September – commemorations and anniversaries – 2014
People often ask me about how I keep track of all the special days and anniversaries that feature in my postcards … and the answer is that I try to keep a diary of them.
Actually, the diary has a lot of other entries … but here I have extracted the entries that have some specific connection with the International community or to Kyrgyzstan
I must confess that I am not that good at keeping it up to date … every time I come across a new date or Commemorative Day, then I should reach for the computer and load the diary file to make an addition … but more often than not I happen to be away from my desk and the computer and so the new entry gets put onto one side and eventually over looked.
Then again, we don’t know, (I can’t find), all of the dates … as a result the selection is quite eclectic … there is a lot missing and sometimes, when I go back to look over the list, I ask myself, “why on earth did I include that entry?” … so, if anyone wants to help me fill in the gaps I will be very grateful.
The entries include:
Public Holidays
International Commemorations
Those officially recognized by the UN – which means they are normally marked in Kyrgyzstan
Professional Holidays
Births
Deaths
Events
Miscellaneous
Moveable feasts
Where the dates change from year to year – they appear in italics.
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Sep 1st
Professional Holidays
- Day of the Oil and Gas Industry - First Sunday in September – this year 1st September
Births
- 1953 – Birth of the writer Adbygany Erkebaev
Events
- 1939 – The opening of the Kyrgyz state. Medical Institute.
- 2012 – Aaly Karashev assumes the post of Acting Prime Minsiter
Miscellaneous
- Dehn Znaniye
- The First Day of Autumn
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Sep 2nd
Events
- 1977 – Unveiling of the monument “Fighters of the Revolution“
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Sep 3rd
Deaths
- 1949 – Death of the Kyrgyz General Ysakbek Moniev
- 1979 – Death of the Kyrgyz writer Kasym Bayalinov
Events
- 1970 – Leonid Brezhnev visits Frunze
- 1977 – Frunze twinned with Ouagadougou (Republic of Upper Volta).
- 1980 - Creation of the Talas oblast
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Sep 4th
Events
- 1995 – Kyrgyzstan celebrates 1000 years of the Manas Epic
Miscellaneous
- Newspaper Carrier Day
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Sep 5th
Births
- 1941 – Birth of the poet, Toktosun Samudinov
Events
- 2012 – Zhantoro Satybaldiyev assumes the post of Prime Minister
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Sep 6th
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Sep 7th
Professional Holidays
- Day of the Oil and Gas Industry – First Sunday in September – this year 7th September
Births
- 1894 – Birth of the manaschi, Sayakbai Karalaev
- 1943 – Birth of the Prime Minister Nasirdin Isanov
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Sep 8th
International Commemorations
- International Literacy Day
Events
- 1937 - Murat Salikhov assumes the post of Chairman of the Council f People’s Commissars
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Sep 9th
Births
- 1901 – Birth of Kasym Tynystanov
- 1934 – Birth of the artist Eamis Ryskulov
Deaths
- 1952 – Death of the poet Nurkamal Djetykashkaeva
- 1963 – Death of the writer Uzakbai Abdukaimov
Miscellaneous
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Sep 10th
International Commemorations
Professional Holidays
- Day of trade
Births
- 1901 – Birth of the poet, linguist Kasym Tynystanov who appears on 10 som banknote
- 1941 – Birth of the scholar and literary critic, Kadyrkul Dautov
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Sep 11th
Births
- 1935 – Birth of the film producer Tolomush Okeev
Events
- 1991 – The newspaper “Chui Baiany” was first published in colour
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Sep 12th
Births
- 1908 – Birth of the surgeon Isa Akhunbaeva
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Sep 13th
Events
- 1918 – First Soviet regiment formed in Pishpek
Miscellaneous
- St. Irakiliy’s Day – Orthodox
- Programmers’ Day - 256th Day of the year
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Sep 14th
Miscellaneous
- World Crane Day – commemorated on the second Sunday in September – this year 14th September
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Sep 15th
International Commemorations
- International Day for Democracy
Births
- 1912 – Birth of the artist Gapar Aitiev
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Sep 16th
International Commemorations
- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Professional Holidays
- Day of the State Security Service
Births
- 1911 – Birth of the Kyrgyz national poet, Kubanychbek Malikov
Events
- 1937 – Mikhail Ivanovich Us & Maryam Tugambaeva assume the role of Joint Acting Chairman of the Executive Committee … effectively Acting Head of the Republic
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Sep 17th
Births
- 1956 - Birth of Almazbek Atambaev, Kyrgyzstan’s fourth president
Events
- 1961 – The Bishkek Heating and Hot Water plant opens
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Sep 18th
International Commemorations
- World Water Monitoring Day
Deaths
- 2007 – Death of Dair Asanovich Asanov – Hero of the Soviet Union
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Sep 19th
Births
- 1934 – Birth of the former Prime Minister Apas Jumagulaov
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Sep 20th
Professional Holidays
Births
- 1923 – Birth of the actress B. Kydykeeva (or Oct?)
- 1927 – Birth of the politician Sultan Ibraimov – President of the Council of Ministers of the Kighiz SSR (Prime Minister)
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Sep 21st
International Commemorations
- International Day of Peace
Professional Holidays
- Forestry Workers’ Day – Third Sunday – this year 21st September
Events
- 1941 – First performance by the Kyrgyz Drama Theater
Miscellaneous
- World Day of Russian Unity
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Sep 22nd
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Sep 23rd
Professional Holidays
- Day of the State Language in Kyrgyzstan
Events
- 1989 – Law on Languages – declaring Kyrgyz as the Official Language
- 2011 – unveiling of the monument to Kalyk Akiev , bard, improviser, singer and story teller, at the junction of Prospect Chui and the street named in his honour.
- 2011 – Omurbek Babanov assumes the post of Prime Minister
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Sep 24th
Professional Holidays
- Day of the Family, Peace and Agreement
Events
- 2012 – unveiling of the monument to the ballet dancer Cholponbek Bazarbaev in Theater Alley between the Museum of Fine Arts and the Bayalinov Children’s Library
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Sep 25th
Births
- 1902 – Birth of the writer Kasymaly Baylinov
- 1907 – Birth of the writer Satkyn Sasykbaev
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Sep 26th
Deaths
- 1902 – Death of the artist Pavel Mikhailovich Kosharov
- 1992 – Death of the actor and artist Suimonkul Chokmorov
Miscellaneous
- European Day of Lanuages.
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Sep 27th
International Commemorations
- World Tourism Day
- World Heart Day – last Saturday in September – this year 27th September
Events
- 1933 – Bayaly Dekombayevich Isakeyev becomes Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars, effectivel Prime Minister of the Republic
Miscellaneous
- Dehn Goroda – Bishkek - originally 29th April, to commemorate its incorporation as a city … BUT … in 2014 the municipality took a decision to move the commemoration to the last Saturday in September. This year, 27th September.
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Sep 28th
International Commemorations
Professional Holidays
- Blood Donors’ Day – Last Sunday – this year 28th September
- Car workers’ Day – Mechanical Engineers’ Day – Last Sunday – this year 28th September
Miscellaneous
- International Right to Know Day
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Sep 29th
Miscellaneous
- International Coffee Day (1)
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Sep 30th
Events
- 1982 – Unveiling of the monument of K.I. Skryabin
Miscellaneous
- Blasphemy Day
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Notes
- Day of the Oil and Gas Industry (Professional Holiday) - First Sunday in September – this year 7th September
- World Crane Day – commemorated on the second Sunday in September – this year 14th September
- Forestry Workers’ Day (Professional Holiday) – Third Sunday – this year 21st September
- World Maritime Day – Sometime in the last week – this year ??th September
- World Heart Day – last Saturday in September – this year 27th September
- Dehn Goroda – Bishkek - originally 29th April, to commemorate its incorporation as a city … BUT … in 2014 the municipality took a decision to move the commemoration to the last Saturday in September. This year, 27th September.
- Blood Donors’ Day – Last Sunday (Professional Holiday) – this year 28th September
- Car workers’ Day – Mechanical Engineers’ Day – Last Sunday (Professional Holiday) – this year 28th September
Bishkek