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, 1789
Day of Week 2nd » The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
Day of Week 11th » Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Day of Week 15th » The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the United States Department of State or Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
Day of Week 22nd » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
22nd » Battle of Rymnik establishes Alexander Suvorov as a pre-eminent Russian military commander after his allied army defeat superior Ottoman Empire forces.
Day of Week 24th » The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act of 1789 or Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Day of Week 25th » The United States Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: the Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution named Congressional Compensation Am
Day of Week 26th » Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first United States Supreme Court/Chief Justice known as Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster
Day of Week 29th » The United States Department of War first establishes a regular United States Army named army with a strength of several hundred men.
29th » The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1789
15th » James Fenimore Cooper, American soldier and author (d. 1851)
Famous Deaths for September 1789
23rd » John Rogers (Continental Congress) known as John Rogers, American lawyer and politician (b. 1723)