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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 falls on a Wednesday. It is day 262 of the year, ISO week 38, in Q3.

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Wednesday, September 18

September 18, 2024 is day 262 of 366, ISO week 38, in Q3. The moon is Full Moon and the zodiac sign is Virgo.

Day of year262
ISO week38
QuarterQ3
Days left104

Sun and Moon Cycles

Moon phase
Full Moon
Lunar age
14.9 days
Illumination
100%
Season
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, winter in the Southern Hemisphere

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Virgo
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Today's Celebrations

September 18
Observance Constantius (Theban Legion)
Observance Edward Bouverie Pusey (Episcopal Church)
Observance Eustorgius I
Observance Joseph of Cupertino
Observance Juan Macias
Observance Methodius of Olympus
Observance Richardis
Observance September 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2001: Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to September 18.

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Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.

While posing as an aristocrat, Belgian serial killer Nestor Pirotte murdered an antiques dealer in Brussels, for which crime he was sentenced to death.

The wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark took place in Athens.

Aeroflot Flight 213 crashed into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people.

An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, including United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld.

Korean War: The Korean People's Army retreated from the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter after six weeks of fighting, marking the farthest that the KPA would advance in the war.

The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.

World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.

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