A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
September 23: Day of the Week
September 23, 2024 is the 267th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 99 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
September 23: This Day in History
It is frequently the day of the Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the day of the Vernal Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
September 23 Historical Event(s)
1122
Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.
1641
The Merchant Royal, carrying a treasure worth over a billion US dollars, is lost at sea off Land’s End.
1642
First commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
1806
Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
1821
Tripolitsa, Greece, falls and 30,000 Turks are massacred during the Greek War of Independence.
1932
The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd is renamed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1943
World War II: The Nazi puppet state the Italian Social Republic is founded.
1959
The MS Princess of Tasmania, Australia’s first passenger roll-on/roll-off diesel ferry, makes her maiden voyage across Bass Strait.
1969
The Chicago Eight trial opens in Chicago.
2002
The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox (“Phoenix 0.1”) is released.
Who were born on September 23?
1869
Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary, first carrier of typhoid (d. 1938)
1926
John Coltrane, American saxophonist (d. 1967)
1930
Ray Charles, American musician (d. 2004)
1940
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Iranian traditional-music singer, songwriter, multi-instument player
1941
George Jackson, American civil-rights activist (d. 1971)
1943
Marty Schottenheimer, American football coach
1968
Yvette Fielding, English television presenter
1972
Sarah Bettens, Belgian singer (K’s Choice)
1979
Lote Tuqiri, Fijian/Australian Rugby League and Rugby Union Player
1988
Yannick Weber, Swiss ice hockey player
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