FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Griffith Joyner, American sprinter (born 1959)

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, composer, and producer (born 1951)

Alice Ghostley

Alice Ghostley, American actress (born 1923)

Benjamin Graham

Benjamin Graham, British-American economist, professor, and investor (born 1894)

Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph, American tribal leader (born 1840)

Ephigenia of Ethiopia

Christian feast day: Ephigenia of Ethiopia

Cadoc

Christian feast day: Cadoc

Days of Military Honour

Victory over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo (Russia)

Independence Day (Armenia)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Armenia from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert

Christian feast day: Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert (one of the Korean Martyrs)

Founders' Day (Ghana)

Founder's Day and National Volunteer Day (Ghana)

Maura of Troyes

Christian feast day: Maura of Troyes

Spring day

Autumnal equinox observances in the Northern Hemisphere, vernal equinox observances in the Southern Hemisphere (see September 22): Spring Day (Argentina)

Nativity of Mary

Christian feast day: Nativity of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Church, Julian calendar)

September 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: September 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Proclamation No. 1081

Commemoration of the Declaration of Martial Law (Philippines)

Public holidays in Poland

Customs Service Day (Poland)

September Celebrations

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Belize from the United Kingdom in 1981.

Spring day

Student's Day (Bolivia)

Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Griffith Joyner, American sprinter (born 1959)