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Thursday September 21, 2023

September 21: Day of the Week

September 21, 2023 was the 264th 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.

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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 21 Historical Event(s)

  • 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.

Who were born on September 21?

  • 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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