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19 September 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2023 - Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia
History
2022 - The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.History
2022 - A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán.2022 earthquake in Mexico
History
2021 - The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.Volcano in La Palma, Spain
History
2017 - The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.Magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Mexico
History
2016 - In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.Bombing attack in the United States
History
2011 - Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.Panamanian-American baseball player (born 1969)
History
2010 - The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.2010 environmental disaster
History
2008 - A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.Business jet aircraft
History
2006 - The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.Coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
Notable births
Born
1999 - Precious Achiuwa, Nigerian basketball playerNigerian basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Nolan Patrick, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1998)
Born
1998 - Trae Young, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1996 - Brandon Clarke, Canadian-American basketball player (died 2026)Canadian-American basketball player (1996–2026)
Born
1996 - Dejounte Murray, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Chris Silva, Gabonese basketball playerGabonese basketball player (born 1996)
Born
1995 - Rachel Sennott, American actressAmerican actress and comedian (born 1995)
Notable deaths
No items available.
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 4.3 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
26.30 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
16.13 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.