Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for September 9, 2021

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ByGarrett

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

  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Spectrum Disorders Day
  • Fast of Gedaliah
  • 1739: A slave revolt took place in Stono, South Carolina and resulted in the deaths of at least 60 people
  • 1867: Luxembourg gained its independence
  • 1924: The Hanapepe Massacre occurred on Kauai, Hawaii resulting in the deaths of 16 Filipino laborers and 4 police
  • 1932: Mine strikes at the Belgian Borinage ended
  • 1932: Spanish Cortes granted Catalonia autonomy
  • 1950: Mass arrests of communists were carried out in France
  • 1954: An earthquake struck Orleansville, Algeria resulting in 1,400 people being killed
  • 1956: The African Party for Liberation of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde formed
  • 1957: US President Eisenhower signed the first civil rights bill since Reconstruction
  • 1958: Race riots occurred in Notting Hill Gate, London
  • 1963: Alabama Governor George Wallace served a federal injunction to stop orders of state police to bar black students from enrolling in white schools
  • 1965: Tibet became an autonomous region of China
  • 1967: Uganda declared independence from Great Britain
  • 1985: Race rioting occurred in Birmingham, England
  • 1993: Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization exchanged letters of mutual recognition
  • 2019: Australia experienced its earliest and most severe start to the fire season after fighting dozens of bushfires in Queensland and New South Wales
  • 2020: The San Francisco Bay area was blanketed by dark orange skies and smoke due to California wildfires

Weekly Holidays and Observances including September 9, 2021

  • 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

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