What Day of the Week

September 21, 2023 was the 264^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 101 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

• 1780

  American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
• 1921

  A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.
• 1934

  A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 people.
• 1938

  The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
• 1942

  In Poland, at the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate Konstantynów and move to the Ghetto in Biała Podlaska, established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including Janów Podlaski, Rossosz and Terespol.
• 1961

  Maiden flight of the CH-47 Chinook transportation helicopter.
• 1965

  Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.
• 1971

  Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
• 1976

  Seychelles joins the United Nations.
• 1981

  Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.

• 1862

  James E. Talmage, American religious figure and author (d. 1933)
• 1935

  Jimmy Armfield, English footballer and manager
• 1939

  Rory Storm, English musician (d. 1972)
• 1941

  Jack Brisco, American professional wrestler
• 1949

  Henry Butler, American jazz pianist
• 1953

  Arie Luyendyk, Dutch race car driver
• 1955

  Richard Hieb, American astronaut
• 1957

  Ethan Coen, American film director
• 1968

  Ricki Lake, American actress and talk show hostess
• 1972

  Scott Spiezio, American baseball player

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