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Today marks the anniversary of the birth of the first Prima Ballerina Assoluta, Perinea Legnani, on September 30, 1863. Legnani first gained worldwide recognition in 1893 when, as Cinderella, she performed 32 consecutive fouettes en tournant at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia. At the time of her career, she was considered the best ballet dancer in the world, and her brilliance was in her technique. On Legnani's birthday, Lario Danza International Ballet holds an annual competition for young dancers. The Pierina Legnani Award is given. Only 11 women in history have earned the title of Prima Ballerina Assoluta. Ms. Legnani died on November 30, 1923, in Italy.

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Sep

Chewing Gum Day: September 30

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Chewing Gum Day celebrates the frustration of all janitors, gum. The practice of chewing a substance goes back to the 1st century AD, when the Greeks, the Mayans, and other civilizations chewed various substances to clean teeth and freshen their breath. By the 18th century, the South American sapodilla tree's milky extract, chicle (think Chiclet's Gum), became chewing gum, what we call latex today. The next incarnation came from John B. Curtis, who developed the original commercial chewing gum, "The State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum," in 1848. It was the gum of a spruce tree. Modern chewing gum originates with William F. Semple, who used a flavored synthetic rubber to help patients strengthen their jaw. A dentist by trade, he filed the patent for his chewing gum on December 28, 1869. Amos Tyler of Toledo, Ohio, filed a similar patent on July 27 of the same year. Semple's patent is the one that reigned.

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Sep

Coffee Morning, Macmillan World’s Biggest (UK): September 30 (est)

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Hosted by Macmillan Cancer Support, The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is a fundraiser that supports people with cancer and cancer research. Packets to take part are available on the event website.

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Sep

Flu Season Ends, Southern: September 30

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It looks like you made it! Flu season south of the equator is over for this year. Influenza activity peaks at the end of August in most regions in Australia, with Tasmania and the Northern Territory experiencing a late rise. Meanwhile, Western AU reports increased activity from mid-August through September. Although the World Health Organization has reported that influenza activity has continued to decline in all temperate countries of the southern hemisphere, that doesn't mean people shouldn't take the necessary precautions. Influenza-like illnesses have increased in many European countries.

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Sep

Grand Final AFL (AU): September 24

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Governed by Australian football (soccer) rules, the AFL Grand Final is an annual match that determines the Australian Football League (AFL) premiers for that year and the champion.

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Sep

Hug a Vegan Day: September 30

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Vegans need love, too and today is your chance to show your vegan friends how much they mean to you. So walk right up, swing your arms around them, and hug them.

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Sep

Independence Day, (BW)(1966): September 30

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Independence Day in Botswana marks the anniversary of September 30, 1966, when day nation gained independence from Britain. Independence Day is a national holiday.

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Sep

Mud Pack Day, Ntl.: September 30

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National Mud Pack Day highlights the medicinal value of a mud pack. Mud and clay packs originated with the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians for beauty and detoxification to improve circulation and relax muscles. Mud and clay include amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and plant hormones, which have proven beneficial to health and well-being for centuries. Celebrate today with a do-it-yourself mud pack, or head to a salon for some mud pack pampering.

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Sep

Platelets Day, Sport Purple for: September 30

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Sport Purple for Platelets Day is a part of the National ITP (Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura) Awareness campaign. _______________ “ITP, immune thrombocytopenia (also known as immune or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura) is an autoimmune disease. In autoimmune diseases, the body mounts an immune attack on one or more seemingly ordinary organ systems. In ITP, platelets are the target, marked as foreign by the immune system and eliminated in the spleen, the liver, and other means. In addition to increased platelet destruction, some people with ITP also have impaired platelet production. An average platelet count is between 150,000 and 400,000/microliter of blood. If someone has a platelet count lower than 100,000/microliter of blood with no other reason for low platelets, that person is considered to have ITP.1 There is no accurate, definitive test to diagnose ITP.” Platelet Disorder Support Association ____________________ ITP can occur in children and adults. This day is about raising awareness about the condition and the people living with it. Wear purple today, and tell people why you are doing so.

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Sep

Shabbat Shuva (J): September 30/1

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Shabbat Shuva means the Return of Sabbath. It is the sole Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, considered the Ten Days of Repentance. The Jewish Shabbat begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sunset on Saturday. PLEASE NOTE: All Hebrew calendar months begin and end at sundown. LEEP Calendar marks Jewish months starting on their first full day. Observant people of the faith will observe the beginning of the month at sunset the day prior.

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Sep

St. Jerome Day (C)(420AD): September 30

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Born in 342AD, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, later called St. Jerome, was a translator of Hebrew and responsible for transcribing the Bible into Latin. He is the patron saint of librarians, translators, and archivists. His feast day falls on the anniversary of his death, September 30, 420 AD.

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Sep

Stupid Question Day, Ask a: September 30

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Ask a Stupid Question is a silly holiday with a purpose created over four decades ago in the United States and has spread across the pond to the United Kingdom and then India. It’s intended to encourage students to ask more questions in the classroom. Today, students are encouraged to speak up and ask questions they would be afraid to ask on some other days. Some schools hold competitions to find the craziest question of the year. American teachers created this event during the 1980s as a way to get their children engaged. It has no official sponsor.

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Sep

Translation Day, Intl.(420 AD): September 30

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First celebrated in 1953, International Translation Day honors St. Jerome, the patron saint of translators. He died on this day in 420 AD and was the first to translate the Old Testament from ancient Hebrew into Latin.

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Sep

Turner Prize Exhibition (UK): September 30 - January 2, 2023 (est)

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The Turner Prize Exhibition showcases all the contestants for the Turner Prize, an award for artists working primarily in Britain or British citizens globally. The Turner Prize honors the best artistic creations of the past year. This event first ran in 1984 and appears in different locations each year.

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