September 26
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68 holidays recorded on September 26 throughout history
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Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians who reportedly refused payment for their services — earning the titl…
Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians who reportedly refused payment for their services — earning the title Anargyri, the 'silverless ones.' They were executed around 287 AD. What's strange is how persistently they appear: their faces show up in Byzantine mosaics, Renaissance paintings, and above the doors of hospitals across Europe for over a thousand years. Two doctors who charged nothing became the most depicted medical figures in Western art history.
There have been over 2,000 nuclear test explosions since 1945 — the United States alone conducted more than 1,000.
There have been over 2,000 nuclear test explosions since 1945 — the United States alone conducted more than 1,000. The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons exists because the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons made a promise in 1968 that nuclear states would work toward disarmament. That promise is still outstanding. Nine countries currently hold an estimated 12,500 warheads. The day isn't a celebration — it's an annual reminder of a debt the world's most powerful nations haven't paid.
On September 26, 1983, Soviet Lt. Colonel Stanislav Petrov watched his early-warning system report five incoming Amer…
On September 26, 1983, Soviet Lt. Colonel Stanislav Petrov watched his early-warning system report five incoming American nuclear missiles. Protocol said report it up the chain. He decided — alone, in minutes — that it was a false alarm. It was. A satellite had misread sunlight reflecting off clouds. If he'd followed orders, the Soviet response could have launched before anyone confirmed the error. Petrov died in 2017 having received one informal peace award and very little official recognition. Petrov Day exists to mark the night one person's hesitation kept the world intact.
Saint Stephen's Day — September 26th in some traditions — honors the first Christian martyr, stoned to death in Jerus…
Saint Stephen's Day — September 26th in some traditions — honors the first Christian martyr, stoned to death in Jerusalem likely around 34 AD. He was a deacon, not an apostle, which made his death theologically notable: ordinary church administrators were dying for the faith, not just the inner circle. A young man named Saul watched the stoning approvingly, holding the cloaks of those doing the throwing. That same Saul later changed his name to Paul. Stephen's death is where his story starts.
The Orthodox calendar on September 26th commemorates the Repose of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian — t…
The Orthodox calendar on September 26th commemorates the Repose of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian — traditionally the only one of the twelve apostles to die of old age rather than martyrdom. He's said to have died at Ephesus at an advanced age, possibly over 90. The tradition holds he was buried alive at his own request and later found to be gone. Whether history or legend, the Orthodox venerate him uniquely: the one the execution couldn't touch.
Discordianism — the religion built around Eris, goddess of chaos and discord — was either a genuine spiritual movemen…
Discordianism — the religion built around Eris, goddess of chaos and discord — was either a genuine spiritual movement or an elaborate philosophical prank. Its founders couldn't agree which, and decided that was the point. Bureflux marks a seasonal transition in the Discordian calendar, which runs on its own five-season year. The holy text, the Principia Discordia, was partly written in a bowling alley. It influenced Robert Anton Wilson, the counterculture, and early internet culture more than most serious religions managed.
French citizens celebrated the horse on this fifth day of Vendémiaire, honoring the animal essential to the young Rep…
French citizens celebrated the horse on this fifth day of Vendémiaire, honoring the animal essential to the young Republic’s agricultural and military strength. By dedicating specific days to tools and livestock, the radical calendar sought to replace religious tradition with a secular appreciation for the practical labor that sustained the nation.
On September 26, 1962, a group of military officers in North Yemen overthrew the Imamate — a theocratic monarchy that…
On September 26, 1962, a group of military officers in North Yemen overthrew the Imamate — a theocratic monarchy that had ruled for nearly a thousand years — just days after the Imam died. The coup triggered a civil war that drew in Egypt on one side and Saudi Arabia on the other, lasting until 1970. Yemen marks that 1962 moment today as Revolution Day, the birth of the republic. The divisions it opened never fully closed.
The European Union recognizes around 24 official languages — but its citizens collectively speak over 200.
The European Union recognizes around 24 official languages — but its citizens collectively speak over 200. European Day of Languages exists partly to push back against the assumption that English, French, and German cover it. Launched in 2001, it's a reminder that Basque has no known linguistic relatives anywhere on Earth, that Maltese is the only Semitic language with EU official status, and that Luxembourg has three official languages for a country smaller than Rhode Island.
New Zealand's Dominion Day marks September 26, 1907 — the day it officially became a self-governing dominion of the B…
New Zealand's Dominion Day marks September 26, 1907 — the day it officially became a self-governing dominion of the British Empire rather than a colony. The change was largely symbolic; Britain retained control of foreign policy, and New Zealand's parliament had been functioning for decades. But the title mattered. New Zealand had actually been offered dominion status earlier and declined, worried it would imply more distance from Britain than they wanted. They were, at that point, more enthusiastic about the Empire than the Empire was about running them. Full independence effectively came in 1947. They took their time.
Ecuador's flag carries three horizontal stripes — yellow, blue, and red — borrowed from Francisco de Miranda's Gran C…
Ecuador's flag carries three horizontal stripes — yellow, blue, and red — borrowed from Francisco de Miranda's Gran Colombia banner, the dream of a unified South America that didn't survive the 1830s. Ecuador kept the colors anyway, adding its coat of arms to distinguish it from Colombia and Venezuela, who kept the same three stripes. Today the country pauses to honor that rectangle of cloth and the long argument about what it represents.
Wilson Carlile founded the Church Army in 1882 after concluding that the Church of England was doing a thorough job o…
Wilson Carlile founded the Church Army in 1882 after concluding that the Church of England was doing a thorough job of reaching people who already felt comfortable in church. He wanted the ones sleeping rough in London's East End. He trained working-class volunteers — not ordained clergy — to do the work, which scandalized plenty of his colleagues. The organization he built still operates in over 30 countries. Anglicanism marks his life today.
Lancelot Andrewes reportedly knew 15 languages well enough to hold a conversation in all of them — which made him one…
Lancelot Andrewes reportedly knew 15 languages well enough to hold a conversation in all of them — which made him one of the translators King James I handpicked for the 1611 Bible. He led the team responsible for Genesis through 2 Kings. The cadences millions recognize as ancient and solemn were, in large part, his sentences. Anglicanism commemorates him today not just as a bishop, but as the man who helped decide how God would sound in English.
Nilus the Younger left Byzantine southern Italy in the 10th century with a small group of monks and spent decades mov…
Nilus the Younger left Byzantine southern Italy in the 10th century with a small group of monks and spent decades moving northward through the Italian peninsula, founding Greek-rite monastic communities wherever he stopped long enough. He was reportedly 90 years old when he reached Grottaferrata, just south of Rome, and laid the foundations for the Abbey of Grottaferrata in 1004. He died before it was finished. That abbey, built to his vision by Greek monks in the Latin West, has been continuously occupied for over a thousand years and still uses the Byzantine rite today.
John of Meda was a 12th-century Italian nobleman who found his way into the orbit of the Humiliati — a lay movement o…
John of Meda was a 12th-century Italian nobleman who found his way into the orbit of the Humiliati — a lay movement of poor Milanese workers who took voluntary poverty seriously at a time when the Church largely didn't. He became a priest, founded the order of the Crutched Friars, and reportedly had the kind of personal austerity that embarrassed the people around him. He died around 1159. The Humiliati were eventually suppressed, declared heretical, then partially rehabilitated. John of Meda threaded the needle into sainthood, remembered mainly by the order he left behind.
Beato Buenaventura Esteve Flors, presbítero y mártir (f.
Beato Buenaventura Esteve Flors, presbítero y mártir (f. 1936).
Beata María del Olvido Noguera Albelda, virgen y mártir (f.
Beata María del Olvido Noguera Albelda, virgen y mártir (f. 1936).
Beata Crescencia Valls Espí, virgen y mártir (f.
Beata Crescencia Valls Espí, virgen y mártir (f. 1936).
Beatos Rafael Pardo Molina y José María Vidal Segú, religiosos y mártires (f.
Beatos Rafael Pardo Molina y José María Vidal Segú, religiosos y mártires (f. 1936).
Beatas María del Refugio Rosat Balasch y María del Calvario Romero Clariana, vírgenes y mártires (f.
Beatas María del Refugio Rosat Balasch y María del Calvario Romero Clariana, vírgenes y mártires (f. 1936).
Beato Gaspar Stanggassinger, presbítero (f.
Beato Gaspar Stanggassinger, presbítero (f. 1899).
Santos Sebastián Nam I-gwan, Lucía Kim, Catalina Yi, Magdalena Cho, y ocho compañeros mártires (f.
Santos Sebastián Nam I-gwan, Lucía Kim, Catalina Yi, Magdalena Cho, y ocho compañeros mártires (f. 1839).
San Eusebio de Bolonia, obispo (s.
San Eusebio de Bolonia, obispo (s. IV).
San Senador de Albano, mártir (s.
San Senador de Albano, mártir (s. III).
San Gedeón de Manasés, juez de Israel.
San Gedeón de Manasés, juez de Israel.
Chile Chile: Día del Tulipán.
Chile Chile: Día del Tulipán.
YemenYemen Yemen: Día de la Revolución.
YemenYemen Yemen: Día de la Revolución.
Nueva ZelandaNueva Zelanda Nueva Zelanda: Día del Dominio.
Nueva ZelandaNueva Zelanda Nueva Zelanda: Día del Dominio.
México México: Día Nacional de la Donación y Trasplante de Órganos y Tejidos.
México México: Día Nacional de la Donación y Trasplante de Órganos y Tejidos.
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional del Buen Vecino.
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional del Buen Vecino.
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Bastón Verde.Se conmemora como instrumento de orientación y movilidad para las …
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Bastón Verde.Se conmemora como instrumento de orientación y movilidad para las personas con baja visión. Fue establecido en la Ley N.º 25682 que se sancionó en el año 2002 en Argentina. Santa Fe: Día Provincial de la Movilidad Infantil Segura.El objetivo es reflexionar sobre las prácticas de movilidad segura de niños sobre traslados seguros en vehículos motorizados y hábitos de movilidad responsable desde la primera infancia.
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Bastón Verde.Se conmemora como instrumento de orientación y movilidad para las …
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Bastón Verde.Se conmemora como instrumento de orientación y movilidad para las personas con baja visión. Fue establecido en la Ley N.º 25682 que se sancionó en el año 2002 en Argentina. Córdoba: Día Provincial de Prevención de Enfermedades Venosas.Por Ley 10.975, sancionada el 26 de junio de 2024, para promover programas de información, prevención y concientización sobre esta temática.
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Bastón Verde.Se conmemora como instrumento de orientación y movilidad para las …
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Bastón Verde.Se conmemora como instrumento de orientación y movilidad para las personas con baja visión. Fue establecido en la Ley N.º 25682 que se sancionó en el año 2002 en Argentina. Córdoba: Día Provincial del Trabajador en Emergencias Médicas.En conmemoración del fatal accidente ocurrido en el año 2006 en el que perdieran la vida dos emergencistas. Por Ley Nº 9.993, sancionada el 14 de septiembre de 2011.
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Empleado de Comercio.Remite a esa fecha de 1934 en que se establecieron las rel…
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Empleado de Comercio.Remite a esa fecha de 1934 en que se establecieron las relaciones de trabajo del sector con la sanción de la Ley 11.729, durante la presidencia de Agustín Pedro Justo.
Día Interamericano de las Relaciones Públicas.
Día Interamericano de las Relaciones Públicas.
Día Mundial de los Nacimientos Múltiples.
Día Mundial de los Nacimientos Múltiples.
Día Mundial del Casuario.Celebración dedicada a destacar la importancia de proteger a esta ave prehistórica y peligro…
Día Mundial del Casuario.Celebración dedicada a destacar la importancia de proteger a esta ave prehistórica y peligrosa, nativa de Australia y Nueva Guinea.
Día Mundial de la Anticoncepción.
Día Mundial de la Anticoncepción.
Día Mundial de la Salud Ambiental.Para concientizar a la población mundial acerca de la importancia de cuidar el plan…
Día Mundial de la Salud Ambiental.Para concientizar a la población mundial acerca de la importancia de cuidar el planeta Tierra, sus recursos naturales y las especies que habitan en él.
Beata María Jordá Botella, virgen y mártir (f.
Beata María Jordá Botella, virgen y mártir (f. 1936).
Beato León Legua Martí, presbítero y mártir (f.
Beato León Legua Martí, presbítero y mártir (f. 1936).
San Esteban de Rossano, monje (f.
San Esteban de Rossano, monje (f. 1001).
Aux Justina.
Aux Justina.
Día Mundial de Prevención del Embarazo no Planificado en Adolescentes.
Día Mundial de Prevención del Embarazo no Planificado en Adolescentes.
Aux Eusèbe, Eusebius, Eusébius, Euzebios, Euzébios (et les 14 et 17 août).
Aux Eusèbe, Eusebius, Eusébius, Euzebios, Euzébios (et les 14 et 17 août).
Charles (au Canada) et ses variants : Carlo, Carlos, Charlène, Charley, Charlez, Charlie, Charline, Charlot, Charly, …
Charles (au Canada) et ses variants : Carlo, Carlos, Charlène, Charley, Charlez, Charlie, Charline, Charlot, Charly, Karl, Karol, etc. (voir les 4 novembre ou 17 juillet).
Côme et ses variantes : Cosimo, Cosma, Cosme, Cosmin et Cosmo ; la forme féminine : Cosima (voir les Pacôme les 9 mai) ;
Côme et ses variantes : Cosimo, Cosma, Cosme, Cosmin et Cosmo ; la forme féminine : Cosima (voir les Pacôme les 9 mai) ;
Meginhard († 1059), Abbé.
Meginhard († 1059), Abbé.
Lucie de Caltagirone († vers 1400), religieuse clarisse du Tiers-Ordre régulier de Saint-François, à Salerne, en Camp…
Lucie de Caltagirone († vers 1400), religieuse clarisse du Tiers-Ordre régulier de Saint-François, à Salerne, en Campanie, Italie.
Gaspar Stanggasinger († 1899), bienheureux, prêtre de la Congrégation du Très Saint Rédempteur (rédemptoristes).
Gaspar Stanggasinger († 1899), bienheureux, prêtre de la Congrégation du Très Saint Rédempteur (rédemptoristes).
Cipriano e Justina
Cipriano e Justina
Dia Nacional dos Surdos
Dia Nacional dos Surdos
Dia do Internacionalista
Dia do Internacionalista
Aniversário das cidades de Braço do Trombudo, Cerro Negro, Cocal do Sul e Santa Terezinha, Santa Catarina
Aniversário das cidades de Braço do Trombudo, Cerro Negro, Cocal do Sul e Santa Terezinha, Santa Catarina
Aniversário da cidade de Nossa Senhora da Glória, Sergipe
Aniversário da cidade de Nossa Senhora da Glória, Sergipe
Aniversário da cidade de Placas, Pará
Aniversário da cidade de Placas, Pará
Crescence Valls Espi († 1936), vierge consacrée espagnole, bienheureuse, martyre lors de la guerre civile espagnole.
Crescence Valls Espi († 1936), vierge consacrée espagnole, bienheureuse, martyre lors de la guerre civile espagnole.
Charles Garnier († 1649), jésuite martyr au Canada.
Charles Garnier († 1649), jésuite martyr au Canada.
اليوم العالمي لوسائل منع الحمل.
اليوم العالمي لوسائل منع الحمل.
Antoine Daniel († 1648), jésuite martyr au Canada.
Antoine Daniel († 1648), jésuite martyr au Canada.
Agathe Chon Kyong-hyob († 1839), laïque coréenne, martyre, sainte.
Agathe Chon Kyong-hyob († 1839), laïque coréenne, martyre, sainte.
Sénateur († ?), martyr.
Sénateur († ?), martyr.
Eusèbe de Bologne († vers 400), évêque de Bologne, ami de saint Ambroise de Milan, qui lutta contre l'arianisme.
Eusèbe de Bologne († vers 400), évêque de Bologne, ami de saint Ambroise de Milan, qui lutta contre l'arianisme.
Céran (VIIe siècle), évêque de Paris, l'un des soixante-dix-huit évêques francs qui prirent part au concile de Paris,…
Céran (VIIe siècle), évêque de Paris, l'un des soixante-dix-huit évêques francs qui prirent part au concile de Paris, en 614.
La journée mondiale de la contraception
La journée mondiale de la contraception
Journée internationale pour l’élimination totale des armes nucléaires
Journée internationale pour l’élimination totale des armes nucléaires
Beata Lucía de Caltagirone, virgen (f.
Beata Lucía de Caltagirone, virgen (f. 1400).
Christian feast days: Canadian Martyrs (Catholic Church in Canada)
Christian feast days: Canadian Martyrs (Catholic Church in Canada)