Upcoming Events

No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day
A day to celebrate words, to which nothing rhymes.
Calendar: Odd Holidays
eBay is Founded (1995)
eBay Inc. is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California that facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website. eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in the autumn of 1995, and became a notable success story of the dot-com bubble.
Calendar: Information technology
Eat an Extra Dessert Day
September 4 is Eat an Extra Dessert Day, a day that encourages people to treat their sweet tooth with a second (or well, even a third) helping of dessert.
Calendar: Odd Holidays
Google LLC is Founded (1998)
Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook.
Calendar: Information technology
First broadcast of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe (commonly abbreviated MOTU and sometimes referred to as He-Man, after the lead hero) is a media franchise created by Mattel.
Calendar: Movies & Series
John Dalton (*1766)
John Dalton (6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. He is best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, and for his research into color blindness, sometimes referred to as Daltonism in his honour.
Calendar: Birthdays & Days of death
Salami Day
On the 7th of September the day of salami is about the sausage. At least in the USA, where this date is celebrated as Salami Day.
Calendar: Odd Holidays
Martin Freeman (*1971)
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor and comedian, known for portraying Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary The Office (2001–2003), Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama Sherlock (2010–2017), and Lester Nygaard in the dark comedy-crime drama TV series Fargo (2014).
Calendar: Birthdays & Days of death
First broadcast of Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew.
Calendar: Movies & Series
Dennis Ritchie (*1941, Unix, programming language C)
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist. He created the C programming language and, with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system and B programming language.
Calendar: Birthdays & Days of death
Day of the typographically correct apostrophe
Save the typographically correct apostrophe! The International Day of the typographically correct apostrophe on 9 September demands no less.
Calendar: Odd Holidays
Boss-Employee Exchange Day
The second Monday in September will be dedicated to communication between employers and employees, with the US-American exchange with a boss day.
Calendar: Odd Holidays
First broadcast of file X (1993)
The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. The original television series aired from September 10, 1993 to May 19, 2002 on Fox.
Calendar: Movies & Series