"National Grandma Moses Day on September 7th celebrates the birth of Anna Mary Robertson Moses, a successful painter who began her career at the age of 78."
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations/national-grandma-moses-day-september-7
Monday, September 7, 2026
Sunday, September 6, 2026
September 6
Magellan’s ship Victoria completes circumnavigation of the globe (1522); Social work pioneer Jane Addams born (1860); Munich massacre takes place at Munich Olympic Games; 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed by terrorist group (1972); Idris Elba born (1972); Actor Burt Reynolds dies (2018).
Friday, September 4, 2026
September 4
Edmond Halley observes Halley’s comet for first time (1682); Beyoncé born (1981); Google is founded (1998); "Crocodile Hunter" host Steve Irwin killed by a stingray (2006); Comedian Joan Rivers dies (2014).
Thursday, September 3, 2026
September 3
Treaty of Paris signed, ending American Revolutionary War (1783); Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Marguerite Higgins born (1920); Author Malcolm Gladwell born (1963); Football coaching legend Vince Lombardi dies (1970).
September 2
US Treasury Department is founded (1789); Japan surrenders, ending World War II (1945); Astronaut and teacher Christa McAuliffe born (1948); Actor and musician Keanu Reeves born (1964); Vietnamese president and revolutionary Hồ Chí Minh dies (1969).
September 1
Japan's Great Kanto Earthquake kills over 140,000 (1923); Germany invades Poland, beginning World War II (1939); Masanori Murakami makes his debut as the first Japanese-born MLB player (1964); Bobby Fischer becomes the first American to win the World Chess Championship (1972); Wreck of the Titanic found (1985).
August 31
Actor Richard Gere born (1949); Boxing legend Rocky Marciano dies (1969); Princess Diana dies in car crash in Paris (1997); 953 die in bridge stampede in Iraq (2005); Baseball great Tom Seaver dies (2020).
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