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Calendar day; September 24, 2015

September 24, 2015

Thursday, the 24th of September, 2015 is the 267th day in 2015 and in the 39th calendar week.

General Events:

Heritage Day in South Africa
September 24, 2015 in South Africa

Heritage Day in South Africa takes place on September 24, 2015. Heritage Day is a public holiday on which South Africans across the spectrum are encouraged to celebrate their cultural heritage and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people. South Africans celebrate Heritage Day by remembering the cultural heritage of the many cultures that make up the population of South Africa. Various events are staged throughout the country to commemorate this day.

Where is Heritage Day in South Africa?
Nationwide South Africa

National Punctuation Day
September 24, 2015 in the USA

National Punctuation Day takes place on September 24, 2015. National Punctuation Day is a celebration of punctuation which occurs each year. Founded by Jeff Rubin in 2004, National Punctuation Day simply promotes the correct usage of punctuation. Rubin encourages appreciators of correct punctuation and spelling to send in pictures of errors spotted in every day life. National Punctuation Day has been recognized nationally in the media and in celebrations by people of all ages.

http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/

Where is the event?
Nationwide USA

Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving (Gedaechtnisz Tag)
September 24, 2015 in the USA/Pennsylvania

The Schwekfelders are the descendants of a small Protestant sect that sprang up in Germany around the time of the Reformation. They were followers of Caspar Schwenkfeld, a theologian. He and his followers separated themselves from Protestant circles and formed the brotherhoods that still survive as the Schwenkfelder Church. Most Schwenkfelders now live in Pennsylvania Dutch country.

In 1733, a handful of Schwenkfelder’s followers arrived in Philadelphia, and a second group emigrated from Germany on September 22, 1734. The next day they swore their allegiance to the British king, then they spent the following day, September 24, expressing their gratitude to God for having delivered them from persecution. In the Pennsylvania Dutch counties where Schwenkfelders still live, this day is observed as a special Thanksgiving Day.

http://schwenkfelderexilesociety.org/schwenkfelders-in-pennsylvania/

Where is the event?
Nationwide USA/Pennsylvania

Days of the Joy
September 24 – 26, 2015 in Saudi Arabia

The Days of the Joy approximately take place between September 24, 2015 and September 26, 2015. During these days the meat scarified during the Feast of Sacrifice is drying. The observances take place between the 11th and 13th day of the Islamic month Dhu l-Hiddscha. The days are part of the great Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the Hajj.

Where is the event?
Mecca Saudi Arabia

Historical Events on 24th September:

312 – Start of Imperial Indication

1180 – Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline

1683 – King Louis XIV expels all Jews from French possessions in America

1829 – Russia & Ottoman Empire sign Peace Treaty of Adrianople

1852 – Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st engine powered dirigible/airship flight with steam power

1877 – Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion

1895 – 1st round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle (took 15 months)

1923 – Premiere of 1st celluloid film “Das Leben auf dem Dorfe” (Berlin)

1941 – Nine Allied governments pledge adherence to the common principles of policy set forth in the Atlantic Charter

1948 – The Honda Motor Company is founded