Holidays Calendar for September 10, 2020
September 10 is National Day in Belize. This holiday celebrates the day, when Belize gained independence from Spain in 1798.
People of Gibraltar annually celebrate National Day on September 10. This first celebration took place in 1992 and a year later the holiday was given an official status.
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Philippines
Feast of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (Bonok-Bonok Festival) in Surigao City
The Feast of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (Kapistahan ni San Nicolas de Tolentino), also known as the Bonok-Bonok Maradjao Karadjao Festival, is a special non-working holiday in Surigao City, Philippines. It is celebrated on September 10 in honor of the city’s patron saint.
World Suicide Prevention Day is observed annually on September 10. This observance was initiated by the Intentional Association for Suicide Prevention in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the World Federation for Mental Health.
If you love fortified wines, don’t forget to celebrate International Port Wine Day on January 27 and September 10. This amazing holiday was created to promote a style of Portuguese fortified wine that is exclusively produced in the Douro Valley.
Many countries around the world celebrate Teachers’ Day to show respect and appreciation for the work that teachers and other educators do every day. The People’s Republic of China celebrates Teachers’ Day annually on September 10.
September is Amerindian Heritage Month in Guyana. During the whole month people of Guyana celebrate the Amerindian heritage, the heritage of the indigenous people. And one of the most important dates is September 10, that marks Amerindian Heritage Day.
National TV Dinner Day is celebrated across the United States on September 10. A TV dinner is a pre-packaged refrigerated or frozen meal that requires very little preparation. It usually comes as a single-serving meal.
Caramel Cheesecake Day, sometimes referred to as National Caramel Cheesecake Day, is observed annually on September 10. It celebrates a creamy, decadent dessert topped with a delicious caramel sauce.
Adults of Honduras congratulate children with their holiday Children's Day (or Día de los Niños, as it's called there) on September 10 every year. This holiday is very popular and children have and get everything without excuse, just because it's their day.
Bullying, including cyberbullying, is one of the biggest problems in schools around the globe, so it is not surprising that there are multiple awareness days that aim to end bullying once and for all. One of them is Stand Up Against Bullying Day, observed in Nova Scotia, Canada on the second Thursday of September.
R U OK? Day is a national day of action observed throughout Australia on the second Thursday of September. It encourages people to connect with others and pay attention to the people they care about in order to spot the signs that they might be struggling.
Festivals on September 10, 2020
- Time-Based Art Festival in Portland (OR), USA
- Kaunas Jazz in Kaunas, Lithuania
- GOGBOT in Enschede, Netherlands
- Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada
- Vancouver Fringe Festival in Vancouver, Canada
- Budapest Wine Festival in Budapest, Hungary
- Durban International Film Festival in Durban, South Africa
- Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria
- Berlin International Literature Festival in Berlin, Germany
- Stockholm Early Music Festival in Stockholm, Sweden
- Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair in Bangkok, Thailand
- Wiz-Art Lviv International Short Film Festival in Lviv, Ukraine
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim, USA
- Berlin Biennale in Berlin, Germany
This Day in History
- 2023 Died: Ian Wilmut, British embryologist. He is best known as the leader of the research group that in 1996 first cloned a mammal from an adult somatic cell, a Finnish Dorset lamb named Dolly.
- 2014 The first Invictus Games began at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England. It is an international Paralympic-style event.
- 2008 The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was launched in CERN (Geneva, Switzerland). It is the largest and most powerful particle collider in the world.
- 2007 Died: Anita Roddick, British businesswoman and activist, best known as the founder of the cosmetic company The Body Shop (1976).
- 2006 Died: Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga from 1965 until his death. He wielded great political authority and influence in the government.
- 2003 Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh was fatally stabbed while shopping in central Stockholm. She died the following day.
- 2001 Died: Cliff Robertson, American actor whose prolific career spanned over six decades. He received the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor.
- 1986 Born: Sarah Levy, Canadian actress best known for her role of Twyla Sands in Schitt's Creek. She is the daughter of Eugene Levy and sister of Dan Levy.
- 1983 Died: Felix Bloch, Swiss-American physicist who was awarded the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing it with Edward Mills Purcell.
- 1980 Born: Mikey Way, American musician and songwriter who was the bassist of the rock band My Chemical Romance from 2001 until their split in 2013 and reunited with the band in 2019.
- 1979 Died: Agostinho Neto, Angolan revolutionary, politician, and statesman who served as the 1st President of Angola from 1976 until his death.
- 1977 Tunisian immigrant Hamida Djandoubi became the last person to be executed in France. He was executed by guillotine for torture and murder.
- 1976 British Airways Flight 476 and Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 550 collided near Zagreb (then Yugoslavia), killing all 176 people aboard both flights.
- 1975 Died: George Paget Thomson, English physicist who was awarded the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing it with Clinton Joseph Davisson.
- 1974 Born: Ryan Philippe, American actor. He came to prominence with starring roles in I Know What You Did Last Summer, 54, Playing by Heart, and Cruel Intentions.
- 1968 Born: Guy Ritchie, English filmmaker whose best known films include Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, RocknRolla, Sherlock Holmes, The Gentlemen, and others.
- 1967 A sovereignty referendum was held in Gibraltar. The overwhelming majority of voters chose to remain under British sovereignty.
- 1960 Born: Alison Bechdel, American cartoonist. She came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home, which was adapted as a stage musical.
- 1960 Ethiopian athlete Abebe Bikila won the 1960 Olympic Marathon, running barefoot. Four years later, he also won the 1964 Olympic Marathon.
- 1960 Born: Colin Firth, English actor of stage and screen best known for his roles in Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones's Diary, The King's Speech, and many other films.
- 1958 Born: Chris Columbus, American filmmaker whose best known films include Home Alone and its sequel, Mrs. Doubtfire, and the first two films in the Harry Potter series.
- 1949 Born: Bill O'Reilly, American conservative commentator, journalist, author, and television host. His program The O'Reilly Factor was the highest-rated cable news show for 16 years.
- 1941 Born: Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese video game designer best known for developing the Game Boy and Game & Watch handheld systems.
- 1939 Born: Cynthia Lennon (née Powell), the first wife of John Lennon of the Beatles and the mother of his eldest son Julian. They met in college.
- 1933 Born: Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer, artist, and photographer known for working with Chanel and Fendi. He also had his own label.
- 1919 The Allies of WWI and Austria signed the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia.
- 1919 Died: J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher. He is known as the editor of The Bulletin and the founder of the Archibald Prize.
- 1897 19 unarmed striking mine workers were killed by sheriff's posse at the Lattimer mine near Hazleton, Pennsylvania (the Lattimer massacre).
- 1892 Born: Arthur Compton, American physicist who was awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing it with Charles Thomson Rees Wilson.
- 1797 Died: Mary Wollstonecraft, English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. She is also known as the mother of Mary Shelley.
- 1748 Died: Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, also known as Mother Ignacia, Filipino religious sister of the Catholic Church. She founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
- 1638 Born: Maria Theresa of Spain, Queen consort of France and Navarre as the wife of King Louis XIV. She was famed for her virtue and piety.
- 1604 Died: William Morgan, Welsh bishop best known as the translator of the first version of the whole Bible into Welsh from Greek and Hebrew.
- 1509 A 7.2 magnitude earthquake, known as the Lesser Judgement Day, occurred in the Sea of Marmara near Constantinople, killing 10,000 people.