This is our day guide for Tuesday September 22nd 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on September 22nd 2015
International: Eid Al Adha
Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
Bulgaria: Independence Day
Bulgaria had been part of the Ottoman Empire since 1396. In the late nineteenth century, a growing tide of nationalism had been spreading across Europe, which had been threatening the break up of the western parts of the Ottoman Empire
Japan: Public Holiday
If Respect for the aged day falls on 21 September and Autumnal Equinox falls in 23 September, then 22 September will be a holiday - creating 'Silver Week'Go to Today | September 23rd 2015
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| General Information for September 22nd 2015 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 265 of 2015 | |
| 100 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 39 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1955 - In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time. | |
| 1869 - Wagner's Opera Das Rheingold, the first part of the Ring Cycle, is premièred at the Court Theatre in Munich. | |
| 1862 - Slavery in the United States: a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released. | |
| 1761 - George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain. |
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