Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for September 20, 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

• 1664: Maryland passed its first anti-amalgamation law to stop the intermarriage of English women and black men
• 1697: The Treaty of Ryswick ended the 9 Years War
• 1830: The first Negro Convention of Free Men agreed to boycott slave-produced goods
• 1850: The Slave trade was abolished in Washington, DC, but slavery was allowed to continue
• 1884: The Equal Rights Party nominated female candidates for both US President and Vice President
• 1946: British Prime Minister Churchill argued for a ‘United States of Europe’
• 1951: Swiss males voted against female suffrage
• 1961: African-American student James Meredith was first refused enrollment at the segregated University of Mississippi
• 1962: Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett refused to admit African-American, James Meredith, to University of Mississippi
• 1967: Benin separated from Nigeria
• 1967: Hurricane Beulah hit the Texas-Mexican border and killed 38 people
• 1990: Both East and West Germany ratified reunification
• 1990: South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia
• 2003: A referendum was held in Latvia to decide the country’s accession to the European Union
• 2011: The United States ended its “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time
• 2017: Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico as a category 4 hurricane, knocking out all power and killing 25 people
• 2019: Rare Egyptian political protests took place against corruption in President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi’s government in Tahrir Square, Cairo and elsewhere
  
  

Weekly Holidays and Observances including September 20, 2021

• Build a Better Image Week (September 19-25)
• International Deaf Awareness Week (September 19-25)
• Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week (September 19-25)
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (September 19-25)
• Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Week (September 19-25)
• Sukkot (September 20-27)
  
  

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
• National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)