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, 1883
Day of Week 8th » The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1883
1st » Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1934)
2nd » Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (d. 1963)
5th » Otto Erich Deutsch, Austrian musicologist and scholar (d. 1967)
7th » Theophrastos Sakellaridis, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1950)
10th » Jock Delves Broughton, English accused murderer (d. 1942)