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, 1831
Day of Week 1st » The high honor of 'Order of St. Gregory the Great' is established by Pope Gregory XVI of the Vatican State to recognize high support for the Vatican or for the Pope, by a man or a woman, and not necessarily a Roman Catholic.
Day of Week 8th » William IV of the United Kingdom William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen are crowned List of British monarchs King and List of British consorts Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
8th » November Uprising: Battle of Warsaw (1831) called Battle of Warsaw ends, effectively ending the Insurrection.
Day of Week 15th » The locomotive 'John Bull (locomotive) e.g John Bull' operates for the first time in New Jersey on the Camden and Amboy Railroad.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1831
5th » Victorien Sardou, French author and playwright (d. 1908)
7th » Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter (d. 1900)
8th » Wilhelm Raabe, German author and painter (d. 1910)
20th » Kate Harrington (poet) or Kate Harrington, American poet and educator (d. 1917)
Famous Deaths for September 1831
8th » John Aitken (music publisher) known as John Aitken, Scottish-American publisher (b. 1745)