Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for September 24, 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

• Native American Day
• 1683: King Louis XIV expelled all Jews from French possessions in the Americas
• 1706: Charles XII of Sweden and August II of Saksen signed the Treaty of Altranstädt
• 1786: African American slave and poet Jupiter Hammon made his “Address to the Negroes of the State of New York” speech advocating emancipation at meeting of African Society in NY
• 1829: Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed the Peace Treaty of Adrianople
• 1838: The Anti-Corn-Law League formed to bring about the repeal of English Corn Law
• 1883: A National black convention met in Louisville, Kentucky
• 1890: The President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Wilford Woodruff, under pressure from the US government, issued a manifesto advising members that the teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned
• 1966: Hurricane Inez formed. The storm killed 293 people in the Caribbean, Florida, and Mexico over the next week
• 1973: Guinea-Bissau declared independence from Portugal
• 1995: Volcano Mount Ruapehu on New Zealand’s North Island erupted
• 2005: Hurricane Rita made landfall in the United States, devastating Beaumont, Texas and portions of southwestern Louisiana
• 2013: 515 people were killed by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Balochistan, Pakistan
• 2018: According to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Health Ministry, to date the Ebola virus had caused 69 deaths and sickened 150 people
• 2019: Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump, arguing that he tried to enlist a foreign power for his own political gain
• 2019: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in northern Pakistan killed at least 10 people and injured 300 more
• 2019: Protests took place outside the Indonesian Parliament and throughout the country, over proposed new laws banning sex before marriage, abortion, and insulting the president
• 2020: The media reported China was continuing to expand its Uighur detention centers, with more than 380 suspected facilities housing 1 million people in Xinjiang
  
  

Weekly Holidays and Observances including September 24, 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)