September 19

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). 103 days remain until the end of the year.

“Life to me is defined by uncertainty. Uncertainty is the state in which we live, and there is no way to outfox it.”

Thomas H. Cook

Born today

• Thomas H. Cook, 1947, American author

• Jeremy Irons, 1948, English actor

Observances

• Armed Forces Day (Chile)

• Day of the First Public Appearance of the Slovak National Council

• Second day of Fiestas Patrias (Chile)

• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Kitts and Nevis from the United Kingdom in 1983.

• International Talk Like a Pirate Day

  

• National Butterscotch Pudding Day (US) ​

“The older I get, the less busy I like to be.”

Jeremy Irons