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, 1896
Day of Week 21st » British force under Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.
Day of Week 22nd » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III of the United Kingdom or George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1896
1st » A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian religious leader, founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (d. 1977)
4th » Antonin Artaud, French actor, director, and playwright (d. 1948)
4th » Aspasia Manos, Greek wife of Alexander of Greece (d. 1972)
8th » Howard Dietz, American publicist and songwriter (d. 1983)
10th » Adele Astaire, American actress and dancer (d. 1981)
10th » Robert Taschereau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 11th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1970)
10th » Ye Ting, Chinese general (d. 1946)
14th » José Mojica, Mexican tenor and actor (d. 1974)
16th » Margaret Fitzgerald (supercentenarian) e.g Margaret Fitzgerald, Canadian super-centenarian (d. 2009)
21st » Walter Breuning, American super-centenarian (d. 2011)
22nd » Uri Zvi Grinberg, Ukrainian-Israeli poet and journalist (d. 1981)
22nd » Henry Segrave, American-English race car driver (d. 1930)
24th » F. Scott Fitzgerald, American author and poet (d. 1940)
25th » Sandro Pertini, Italian journalist and politician, 7th President of Italy (d. 1990)