Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for September 23, 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

• Celebrate Bi-Sexuality Day
• International Day of Sign Languages
• 1739: Russia and Turkey signed the Peace of Belgrade
• 1821: In the Fall of Tripolitsa, Greek forces massacred 30,000 Turks during Greek War of Independence
• 1868: Grito de Lares proclaimed Puerto Rico’s independence, but the movement was crushed by Spain
• 1877: A hurricane struck Curacao and Bonaire killing 200 people
• 1913: Protests took place in the Free State, South Africa, led by Charlotte Maxeke, resisting government attempts to impose passes on women
• 1923: 80,000 people demonstrated in Amsterdam against Fleet law
• 1941: The first experiments in murder by gas were conducted at Auschwitz Concentration Camp
• 1942: Transport #36 departed with French Jews aboard for Nazi Germany
• 1950: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ralph Bunche for mediation in Israel. He was the first African American winner
• 1955: An all white jury found Roy Brant and John William Milam not guilty of the brutal murder of black teenager Emmett Till in Sumner, Mississippi, in a landmark case that would help inspire civil rights movement in the US
• 1957: A white mob forced 9 black students enrolled at Little Rock’s Central High School in Arkansas to withdraw. President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered US troops to support the integration
• 1979: Jane Fonda and 200,000 other people attended an anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, NYC
• 1992: A mud storm killed 30 people in South France
• 2004: At least 1,070 people in Haiti were reported killed by floods caused by Hurricane Jeanne
• 2012: Iran blocked the use of Google as a search engine
• 2013: 25 people were killed after Typhoon Usagi passed over Hong Kong and China
• 2020: A Kentucky grand jury indicts only one of three officers for wanton engagement for shooting unarmed Breonna Taylor in Louisville
  
  

Weekly Holidays and Observances including September 23, 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)