Today Wednesday, the 21st of September of 2016 is the 265th day of the year
There are 101 days remaining until the end of the year.
The sun will rise in San Francisco at 6:58 am
and sunset will be at 7:07 pm.
Tomorrow we will have 12 hours and 9 minutes of daylight
The solar transit will be at 1:02 pm.
The first high tide was at 4:09 am
and the next high tide at 3:44 pm.
The first low tide will be at 9:18 am
and the next low tide at 10:19 pm.
The Moon is 79% illuminated, a waning Gibbous moon
Last Quarter Moon in 2 days on Friday the 23th of September of 2016 at 2:56 am
Today is…
International Banana Festival
International Day of Peace
Miniature Golf Day
National Farm Safety Day for Kids
National Pecan Cookie Day
National School Backpack Awareness Day
Pause the World Day
World Alzheimer's Day
World Gratitude Day
It's also...
Custom's Service Day (Poland)
Founder's Day and National Volunteer Day (Ghana)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Armenia from the Soviet Union
in 1991. (Armenia)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Belize from the United Kingdom
in 1981. (Belize)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malta from the United Kingdom
in 1964. (Malta)
International Day of Peace (International)
Victory over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo (Russia)
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share your special day with…
1866 – H. G. Wells, English historian, author, and critic (d. 1946)
1874 – Gustav Holst, English composer and educator (d. 1934)
1909 – Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana
(d. 1972)
1912 – Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1918 – John Gofman, American physicist, chemist, and biologist (d. 2007)
1934 – Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet
1935 – Henry Gibson, American actor (d. 2009)
1936 – Diane Rehm, American journalist and radio host
1944 – Fannie Flagg, American actress, comedian, and author
1944 – Hamilton Jordan, American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (d.
2008)
1945 – Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
1947 – Stephen King, American author and screenwriter
1949 – Henry Butler, American pianist and photographer
1950 – Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – Kevin Rudd, Australian politician and diplomat, 26th Prime Minister of
Australia
1964 – Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer-songwriter
1967 – Faith Hill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1968 – Ricki Lake, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1970 – Melissa Ferrick, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Samantha Power, Irish-born American journalist, academic, and diplomat,
28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1981 – Nicole Richie, American actress, fashion designer, and author
On this day in history...
1897 – The "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial is published in the New
York Sun.
1937 – J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
1972 – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing
the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian
rule.
1976 – Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the
Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto
Pinochet.
1983Interior Secretary James G. Watt described a special advisory panel as consisting of "a black ... a woman, two Jews and a cripple." Watt later apologized and resigned.
1998President Bill Clinton's videotaped grand jury testimony in the Monica Lewinsky scandal was publicly broadcast, showing him answering one question from prosecutors by saying, "It depends on what the meaning of 'is' is."
1996 – The Defense of Marriage Act passes the United States Congress (a vote of
342-67 in the House of Representatives and a vote of 85-14 in the Senate). The law
prohibited federal recognition of same-sex marriage, while allowing states to adopt
any marital definition of their choosing.
2004The album "American Idiot" by Green Day was released.