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, 1798
Day of Week 5th » Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1798
4th » Raynold Kaufgetz, Swiss soldier, economist, and politician (d. 1869)
11th » Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (d. 1895)
25th » Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist and engineer (d. 1874)
Famous Deaths for September 1798
7th » Peter Frederik Suhm, Danish-Norwegian historian and auhor (b. 1728)
21st » George Read (U.S. statesman) or George Read, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Delaware (b. 1733)