87 years since Taisto Mäki ran the first sub-30-minute 10,000 metres
17 September 2026 marks 87 years since Finland’s Taisto Mäki became the first athlete to complete 10,000 metre...
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Bournemouth v Liverpool: a demanding Premier League trip for the visitors
AFC Bournemouth host Liverpool on Sunday, 20 September, at Vitality Stadium in a Premier League match of the 2...
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106 years since the organisation that became the National Football League was founded
17 September 2026 marks 106 years since the meeting regarded as the founding moment of the league now known as...
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847 years since the death of Hildegard of Bingen, one of the great voices of the Middle Ages
17 September 2026 marks 847 years since the death of Hildegard of Bingen, one of the most extensively document...
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World Cultural Festival brings international music and dance to downtown Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso International Center holds its World Cultural Festival on Sunday, 20 September, at Central Park Pla...
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17 September – World Patient Safety Day: safe care for noncommunicable diseases
World Patient Safety Day is observed on 17 September, in an initiative led by the World Health Organization. T...
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Men Elite time trial opens the world-title contest in Montréal
The Men Elite individual time trial is also scheduled for Sunday, 20 September, on the opening day of the UCI...
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46 years since Solidarity was formed as a nationwide trade union in Poland
17 September 2026 marks 46 years since the meeting in Gdańsk at which representatives of Inter-Enterprise Foun...
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UCI Worlds in Montréal open with the Women Elite individual time trial
The UCI Road World Championships begin in Montréal on Sunday, 20 September, with the Women Elite individual ti...
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72 years since William Golding’s Lord of the Flies was published
17 September 2026 marks 72 years since Faber and Faber published Lord of the Flies in the United Kingdom. It w...
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World Cleanup Day 2026 mobilises communities worldwide against waste
World Cleanup Day is observed on 20 September, a date proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in res...
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Brighton v Arsenal: an away test for the London side in the Premier League
Arsenal travel to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday 19 September 2026 at the American Express Stadium. The Pr...
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35 years since Linux 0.01: the public beginning of a kernel that changed technology
17 September 2026 marks 35 years since version 0.01 of the Linux kernel, a milestone in the history of modern...
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Tottenham v Aston Villa: Premier League points at stake in London
Tottenham Hotspur host Aston Villa on Saturday 19 September 2026 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Premier Lea...
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43 years since Vanessa Williams became the first African American woman named Miss America
17 September 2026 marks 43 years since Vanessa Williams became the first African American woman to be named Mi...
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Community Art Day turns Williamsburg into a workshop open to the public
The Muscarelle Museum of Art, on the William & Mary campus in Williamsburg, Virginia, holds its fourth Communi...
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78 years since Hyderabad State surrendered and was integrated into India
17 September 2026 marks 78 years since the surrender of the princely state of Hyderabad, an event that resulte...
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West Virginia and Virginia meet in Charlotte for the Duke’s Mayo Classic
West Virginia and Virginia meet on Saturday 19 September 2026 in the Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America St...
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Bristol Night Race puts NASCAR under the lights in a high-stakes round
Bristol Motor Speedway hosts the Bass Pro Shops Night Race, a NASCAR Cup Series round, on Saturday 19 Septembe...
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38 years since the Seoul Olympic Games opened: the ceremony of 17 September 1988
17 September 2026 marks 38 years since the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul. The Internat...
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International Coastal Cleanup mobilises volunteers against waste entering waterways
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, communities in more than 100 countries are expected to join the International...
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17 September 1974: Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau joined the United Nations on the same day
On 17 September 1974 the UN General Assembly admitted three states on the same day: Bangladesh, Grenada and Gu...
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International Red Panda Day: an emblematic species threatened by habitat loss
International Red Panda Day falls in 2026 on Saturday, 19 September, the month’s third Saturday, as a global d...
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52 years since Bangladesh became a member of the United Nations
17 September 2026 marks 52 years since Bangladesh became a member of the United Nations. The official UN membe...
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65 years since the execution of Adnan Menderes: Turkey’s former prime minister died on 17 September 1961
17 September 2026 marks 65 years since the execution of Adnan Menderes, prime minister of Turkey from 1950 to...
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World Marrow Donor Day highlights donors who can offer patients a new chance at life
The World Marrow Donor Association marks World Marrow Donor Day in 2026 on 22 September, to thank volunteer ha...
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132 years since the Battle of the Yalu: the naval clash of 17 September 1894 that altered the regional balance
17 September 2026 marks 132 years since the naval Battle of the Yalu, the largest maritime engagement of the F...
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396 years since Boston received its name: 17 September 1630 in the history of the American city
17 September 2026 marks 396 years since the date associated, in the calendar used today, with the naming of th...
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The Giurgiu 1904 Memorial Rally starts its 28th edition in Bucharest
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Bucharest branch of Retromobil Club România organises the 28th Giurgiu 190...
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343 years since Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s letter describing microorganisms from dental material
17 September 2026 marks 343 years since a letter from Antonie van Leeuwenhoek to Francis Aston, secretary of t...
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FIESTA! opens a day celebrating Latin American culture in Winston-Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem hosts the 34th FIESTA! on Saturday, 19 September 2026, a one-day festival organised by...
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From Antietam to emancipation: how the battle of 17 September 1862 changed the political course of the Civil War
The Battle of Antietam, fought on 17 September 1862, is remembered for the extraordinary losses of a single da...
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