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, 1812
Day of Week 3rd » Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost State Historic Site Pigeon Roost Massacre e.g Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.
Day of Week 4th » War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.
Day of Week 7th » French invasion of Russia : The Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, was fought near Moscow and resulted in a French victory.
Day of Week 13th » War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Siege of Fort Harrison named Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Siege of Fort Harrison Attacks at the Narrows e.g Attack at the Narrows.
Day of Week 15th » The French army under Napoleon reaches the Moscow Kremlin called Kremlin in Moscow.
15th » War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Siege of Fort Harrison called Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Battle of Fort Harrison Attacks at the Narrows or Attack at the Narrows.
Day of Week 16th » The Fire of Moscow (1812) or Fire of Moscow begins shortly after midnight and destroys three quarters of the city days later.
Day of Week 18th » Fire of Moscow (1812) or The 1812 Fire of Moscow dies down after destroying more than three-quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from the Petrovsky Palace to the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1812
12th » Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (d. 1878)
12th » Richard March Hoe, American engineer and businessman, invented the Rotary printing press (d. 1886)
18th » Herschel Vespasian Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Georgia (d. 1880)
Famous Deaths for September 1812
19th » Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker (b. 1744)
21st » Emanuel Schikaneder, German actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1751)