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, 1871
Day of Week 20th » Bishop John Coleridge Patteson is martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. He is the first bishop of Melanesia.
Day of Week 28th » Brazilian Parliament passes the Law of the Free Womb, granting freedom to all new children born to slaves, the first major step in the eradication of slavery in Brazil.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1871
1st » J. Reuben Clark, American lawyer, civil servant, and religious leader (d. 1961)
5th » Friedrich Akel, Estonian physician and politician, Head of State of Estonia (d 1941)
7th » George Hirst, English cricketer and coach (d. 1954)
8th » Samuel McLaughlin, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded the McLaughlin automobile or McLaughlin Car Company (d. 1972)
10th » Charles Collett, English engineer (d. 1952)
11th » Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona, Italian race car driver, mountaineer, and politician (d. 1927)
19th » Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (d. 1938)
24th » Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (d. 1960)
27th » Grazia Deledda, Italian author and poet, Nobel Prize in Literature called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
27th » George Ducker, Canadian soccer player (d. 1952)
Famous Deaths for September 1871
7th » Kimenzan TanigorÅ, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 13th Makuuchi Yokozuna or Yokozuna (b. 1826)
23rd » Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1786)