September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with a length of 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of March in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is on the 1st of September. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological spring is on the 1st of September.
September symbols: The birthstone of September is the sapphire. The birth flowers for September are the forget-me-not, morning glory and aster. The zodiac signs for the month of September are Virgo (until September 21) and Libra (from September 22 onwards).
Historical Events for September, 1777
Day of Week 11th » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Day of Week 19th » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the Battles of Saratoga called First Battle of Saratoga.
Day of Week 26th » American Revolution: British troops Philadelphia campaign known as occupy Philadelphia.
Day of Week 27th » Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the capital of the United States, for one day.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1777
7th » Heinrich Stölzel, German horn player and composer (d. 1844)
9th » James Carr (Massachusetts politician) e.g James Carr, American politician (d. 1818)
16th » Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (d. 1836)
Famous Deaths for September 1777
22nd » John Bartram, American botanist and explorer (b. 1699)
25th » Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1728)