September 17, 2020: Facts, Holidays & History

Thursday, September 17, 2020, was 4 years ago. It was the 261st day and 9th month of the year in the Georgian calendar. It’s the 17th day of Fall (autumn) and there are 75 days left until Winter. September 17, 2020 zodiac sign is Virgo. On this day, Donald J. Trump (Republican) was the president of the United States and the world population was approximately 7.79 billion, according to census.gov.

Below is everything you need to know about September 17, 2020, including popular events in history, top news headlines, US stock market results, social trends, and what was popular in entertainment. We’ll also look at September 17 zodiac details, day facts, and more ⤵

Day index 261st day of the year
Day of week 3rd Thursday of 2020
Week index 38th week of 2020
Season 17th day of Fall (autumn)
Generation Generation Alpha
Zodiac Sign Virgo ♍
Chinese Zodiac Rat
Ruling Planet Mercury
Numerology 3
September Birthstone Sapphire
September Birth flower Aster/Myosotis

We are using US standard week number calculations.

Fun fact: Here is how to write September 17, 2020, in Roman numerals: IXXVIIMMXX (month-day, year)

September 17th zodiac sign

The zodiac sign for September 17 is Virgo ♍. Virgo's strengths are: loyal, analytical, kind, and practical. While the weaknesses are: shyness, all work, and no play. Mercury is the ruling planet of Virgo.

Top news headlines from September 17, 2020

Here is what happened on this day.

Popular topics that trended on the web and social media on September 17th:

#RTX3080 iOS 14 God of War Constitution Day Chris Rock Amy Dorris

September 17th events in history

Below are a couple of important historical events that happened on September 17.

Arab forces under Amr ibn al-'As conquer Alexandria.
Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the first to report the existence of bacteria.
Battle of Antietam [Battle of Sharpsburg], bloodiest day in the American Civil War: 22,000 dead, wounded or missing in first battle on Union soil.

Stock markets on September 17, 2020

Did you know: At the age of 56, Jeff Bezos was the richest person in the world in 2020 with $113 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $98 billion, according to Forbes.

September 17, 2020 US Holidays

Holidays on this day: No major holidays found for this date.

Popular Tweets on Sep 17, 2020

Here are popular and most liked tweets on this day in United States:


September 17, 2020 in Music

The number one song on The Billboard Hot 100 was "Dynamite" by BTS.

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What is Numerology and life path number?
September 17, 2020 life path number is 3. Numerologists believe that we have all had previous lifetimes. Each number from 1-9 holds a vibration and each vibration produces a predictable characteristic or outcome around it. Life Path 3 is thought to be with a natural gift for gab and overflow of charisma. You have a natural gift for creativity, you are well aware of your talent, and liven up any room without even trying.


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