September 21 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | September 21 Calendar
September 21th Daily Holidays include:
- Escapology Day
- Free Queso Day – September 21, 2023 (Third Thursday in September)
- International Banana Festival
- International Day of Listening – September 21, 2023
- International Day of Peace
- Miniature Golf Day
- National Ask an Atheist Day – September 21, 2023 (Third Thursday in September, Also on April 20, 2023 – Third Thursday in April)
- National Chai Day
- National Farm Safety Day for Kids
- National Myositis Awareness Day
- National PawPaw Day (Fruit) – September 21, 2023 (Third Thursday in September)
- National Pecan Cookie Day
- National Teach Ag Day – September 21, 2023 (Third Thursday in September)
- Pause the World Day
- Peace One Day
- World Alzheimer’s Day
- World Gratitude Day
- World Miniature Golf Day – September 21, 2023
September 21: Famous Birthdays
- September 21, 1866 – H.G. Wells, English novelist, and historian, called the father of science fiction (The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds (d. 1946)
- September 21, 1931 – Larry Hagman, American actor, director and producer (I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas) (d. 2012)
- September 21, 1950 – Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter (Saturday Night Live, Groundhog Day)
- September 21, 1962 – Rob Morrow, American actor (Northern Exposure)
- September 21, 1967 – Faith Hill, American singer, songwriter, producer, and actress (Breathe, This Kiss, The Way You Love Me)
- September 21, 1983 – Maggie Grace, American actress (Lost, Taken)
September 21: Historical Events
- September 21, 1776 – Part of New York City is burned after being occupied by British forces
- September 21, 1780 – Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point
- September 21, 1921 – A storage silo in Oppau, Germany explodes, killing up to 600 people
- September 21, 1934 – Honshu, Japan is hit by a large typhoon killing more than three thousand people
- September 21, 1938 – The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York with a death toll of approx. 500-700 people
- September 21, 1942 – The Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to the Belzec extermination camp on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur
- September 21, 1942 – The Nazis murder 2,588 Jews in Dunaivtsi, Ukraine
- September 21, 1942 – The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight
- September 21, 1949 – The People’s Republic of China is proclaimed
- September 21, 1964 – Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but chose to remain in the Commonwealth
- September 21, 1964 – The World’s fastest bomber, the North American XB-70 Valkyrie makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California
- September 21, 1965 – The Gambia, Maldives, and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations
- September 21, 1971 – Bahrain, Bhutan, and Qatar join the United Nations
- September 21, 1972 – Martial law is declared by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos
- September 21, 1976 – Seychelles joins the United Nations
- September 21, 1981 – Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom
- September 21, 1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice
- September 21, 1984 – Brunei joins the United Nations
- September 21, 1991 – Armenia grains their independence from the Soviet Union
- September 21, 1993 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the constitution
- September 21, 1996 – The United States Congress passes the Defense of Marriage Act
- September 21, 1999 – The Chi-Chi earthquake strikes in central Taiwan, killing around 2,4000 people
- September 21, 2013 – Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, killing at least 67 people
September 21: Music Events
- September 21, 2000 – Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks get back together as Genesis for a one time performance at the London Hilton during the British Music Roll of Honour gala
- September 21, 2001 – The benefit concert America: A Tribute to Heroes, airs on most major TV networks with performers Neil Young, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, and Willie Nelson who raise over $128 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks
- September 21, 2004 – Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), shows up on a terrorist watch list accused of funding terror groups, so is denied entry into the United States
- September 21, 2011 – After more than 30 years together, R.E.M. announce they are breaking up as a band
- September 21, 2012 – Rush and Show is released by No Doubt, 11 years after their last album
September 21: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for September 21 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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