue variety of corundum (ruby is the red variety), this birthstone comes in a rainbow of other colors. Sapphires are mined in many countries around the world, including Sri Lanka, Thailand, Australia, and the United States. The most valuable sapphires are those that are deep blue in color and have no visible inclusions.

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