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, 1887
Day of Week 5th » A fire at Theatre Royal in Exeter, England kills 186.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1887
1st » Blaise Cendrars, Swiss author and poet (d. 1961)
3rd » Frank Christian (trumpeter) e.g Frank Christian, American trumpet player (Original New Orleans Jazz Band) (d. 1973)
3rd » Manfred Toeppen, American water polo player (d. 1968)
4th » Roy William Neill, Irish-English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946)
7th » Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (d. 1964)
9th » Alf Landon, American lieutenant, banker, and politician, 26th Governor of Kansas (d. 1987)
10th » Giovanni Gronchi, Italian soldier and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (d. 1978)
10th » Kenneth Mason (geographer) or Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (d. 1976)
10th » Govind Ballabh Pant, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (d. 1961)
13th » Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
14th » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (d. 1934)
15th » Carlos Dávila, Chilean journalist and politician, President of Chile (d. 1955)
16th » Nadia Boulanger, French composer and educator (d. 1979)
19th » Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1972)
19th » Lynne Overman, American actor and singer (d. 1943)
22nd » Bhaurao Patil, Indian educator and activist (d. 1959)
26th » Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (d. 1958)
26th » Antonio Moreno, Spanish-American actor and director (d. 1967)
26th » Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (d. 1979)
28th » Avery Brundage, American businessman, 5th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 1975)
30th » Lil Dagover, Indonesian-German actress (d. 1980)
Famous Deaths for September 1887
16th » Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Makuuchi Yokozuna called Yokozuna (b. 1841)
29th » Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon and academic (b. 1810)