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, 1862
Day of Week 1st » American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly Confederate States of America named Confederate Army troops defeat a group of retreating United States Army e.g Union Army troops in Chantilly, Virginia.
Day of Week 4th » American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.
Day of Week 5th » James Glaisher, pioneering meteorologist and Henry Tracey Coxwell break world record for altitude whilst collecting data in their balloon.
Day of Week 8th » Millennium of Russia monument unveiled in Novgorod.
Day of Week 14th » American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought.
Day of Week 15th » American Civil War: Confederate States of America e.g Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, West Virginia known as Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Day of Week 17th » American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.
Day of Week 19th » American Civil War: Battle of Iuka: Union (American Civil War) called Union troops under General William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate States of America named Confederate force commanded by General Sterling Price.
Day of Week 22nd » Slavery in the United States: A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1862
2nd » Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (d. 1881)
5th » Denis St. George Daly, Irish polo player (d. 1942)
7th » Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (d. 1932)
11th » Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, English field marshal and politician, 12th Governor General of Canada (d. 1935)
11th » Hawley Harvey Crippen, American physician (d. 1910)
11th » O. Henry, American pharmacist and author (d. 1910)
12th » Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1925)
17th » Jean de Madre, French polo player (d. 1934)