Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for September 7, 2021

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

• National ADD Awareness Day
• National Feel the Love Day
• National Threatened Species Day
• Super Human Day
• 1714: The Holy Roman Empire and France signed the Treaty of Baden, ending the War of the Spanish Succession and resulting in the French retaining Alsace and Landau and Austria controlling the east bank of the Rhine
• 1822: Pedro I, son of King Joao VI, declared Brazil’s independence from Portugal
• 1901: The Peace of Peking ended China’s Boxer Rebellion
• 1902: In Australia, the whole nation observed a ‘day of humiliation’ and prayed for rain, as a terrible drought killed livestock and threatened crops. Rain began to fall on September 10th
• 1942: Transport #29 departed for Nazi Germany with French Jews
• 1943: 987 Dutch Jews were transported to Auschwitz Concentration Camp
• 1944: The Netherlands was struck by a powerful hurricane
• 1947: Battles occurred between Hindus and Muslims in New Delhi, India
• 1965: Hurricane Betsy began its path of destruction resulting in 74 deaths in Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana over the next few days
• 1977: US President Jimmy Carter and Panama’s General Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal treaties guaranteeing Panama control of the Panama Canal after 1999
• 1999: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake on a previously unknown fault rocked Athens killing 143 people, injuring more than 500 people, and leaving 50,000 people homeless
• 2004: Hurricane Ivan, a Category 5 hurricane, hit Grenada, killing 39 people and damaging 90% of its buildings
• 2005: Egypt held its first presidential elections
• 2012: 64 people were killed and 715 people were injured after a series of earthquakes in Southwest China
• 2017: A 8.2 earthquake occurred near Pijijiapan, Mexico killing at least 90 people
• 2020: According to Cal Fire, wildfires had burned a record 2 million acres to date in California during the 2020 fire season, an area larger than the state of Delaware
  
  

Weekly Holidays and Observances including September 7, 2021

• National Nutrition Week (September 1-7)
• Self-University Week (September 1-7)
• National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5-11)
• Rosh Hashanah (September 6-8)
  
  

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