SEPTEMBER

1 September

Important Days and Dates in September 2022

Every month has numerous important dates for the observance and enhancing awareness for the betterment of the community as a whole. These observations are aimed to educate the public on issues of concern, mobilize political will and resources to address global...

1 September: Tribute to Hannah Glasse

Hannah Glasse (28 March 1708 – 1 September 1770) was an English cookery writer of the 18th century. Her first cookery book, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, published in 1747, became the best-selling recipe book that century.

1 September in Indian and World History

1 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.1 September is the birth anniversary of Swami Prabhupada, K. N. Singh, Poorna Ajitak Sangma, and Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidyanathan. 1 September is also observed as the...

1 September: Remembering Guru Amar Das on his Punya Tithi

Guru Amar Das (5 May 1479 – 1 September 1574), was the third Sikh Guru and became Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73. Early Life He was born on 5 May 1479, in Amritsar district, Punjab, India. His parents were Tej Bhan, a farmer and trader, and Mata Lachmi. Later Years...

2 September

2 September in Indian and World History

2 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.1 September is the birth anniversary of T.K. Madhavan, Pawan Kalyan, Ishant Sharma, and Ishmit Singh. 2 September is also observed as the death anniversary Of Amarnath...

2 September: Remembering Wilhelm Ostwald on Birthday

Wilhelm Ostwald (2 September 1853 – 4 April 1932) was a German chemist and philosopher who made significant contributions to the fields of physical chemistry and chemical thermodynamics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909. Life and Career He was born...

3 September

3 September: Tribute to Honinbo Shusaku

Honinbo Shusaku (6 June 1829 – 3 September 1862) was a prominent Japanese Go player who lived during the Edo period. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Go players in history.

3 September: Remembering Carl David Anderson on Birth Anniversary

Carl David Anderson (3 September 1905 – 11 January 1991) was an American physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936. Life and Career He was born on 3 September 1905, in New York, U.S. He did his schooling at Los Angeles Polytechnic High School, and...

3 September: Kiran Desai an Indian author

Kiran Desai (3 September 1971) is an Indian author. She won the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award and the Man Booker Prize for The Inheritance of Loss in 2006. The Economic Times named her one of the 20 most influential Indian women in the world in January...

4 September

4 September in Indian and World History

4 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.1 September is the birth anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji, Bhupendra Nath Datta, Dadulare Vajpayee, and Rishi Kapoor. 4 September is also observed as the death...

4 September: Remembering Dadabhai Naoroji on his Birth Anniversary

Dadabhai Naoroji also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India" was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar, and writer. Who was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895...

5 September

5 September: Remembering Mother Teresa on her Punya Tithi

Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and a missionary, and the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to the poor, particularly to the destitute of India. In 1950, Teresa founded the...

5 September in Indian and World History

5 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.1 September is the birth anniversary of Chidambaram Pillai, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Vachaspati Pathak, and Laxminarayan Ramdas. 5 September is also observed as...

5 September: Tribute to Fahrelnissa Zeid on Death Anniversary

Fahrelnissa Zeid (7 January 1901 – 5 September 1991) was a Turkish artist best known for her large-scale abstract paintings with kaleidoscopic patterns as well as her drawings, lithographs, and sculptures. Zeid was one of the first women to attend art school in Istanbul. Her husband was a member of the Hashemite royal family of Iraq.

6 September

6 September: Remembering John James Rickard Macleod on Birthday

John James Rickard Macleod (6 September 1876 – 16 March 1935) was a Scottish physician and physiologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1923 for his contribution to the discovery of insulin. Life and Career He was born on 6 September 1876,...

6 September: Tribute to Sully Prudhomme

Sully Prudhomme (16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901. Life and Career He was born on 16 March 1839, in Paris, France. He received a traditional education, attending the...

6 September: Tribute to Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa (23 March 1910 – 6 September 1998)) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema.

7 September

7 September: Tribute to Karen Blixen

Karen Blixen (17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote works in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries, Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries, Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel.

8 September

8 September: Tribute to Hermann Staudinger

Hermann Staudinger (23 March 1881 – 8 September 1965) was a German chemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1953. Life and Career He was born on 23 March 1881, in Worms, German Empire. He received his education in chemistry in Germany. He studied at the...

8 September: Remembering Frederic Mistral on Birthday

Frederic Mistral (8 September 1830 – 25 March 1914) was a French writer and poet who is best known for his contributions to the Occitan language and literature. In 1904, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Life and Career He was born on 8 September 1830, in...

8 September: Remembering Feroze Gandhi on his Punya Tithi

Feroze Gandhi (12 September 1912 – 8 September 1960) was an Indian freedom fighter, politician, and journalist. Early Life Feroze Gandhi was born on 12 September 1912, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He went to Vidya Mandir High School and then graduated from Ewing...

8 September: Remembering Bhupen Hazarika on his Birth Anniversary

Bhupen Hazarika was an Indian playback singer, musician, and poet. Popularly known as 'Bard of Brahmaputra'. Most of the songs were written in Assamese. EARLY LIFE Bhupen Hazarika was born on 8 September 1926, in Assam, India. He completed his primary education at...

8 September: Tribute to Hideki Yukawa

Hideki Yukawa (23 January 1907 – 8 September 1981) was a Japanese theoretical physicist. He received the Nobel Prize in 1949. Life and Career He was born on 23 January 1907, in Tokyo, Japan. He got his formal education in Kyoto and called it home. Yukawa was enrolled...

8 September: Tribute to Victor Horta

Victor Horta (6 January 1861 – 8 September 1947) was a Belgian architect who is considered one of the pioneers of Art Nouveau architecture. Horta’s early work was influenced by the Gothic Revival style, but he later developed an interest in the Art Nouveau movement, which emphasized organic, flowing lines and motifs inspired by nature.

9 September

9 September: Remembering Dr. Verghese Kurien on his Punya Tithi

Dr. Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012), a renowned Indian social entrepreneur known as the ‘Father of the White Revolution’ for his ‘Billion Liter Idea’ (Operation Flood) – the world’s largest agricultural development program – are still famous for...

9 September in Indian and World History

9 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.1 September is the birth anniversary of Bharatendra Harishchandra, Leela Chitnis, Akshay Kumar, and Captain Vikram Batra. 9 September is also observed as the death...

10 September

10 September in Indian and World History

10 September in Indian and World History10 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 10 September is the birth anniversary of Govind Ballabh Pant, Radhikaraman Prasad Singh, Basappa Danappa Jatti, and Anurag...

10 September: Remembering Arthur Compton on Birthday

Arthur Compton (10 September 1892 – 15 March 1962) was an American physicist who made significant contributions to the study of X-rays and the behavior of electrons. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927. Life and Career He was born on 10 September 1892,...

11 September

11 September: Tribute to Antero de Quental

Antero de Quental (18 April 1842 – 11 September 1891) was a prominent Portuguese poet, philosopher, and writer who lived in the 19th century. He is known for his contributions to Portuguese literature, his involvement in political and social movements, and his philosophical ideas. His life, career, and legacy are marked by his literary works, his intellectual pursuits, and his impact on Portuguese society.

11 September: Tribute to Roger Hargreaves

Roger Hargreaves (9 May 1935 – 11 September 1988) was an English author and illustrator of children’s books. He created the Mr. Men series, Little Miss series and Timbuctoo series, intended for young readers. The simple and humorous stories, with bold, brightly coloured illustrations, have sales of over 85 million copies worldwide in 20 languages.

11 September: Tribute to Mahadevi Varma

Mahadevi Varma (26 March 1907 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian writer, activist, and leading poet of the Chhayavad movement in Hindi literature. Early Life Mahadevi Varma was born on 26 March 1907, in, Farrukhabad, UP. Her father Govind Prasad Varma was a professor,...

11 September: Remembering Vinoba Bhave on his Birth Anniversary

Vinoba Bhave (11 September 1895 - 15 November 1982) was an Indian nonviolence activist, freedom fighter, social reformer, and spiritual teacher. He was the founder of the Bhoodan Movement. EARLY LIFE He was born on 11 September 1895, in Kolaba, Maharashtra.  He was...

12 September

12 September in Indian and World History

12 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.12 September is the birth anniversary of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, and Feroze Gandhi. 12 September is also observed as the death anniversary of Chandradhar Sharma...

12 September: Tribute to Mohammed Ghani Hikmat

Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (20 April 1929 – 12 September  2011) was an Iraqi sculptor and artist credited with creating some of Baghdad’s highest-profile sculptures and was known as the “sheik of sculptors”.

12 September: Tribute to Norman Borlaug

Norman Borlaug (25 March 1914 – 12 September 2009) was an American agronomist and humanitarian who is often referred to as the "father of the Green Revolution". Life and Career He was born on 25 March 1914, in Cresco, Iowa. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in...

12 September: Remembering Irene Joliot Curie on Birthday

Irene Joliot Curie (12 September 1897 – 17 March 1956) was a French chemist, physicist, and politician. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of induced radioactivity. Early Life She was born on 12 September 1897, in Paris, France....

12 September: Remembering Feroze Gandhi on his Birth Anniversary

Feroze Gandhi (12 September 1912 – 8 September 1960) was an Indian freedom fighter, politician, and journalist. Early Life Feroze Gandhi was born on 12 September 1912, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He went to Vidya Mandir High School and then graduated from Ewing...

13 September

14 September

 14 September: Tribute to Adelaide Cabete

Adelaide Cabete was a Portuguese feminist, humanitarian, physician, and activist who tirelessly fought for women’s rights and equality in the 20th century. She was also the founder and president of the Conselho Nacional das Mulheres Portuguesas (The National Council of Portuguese Women).

14 September: Tribute to Hwang Sun-won

Hwang Sun-won (26 March 1915 – 14 September 2000) was a renowned South Korean writer, best known for his literary works that depict the social and political realities of Korea during the Japanese colonial era and the Korean War.

14 September in Indian and World History

14 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.14 September is the birth anniversary of Gopaldas Parmanand Sippy, Ram Boolchand Jethmalani, and Robin Singh. 14 September is also observed as the death anniversary of...

15 September

15 September in Indian and World History

15 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.15 September is the birth anniversary of Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, and C.N. Annadurai. 15 September is also observed as the death...

16 September

16 September: Remembering George Sudarshan on his Birth Anniversary

George Sudarshan (16 September 1931 – 13 May 2018) was an Indian American theoretical physicist and a professor at the University of Texas. Early Life He was born on 16 September 1931, in Kerala, India. He studied at CMS College Kottayam and graduated from Madras...

16 September in Indian and World History

16 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.16 September is the birth anniversary of Shaheed Balwant Singh, Shyamlal Gupta 'Parshad', Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, and Prasoon Joshi. 16 September is also...

17 September

17 September: Tribute to Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (27 January 1814 – 17 September 1879) Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was a French architect and theorist who lived in the 19th century. He is best known for his work on the restoration of medieval buildings, particularly Gothic cathedrals. He believed in the idea of “restauration,” which involved not only repairing and preserving historical buildings, but also making modifications and additions to them in order to make them usable for modern purposes.

17 September: Tribute to R.A. Kartini

R.A. Kartini (21 April 1879 – 17 September 1904) often referred to as Kartini, was an Indonesian national heroine and pioneer in the advancement of women’s rights and education in Indonesia.

17 September in Indian and World History

17 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.17 September is the birth anniversary of Gaganendranath Tagore, Wamanrao Baliram Lakhe, E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker, and Narendra Modi 17 September is also observed as the...

18 September

19 September

19 September in Indian and World History

19 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.19 September is the birth anniversary of Sunita Williams, Aakash Chopra, and Kunwar Narayan. 19 September is also observed as the death anniversary of Guru Ramdas,...

20 September

20 September: Remembering Narayana Guru on his Punya Tithi

Narayana Guru (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader, and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality....

21 September

21 September: Tribute to Ivana Brlić Mažuranić

Ivana Brlić Mažuranić (18 April 1874 – 21 September 1938) was a Croatian writer. Within her native land, as well as internationally, she has been praised as the best Croatian writer for children.

21 September: Tribute to Bernardo Alberto Houssay

Bernardo Alberto Houssay (10 April 1887 – 21 September 1971) was an Argentine physiologist. Houssay was a co-recipient of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering the role played by pituitary hormones in regulating the amount of glucose in animals, sharing the prize with Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Cori.

21 September: Remembering Shinzo Abe on his Birth Anniversary

Shinzo Abe (21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese...

21 September: International Day of Peace 2022 and its Significance

Image Courtesy: UN Photo/Manuel Elías International Day of Peace is observed every year on 21 September.  It is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence,...

22 September

22 September: Remembering Guru Nanak on his Punya Tithi

Guru Nanak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539), also called Baba Nanak, was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. Early Life He was born on 15 April 1469, in Punjab, Pakistan. His father Kalyan Chand das Bedi was an agricultural revenue...

22 September in Indian and World History

22 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.22 September is the birth anniversary of V.S. Srinivasa Sastri, Pawan Kumar Chamling, and Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil. 22 September is also observed as the death...

23 September

23 September: Remembering Jaroslav Seifert on Birth Anniversary

Jaroslav Seifert (23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet, and journalist. He became the first Czech to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984. Life and Career He was born on 23 September 1901, in Prague, Austria-Hungary. He published his...

23 September in Indian and World History

23 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.23 September is the birth anniversary of Yusuf Meherali, Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', and Prem Chopra. 23 September is also observed as the death anniversary of Rao...

24 September

24 September: Remembering Aarti Saha on her Birth Anniversary

Aarti Saha (24 September 1940 – 23 August 1994) was a famous Indian swimmer. She was the first woman swimmer from India and Asia to swim across the English Channel. Early Life She was born on 24 September 1940, in Kolkata, India. Her dad was in the military. She lost...

24 September in Indian and World History

24 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.24 September is the birth anniversary of Pratap Narayan Mishra, Bhikaji Rustam Cama or 'Madame Cama', Aarti Saha, and Limba Ram. 24 September is also observed as the...

25 September

25 September: Antyodaya Diwas and its Significance

Antyodaya Diwas is observed every year on September 25. This day was given its national importance when Prime Minister Narendra Modi,  in 2014, dedicated the day in honour of the late Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya to mark his birth anniversary.  Significance of Antyodaya...

25 September: Tribute to Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai (1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and a political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She is best known for founding the Green Belt Movement, an organization that promoted environmental conservation and women’s rights through planting trees and supporting sustainable development.

25 September in Indian and World History

25 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 25 September is the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Devi Lal, Deendayal Upadhyaya, and Satish Dhawan. 25 September is also observed as the death anniversary of...

25 September in Indian and World History

25 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 25 September is the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Devi Lal, Deendayal Upadhyaya, and Satish Dhawan. 25 September is also observed as the death anniversary of...

26 September

26 September: Remembering Dev Anand on his Birth Anniversary

Dev Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), was an Indian actor, writer, director, and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was one of the most successful actors in the Indian film industry. Early Life...

26 September: Tribute to Béla Bartók

Béla Bartók (24 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist who lived from 1881 to 1945. He is widely regarded as one of the most important composers of the 20th century, and his music is known for its innovative harmonies, complex rhythms, and incorporation of traditional folk melodies and rhythms.

27 September

27 September: Remembering Raja Ram Mohan Roy on his Punya Tithi

Raja Ram Mohan Roy (22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833), is called ‘the father of modern Indian society. He was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, the originator of the Indian linguistic press, the leader of the mass awakening and social reform movement, and the father of...

27 September in Indian and World History

27 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 27 September is the birth anniversary of Radhanath Rai, Vithaldas Jhaverbhai Patel, Yash Raj Chopra, and Lakshmipathy Balaji. 27 September is also observed as the...

28 September

29 September

29 September: Tribute to Katsuko Saruhashi

Katsuko Saruhashi (22 March 1920 – 29 September 2007) was a Japanese geochemist who created tools that let her take some of the first measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in seawater.

29 September: Tribute to Charles Addams on Death Anniversary

Charles Samuel Addams (7 January 1912 – 29 September 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters. The cartoons were signed by Chas Addams. Through various adaptations, some of his recurring characters became known as the Addams Family.

29 September in Indian and World History

29 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 29 September is the birth anniversary of Brijesh Mishra, Sarosh Homi Kapadia, and Mehmood Ali. 29 September is also observed as the death anniversary of Matangini...

30 September

30 September: Remembering Gaspar Henaine on the day of passing

Gaspar Henaine (6 January 1927 – 30 September 2011) also known by his stage name Capulina, was a Mexican actor, comedian, and film producer. He began his career as a stage actor in the 1940s. Henaine became popular for his comedic roles in Mexican films and television shows, and he was particularly known for his ability to play multiple characters in the same film.

30 September in Indian and World History

30 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 30 September is the birth anniversary of Pandit Shraddharam Sharma, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, and Deepa Malik. 30 September is also observed as the death anniversary of...

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