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).
Day of Week 13th » Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives a convert 3 ft m adj=on-plus iron rod being driven through his head; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate thinking about the nature of the brain and its functions.
Day of Week 20th » The American Association for the Advancement of Science is created.
Day of Week 29th » Battle of Pákozd: Stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces at Pákozd; the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1848
1st » Auguste Forel, Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist, and psychiatrist (d. 1931)
4th » Lewis Howard Latimer, American inventor (d. 1928)
4th » Jennie Lee (actress) or Jennie Lee, American actress (d. 1925)