Fifth week of September, 2017 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. In 1990, then President George H. W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution designating Natio..→

Achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. It was the subject of the General Assembly’s first resolution in 1946. It has been..→

World Contraception Day takes place on September 26th every year. The annual worldwide campaign centers around a vision where every pregnancy is wanted. Launched in 2007,..→

Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prereq..→

When’s Google’s birthday? I’m not sure even we know – we’ve celebrated on September 4th, 7th, 8th, 26th, and, most recently the 27th. Still, while there’re some differi..→

World Tourism Day (WTD) is commemorated each year on 27 September. Its purpose is to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and ..→

Frances Willard, a teacher and lecturer, grew up in Janesville, Wisconsin. She was influential in the early women’s movement and was president of the Women’s Christian Te..→

In 2018, International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrates 70 years since the Convention establishing the Organization was adopted. The World Maritime Day theme for th..→

World Rabies Day is an international campaign coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, a non-profit organization with headquarters in the United States and ..→

World Heart Day was founded in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death, claiming 17.3 million lives e..→

International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators...→

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year—the day on which jews are closest to G-d and to the quintessence of their own souls. It is the Day of Atonement—“For on this day..→