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, 1875
Day of Week 3rd » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
Day of Week 27th » The merchant sailing ship 'Ellen Southard' is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool; the United States Congress subsequently awards 27 gold Lifesaving Medals to the lifeboat men who went to rescue her crew.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1875
1st » Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (d. 1950)
3rd » Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (d. 1951)
7th » Edward Francis Hutton, American businessman and financier, co-founded E. F. Hutton & Co. (d. 1962)
12th » Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor and director (d. 1926)
16th » James Cash Penney, American businessman, founded J. C. Penney (d. 1971)
18th » Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (d. 1945)
22nd » Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer (d. 1911)
26th » Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor and singer (d. 1959)