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, 1886
Day of Week 4th » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
Day of Week 9th » The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is finalized.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1886
1st » Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (d. 1957)
2nd » Warren Brittingham, American soccer player (d. 1962)
4th » Albert Orsborn, English 6th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1967)
8th » Siegfried Sassoon, English captain, journalist, and poet (d. 1967)
13th » Amelie Beese, German pilot and sculptor (d. 1925)
13th » Robert Robinson (organic chemist) or Robert Robinson, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
14th » Jan Masaryk, Czech politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czechoslovakia) e.g Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia (d. 1948)
15th » Paul Lévy (mathematician) called Paul Lévy, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1971)
16th » Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
20th » Charles Williams (British writer) named Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (d. 1945)
26th » Archibald Hill, English physiologist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977)
Famous Deaths for September 1886
3rd » William W. Snow, American politician (b. 1812)
27th » Charles Gordon Greene, American journalist and politician (b. 1804)