This is our day guide for Friday September 22nd 2017 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 2017
International: Islamic New Year
Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
Bulgaria: Independence Day
Bulgarian Independence Day marks Bulgaria's independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1908
Israel: Rosh Hashanah
Second day of Rosh Hashanah, the New Year of the Jewish calendar
Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day
The Autumnal Equinox marks the day that the sun crosses over the equator from the Northern to the Southern hemisphere
Malaysia: Awal Muharram
Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
Mali: Independence Day
The Sudanese Republic became the independent Republic of Mali on 22 September 1960Go to Today | September 23rd 2017
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| General Information for September 22nd 2017 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 265 of 2017 | |
| 100 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 38 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library. | |
| 1955 - In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time. | |
| 1941 - World War II: On Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed. | |
| 1862 - Slavery in the United States: a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released. |
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