International Talk Like a Pirate Day (en.wikipedia.org)

Appropriate somehow that September 19 is also being proposed as Huntrodd's day - one where we celebrate coincidences:

http://plus.maths.org/content/celebrate-chance-coincidence-a...

Pirates often were portrayed for their love of gold. These financial interests and their colloquial tendencies lead many to believe that the favored programming language of the pirate is R. However C, the harsh mistress, was indeed their favorite.