Muggle World: The Eurovision Dance Contest is held in London. The Gaming Act 1845 was repealed meaning that, for the first time in more than 150 years, gambling debts can be enforced by the courts. Deaths of Tomás Medina Caracas, Colombian rebel leader (born 1965) and Roy McKenzie, New Zealand philanthropist (born 1922).
Prompt: September 1 is Emma M. Nutt Day.
02 Sat
Muggle World: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit hosts its 19th annual city meeting in Sydney. Death of Max McNab, Canadian hockey player and hockey executive (born 1924).
Prompt: September 2 is National Beheading Day.
03 Sun
Muggle World: Deaths of Jane Tomlinson, British charity fund raiser (born 1964) and Syd Jackson, Maori activist and trade unionist (born 1939).
Prompt: September 3 is Skyscraper Day.
04 Mon
Prompt: September 4 is Newspaper Carrier Day.
05 Tue
Muggle World: Deaths of Jennifer Dunn, American politician (born 1941) and Paul Gillmor, American politician (born 1939).
Prompt: September 5 is Be Late For Something Day.
06 Wed
Birthday: Luke Hammonds (1976)
Muggle World: Murder victim Rhys Jones was buried following a funeral service at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. Operation Orchard: Israeli airplanes strike a suspected nuclear site in Syria. Deaths of Madeleine L'Engle, American author (born 1918) and Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (born 1935).
Prompt: September 6 is Fight Procrastination Day.
07 Thu
Muggle World: John Compton, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (born 1925) Death of Mark Weil, Uzbek theater director (born 1952).
Prompt: September 7 is Neither Rain Nor Snow Day.
08 Fri
Muggle World: Death of Charlie Parlato, American musician (born 1919).
Prompt: September 8 is National Date Nut Bread Day and Pardon Day.
09 Sat
Muggle World: Deaths of Helmut Senekowitsch, Austrian footballer and coach (born 1933) and Hughie Thomasson, American musician (born 1952).
Prompt: September 9 is Teddy Bear Day.
10 Sun
Muggle World: Television entertainer Michael Barrymore was told that he will not face charges in connection with the death of Stuart Lubbock, the man who was found dead in a swimming pool at his house more than six years ago. Deaths of Anita Roddick, environmentalist, political campaigner, businesswoman (The Body Shop) (born 1942) and Jane Wyman, American actress, first wife of Ronald Reagan (born 1917).
Prompt: September 10 is Swap Ideas Day.
11 Mon
Muggle World: Death of Ian Porterfield, footballer and football manager (born 1946) and Joe Zawinul, Austrian musician (born 1932).
Prompt: September 11 is No News Is Good News Day.
12 Tue
Birthday: Salome Spinks (1977)
Prompt: September 12 is National Pet Memorial Day and National Chocolate Milkshake Day.
13 Wed
Muggle World: Death of Whakahuihui Vercoe, New Zealand clergyman (born 1928).
Prompt: September 13 is Defy Superstition Day.
14 Thu
Muggle World: Northern Rock bank sought and received a liquidity support facility from the Bank of England. The SELENE spacecraft launches. JAXA has called the mission, "the largest lunar mission since the Apollo program." Death of Benny Vansteelant, Belgian duathlete (born 1976).
Prompt: September 14 is National Cream-filled Donut Day.
15 Fri
Muggle World: Rally driver Colin McRae (born 1968) and three other people were killed when their helicopter crashed near Lanark. Death of Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician (born 1928).
Prompt: September 15 is Felt Hat Day.
16 Sat
Muggle World: One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 crashes in Phuket, Thailand, killing 89 passengers and crew. Death of Robert Jordan, American author (born 1948).
Prompt: September 16 is Stay Away From Seattle Day and Collect Rocks Day.
17 Sun
Birthday: Glenys Smith (1976)
Prompt: September 17 is National Apple Dumpling Day.
18 Mon
Muggle World: Death of Len Thompson, Australian footballer (born 1947).
Prompt: September 18 is National Play-doh Day.
19 Tue
Birthday: Hermione Granger (1979)
Muggle World: Death of Antoine Ghanem, Lebanese politician (born 1943).
Prompt: September 19 is National Butterscotch Pudding Day.
20 Wed
Muggle World: The 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures opens in Monterrey, Mexico. Death of Mahlon Clark, American musician (born 1923).
Prompt: September 20 is National Punch Day.
21 Thu
Birthday: Rolf Scamander (1976)
Muggle World: Deaths of Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian athlete (born 1929), Alice Ghostley, American actress (born 1926), Rex Humbard, American evangelist (born 1919) and Petar Stambolic, Serbian politician (born 1912).
Prompt: September 21 is World Gratitude Day and International Banana Festival.
22 Fri
Muggle World: Death of Marcel Marceau, French mime artist (born 1923).
Prompt: September 22 is Hobbit Day and Dear Diary Day.
23 Sat
Birthday: Ivan Volkov Maksimov (1976)
Muggle World: Death of Ken Danby, Canadian artist (born 1940).
Prompt: September 23 is Checkers Day and Dogs In Politics Day.
24 Sun
Muggle World: India win the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Cup, beating Pakistan in the final. ABC launches a new on-air identity.
Prompt: September 24 is Festival Of Latest Novelties.
25 Mon
Prompt: September 25 is National Comic Book Day.
26 Tue
Muggle World: The appointment of Gordon Brown as prime minister appeared to have been well received with voters, as an Ipsos MORI opinion poll put Labour at 48% with a 20-point lead over the Conservatives, sparking media reports that Brown would call a general election within the following few weeks to form a term of parliament until the end of 2012. Death of Dave Carpender, American guitarist with The Greg Kihn Band (born 1950).
Prompt: September 26 is National Good Neighbor Day and National Pancake Day.
27 Wed
Birthday: Gertie Goyle (1985)
Muggle World: Deaths of Bill Perry, South African footballer, scored winning goal in the 1953 FA Cup Final (born 1930), Avraham Shapira, Israeli chief rabbi (born 1914), Kenji Nagai, Japanese journalist (born 1957).
Prompt: September 27 is Crush A Can Day.
28 Thu
Birthday: Victoria Frobisher-Culpepper (1981)
Muggle World: Death of Wally Parks, American founder of the National Hot Rod Association (born 1913).
Prompt: September 28 is Ask A Stupid Question Day.
29 Fri
Muggle World: Death of Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress known for playing Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films (born 1927).
Prompt: September 29 is Poisoned Blackberries Day.
30 Sat
Muggle World: Death of Milan Jelic, Bosnian-Serb politician (born 1956).