Important Events of September – 09
Birth Anniversary of Kalki Krishnamoorthy
- Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy (9 September 1899 – 5 December 1954), better known by his pen name Kalki, was a Tamil writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist.
- He was named after “Kalki avatar”, the tenth and last avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu.
- His writings include over 120 short stories, 10 novellas, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews.
NATIONAL PET MEMORIAL DAY
- Each year on the second Sunday in September, people come together in observing National Pet Memorial Day.
- On this day, pet owners honor their pets, both past and present, and think about and share with others the important role their beloved pets have played in their lives.
Births:
- 1990 – Andrew Smith, American basketball player (d. 2016)
- 1990 – Jordan Tabor, English footballer (d. 2014)
- 1991 – Hunter Hayes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1991 – Oscar, Brazilian footballer
- 1991 – Danilo Pereira, Bissauan-Portuguese footballer
- 1991 – Yevgeni Ponyatovskiy, Russian footballer
- 1992 – Shannon Boyd, Australian rugby league player
Events:
- Armored Forces Day (Ukraine)
- California Admission Day (California, United States)
- Children’s Day (Costa Rica)
- Chrysanthemum Day or Kiku no Sekku (Japan)
- Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of Racial Violence (Slovakia)
- Independence Day or Republic Day, celebrates the proclamation of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) in 1948.
