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September 15: Day of the Week
September 15, 2024 is the 259th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 107 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.
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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 15 Historical Event(s)
921
At Tetin Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law.
1440
Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by the Bishop of Nantes.
1820
Constitutionalist revolution in Lisbon, Portugal.
1944
Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps’ 1st Marine Division and the United States Army’s 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.
1952
United Nations gives Eritrea to Ethiopia.
1958
A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 58.
1968
The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
1972
A Scandinavian Airlines System domestic flight from Gothenburg to Stockholm is hijacked and flown to Malmö-Bulltofta Airport.
1981
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
1983
Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
Who were born on September 15?
1715
Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French artillery specialist (d. 1789)
1857
William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States and 10th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1930)
1901
Sir Donald Bailey, British engineer (d. 1985)
1910
Betty Neels, English novelist (d. 2001)
1915
Al Casey (jazz guitarist), African American swing guitarist (d. 2005)
1927
Erika Köth, German coloratura soprano (d. 1981)
1947
Charles “Bobo” Shaw, American free jazz drummer
1954
Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor (d. 2007)
1961
Dan Marino, American football player
1971
Josh Charles, American actor
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters EUBWMIJOMF? Check your answers here: Unscramble words EUBWMIJOMF. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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