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, 1873
Day of Week 1st » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu Kingdom or Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
Day of Week 7th » Emilio Castelar y Ripoll becomes President of the First Spanish Republic.
Day of Week 15th » Franco-Prussian War: The last German troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
Day of Week 18th » Panic of 1873: The U.S. bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, triggering a series of bank failures.
Day of Week 24th » Establishment of "Satyashodhak Samaj", (Truth-seeker Movement) at Pune, Maharashtra, India by Mahatma Jyotirao Phule.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1873
2nd » Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1897)
5th » Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American general and engineer (d. 1942)
8th » Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (d. 1907)
8th » David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1970)
9th » Marcel Jacques Boulenger, French fencer and author (d. 1932)
9th » Max Reinhardt, Austrian-American actor and director (d. 1943)
13th » Constantin Carathéodory, German mathematician and author (d. 1950)
20th » Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1949)
20th » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. 1944)
21st » Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (d. 1966)
26th » Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator (d. 1940)
Famous Deaths for September 1873
22nd » Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss politician (b. 1801)
23rd » Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823)
28th » Émile Gaboriau, French journalist and author (b. 1832)