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21 September 2026
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
International Day of PeaceSelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2013 - Unidentified gunmen began a three-day attack on the upmarket Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, resulting in the deaths of 67 people with at least another 175 wounded.2013 terrorist attack in Nairobi, Kenya
Anniversary
2004 - American rock band Green Day released their seventh studio album, American Idiot.American rock band
Anniversary
2001 - Several British Muslim youths in Peterborough, England, murdered 17-year-old Ross Parker, leading to debate over whether the British media failed to cover racially motivated crimes with white victims.City in Cambridgeshire, England
Anniversary
2001 - America: A Tribute to Heroes was broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.Benefit concert that raised money for victims of 9/11 attacks
Anniversary
1999 - A 7.7 Mw earthquake struck Jiji, Taiwan, killing 2,415 people, injuring more than 11,000 others and causing about NT$300 billion (US$10 billion) in damage across the island.Measure of earthquake size
Historical events
History
2019 - A 5.6 Mw earthquake shakes the Albanian port of Durrës. Forty-nine people are injured in the capital, Tirana.Earthquake in Northwestern Albania
History
2018 - LGBT rights activist Zak Kostopoulos is beaten to death on a busy street in Athens.Greek LGBT activist (1985–2018)
History
2015 - Adventist Health System agreed to pay $118.7 million to settle allegations of fraud. It was the largest a hospital network has ever paid.American health care system
History
2013 - Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, killing at least 67 people.Somalia-based Wahhabi militant group
History
2012 - Three Egyptian militants open fire on a group of Israeli soldiers in a southern Israel cross-border attack.Ethnic group native to Egypt
History
2003 - The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere.First NASA mission to orbit Jupiter (1989–2003)
History
2001 - America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.Benefit concert that raised money for victims of 9/11 attacks
History
2001 - Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.2001 murder of an English teenager
History
1999 - The 7.7-magnitude Chi-Chi earthquake strikes central Taiwan, killing 2,400 people.Earthquake in Taiwan
History
1997 - St. Olaf's Church, a stone church from the 16th century in Tyrvää, Finland, is burnt down by a burglar.Late medieval fieldstone church in Tyrvää, Sastamala, Finland
Notable births
Born
2006 - Alisha Palmowski, British female racing driverBritish racing driver (born 2006)
Born
1999 - Alexander Isak, Eritrean-Swedish professional footballerSwedish footballer (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Lizzy McAlpine, American singer-songwriterAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Yainer Díaz, Dominican baseball playerDominican baseball player (born 1998)
Born
1995 - Bruno Caboclo, Brazilian basketball playerBrazilian basketball player (born 1995)
Born
1994 - Devin Williams, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1994)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Raquel Blandón, Guatemalan lawyer and activist, First Lady of Guatemala (born 1943)Guatemalan lawyer and activist (1943–2024)
Died
2024 - Benny Golson, American saxophonist and composer (born 1929)American jazz saxophonist and composer (1929–2024)
Died
2024 - Eddie Low, New Zealand country singer and musician (born 1943)Musical artist
Died
2024 - Mercury Morris, American football player (born 1947)American football player (1947–2024)
Died
2023 - Walewska Oliveira, Brazilian volleyball player and Olympic champion (born 1979)Brazilian volleyball player (1979–2023)
Died
2022 - Raju Srivastav, Indian comedian, actor and politician (born 1963)Indian comedian, actor and politician (1963–2022)
Died
2020 - Arthur Ashkin, American scientist and Nobel laureate (born 1922)American physicist (1922–2020)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.6 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
28.53 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
27.37 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.