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, 1791
Day of Week 9th » Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington.
Day of Week 13th » King Louis XVI of France accepts the French Constitution of 1791 named new constitution.
Day of Week 14th » The Papal States lose Avignon to the First French Empire e.g French Empire.
Day of Week 28th » France becomes the first country to Jewish emancipation named emancipate its Jewish population.
Day of Week 30th » The first performance of 'The Magic Flute', the last opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria.
30th » The National Constituent Assembly in Paris is dissolved; Parisians hail Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as "incorruptible patriots".
Famous Birthdays on September in 1791
5th » Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (d. 1864)
7th » Giuseppe Gioachino Belli Italian poet (d.1863)
14th » Franz Bopp, German linguist and academic (d. 1867)
22nd » Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist (d. 1867)
23rd » Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer and academic (d. 1865)
23rd » Theodor Körner (author) e.g Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (d. 1813)
26th » Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (d. 1824)
Famous Deaths for September 1791
25th » William Bradford (American Revolutionary printer) known as William Bradford, American soldier and publisher (b. 1719)