On This Day September 19th

 OTD

September 19th is the two hundred-sixty-second day of the year, and there are 103 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Event

85 – Nerva, suspected of complicity in the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by the Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed.

1676 – Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.

1777 – American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.

1846 – Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette.

1870 – Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city held out for over four months before surrendering.

1940 – World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement.

1957 – Plumbbob Rainier becomes the first nuclear explosion to be entirely contained underground, producing no fallout.

1982 – Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons 🙂 And 🙁 On the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.

1983 – Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.

1991 – Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.

2011 – Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.  

 

 Birthdays

 1560 – Thomas Cavendish, English naval explorer, led the third expedition to circumnavigate the globe (d. 1592)

1721 – William Robertson, Scottish historian (d. 1793)

1824 – William Sellers, American engineer, inventor, and businessperson (d. 1905)

1882 – Christopher Stone, English radio host (d. 1965)

1908 – Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryū (d. 1975)

1911 – William Golding, British novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)

1920 – Roger Angell, American journalist, author, and editor (d. 2022)

1926 – Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011)

1931 – Derek Gardner, English engineer (d. 2011)

1944 – İsmet Özel, Turkish poet and scholar

1958 – Lita Ford, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1967 – John A. Stewart, American gas hauler.

1990 – Kieran Trippier, English footballer

 

 Holiday Spotlight

 National Meow Like a Pirate Day

On every September 19th, National Meow Like a Pirate Day gives cats an opportunity to meow like a pirate and show off their sea paws. While meowing like a pirate may seem unusual, there is historical evidence of cats being associated with pirates.

Cats were often taken on board by pirates as they were considered to bring good luck and keep away bad spirits and rats. Although cats are not known for their love of water, many pirates couldn't swim either. Therefore, cats were just as suited as any other pirate to accompany them on their high-sea adventures.

The mysterious and independent nature of cats makes them ideal companions on a pirate ship. Their independence meant that the pirates didn't have to worry about their feline companions as they went about their plundering. This independent nature still makes cats attractive as pets today.

Another reason why cats and pirates are a great match is their predatory nature and their ability to use surprise to attack their enemies. It makes perfect sense to celebrate both the prowess of cats and the swashbuckling style of pirates on the same day.

 

Holidays And Observance.

Free Queso Day  

International Day of Listening  

Meow Like a Pirate Day

National Ask an Atheist Day  

National Butterscotch Pudding Day

National PawPaw Day (Fruit)  

National Teach Ag Day  

Talk Like a Pirate Day