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, 1901
Day of Week 2nd » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a Big Stick ideology called big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
Day of Week 6th » Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed Anarchism e.g anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds President of the United States e.g US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
Day of Week 7th » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
Day of Week 14th » President of the United States William McKinley dies after an Assassination of William McKinley called assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
17th » The Battle of Elands River (1901) called Battle of Elands River is fought.
Day of Week 28th » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own, in a Balangiga massacre e.g surprise attack in the town of Balangiga, Eastern Samar or Balangiga on Samar Island.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1901
2nd » Andreas Embirikos, Greek psychoanalyst and poet (d. 1975)
2nd » Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (d. 1977)
3rd » Eduard van Beinum, Dutch conductor (d. 1959)
4th » William Lyons, English businessman, co-founded Jaguar Cars (d. 1985)
5th » Florence Eldridge, American actress (d. 1988)
5th » Mario Scelba, Italian politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1991)
8th » Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1966)
9th » James Blades, English drummer (Melos Ensemble) (d. 1999)
12th » Ben Blue, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1975)
12th » Shmuel Horowitz, Belarusian-Israeli agronomist and academic (d. 1999)
13th » James McCoubrey, Canadian-American super-centenarian (d. 2013)
15th » Donald Bailey (civil engineer) or Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed Bailey bridge (d. 1985)
17th » Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (d. 1972)
18th » Harold Clurman, American director and producer (d. 1980)
19th » Joe Pasternak, Hungarian-American production manager and producer (d. 1991)
22nd » Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
23rd » Jaroslav Seifert, Czech poet and journalist, Nobel Prize in Literature or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
25th » Robert Bresson, French director and screenwriter (d. 1999)
25th » Gordon Coventry, Australian footballer (d. 1968)
26th » George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1980)
28th » William S. Paley, American broadcaster, founded CBS (d. 1990)
28th » Ed Sullivan, American television host (d. 1974)
29th » Lanza del Vasto, Italian poet, philosopher, and activist (d. 1981)
29th » Enrico Fermi, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954)
30th » Thelma Terry, American bassist and bandleader (d. 1966)
Famous Deaths for September 1901
5th » Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist and academic (b. 1853)
9th » Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and illustrator (b. 1864)
14th » William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States (b. 1843)
25th » Arthur Fremantle, English general and politician, List of Governors of Malta known as Governor of Malta (b. 1835)