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, 1835
Day of Week 15th » HMS or Beagle, with Charles Darwin aboard, reaches the Galápagos Islands. The ship lands at Chatham or San Cristóbal Island known as San Cristobal, the easternmost of the archipelago.
Day of Week 20th » Ragamuffin rebels capture Porto Alegre, then capital of the Empire of Brazil called Brazilian imperial province of Rio Grande do Sul, triggering the start of ten-year-long Ragamuffin War.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1835
22nd » Alexander Potebnja, Ukrainian linguist and philosopher (d. 1891)
Famous Deaths for September 1835
15th » Sarah Knox Taylor, American wife of Jefferson Davis (b. 1814)
23rd » Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (b. 1801)