Today's Holidays in September 26

European Day Of Languages September 26

August 13, 2024

European Day Of Languages
International Day For The Total Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons September 26

August 13, 2024

International Day For The Total Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons
World Contraception Day September 26

August 13, 2024

World Contraception Day
National Situational Awareness Day September 26

August 13, 2024

National Situational Awareness Day
National Shamu The Whale Day September 26

August 13, 2024

National Shamu The Whale Day
National Compliance Officer Day September 26

August 13, 2024

National Compliance Officer Day
National Dumpling Day September 26

August 13, 2024

National Dumpling Day
National Pancake Day September 26

August 13, 2024

National Pancake Day

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🏛️ Public Holidays

Also observed in: Chuseok (KR) · Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival (HK) · סוכות (IL) · 中秋節翌日 (HK) · 추석 다음날 (KR)

✡️ Religious Observances

  • Jewish: Sukkot I סוכות א׳ holiday

🕰️ On This Day in History

  • 2014 — A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico. ↗
  • 2009 — Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities. ↗
  • 2008 — Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel. ↗
  • 2005 — The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout. ↗
  • 2002 — An overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

  • 2002 — Alex Smith, American football player
  • 2000 — Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Jordanian princess
  • 1995 — Miloš Veljković, Serbian footballer
  • 1994 — Lucas Gafarot, Spanish footballer
  • 1994 — Jack Conger, American swimmer