Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for September 5, 2021
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Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.
On This Day
- International Day of Charity
- Jury Rights Day
- 1666: The Great Fire of London ended; all told, it left 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 people dead
- 1795: USA and Algiers signed a peace treaty
- 1796: General Salicetti ordered equal rights for Jews in Bologna, Italy
- 1798: A new conscription law went into effect in France
- 1863: The Mobile Bread Revolt broke out in Mobile, Alabama in protest of rising food prices and food shortages
- 1915: An Anti-war conference was held in Zimmerwald, Switzerland
- 1946: Amon Göth, former head of Kraków-Płaszów Concentration Camp, was found guilty of imprisonment, torture, and extermination of individuals and groups of people, in the first conviction of homicide at a war crimes court
- 1967: Hurricane Beuleah formed. Over the next few weeks it would kill 54 people in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Texas
- 2014: The World Health Organization estimated 1,900 people have died from the Ebola virus out of 3,500 infected in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone
- 2015: US health officials confirmed a salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers from Mexico was responsible for 1 death and for making hundreds of people sick
- 2017: Hurricane Irma became the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin region with winds of 185mph (280km/h)
- 2019: South African women marched on parliament to protest violence against women after a month when 30 were killed by their spouses
- 2020: More than 50 people were arrested as Portland, Oregon, marked 100 days of protests and rioting against racism and police brutality
Weekly Holidays and Observances including September 5, 2021
- National Nutrition Week (September 1-7)
- Self-University Week (September 1-7)
- National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5-11)
September Monthly Holidays and Observances
- Animal Pain Awareness Month
- ADHD Month
- Baby Safety Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- International People Skills Month
- International Self-Awareness Month
- International Speak Out Month
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
- National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- National Cholesterol Education Month
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- National Disaster Preparedness Month
- National Food Safety Education Month
- National Fruits and Veggies Month aka More Matters Month
- National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
- National Literacy Month
- National Myositis Awareness Month
- National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- National Pain Awareness Month
- National Preparedness Month aka PrepareAthon
- National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
- National Suicide Prevention Month
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Self-Care Awareness Month
- Self-Improvement Month
- Update your Resume Month