Month September 1908 Calendar

About Month of September Calendar

• 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, 1908

• Day of Week 16th » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
• Day of Week 17th » The Wright Model A known as Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge. He becomes the first airplane fatality.
• Day of Week 22nd » The Bulgarian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed.
• Day of Week 23rd » University of Alberta in Alberta, Canada, is founded.
• Day of Week 26th » the Norwegian football club SK Brann was founded.
• Day of Week 27th » The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1908

• 1st » Amir Elahi, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1980)
• 1st » Lou Kenton, English soldier and potter (d. 2012)
• 3rd » Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1988)
• 4th » Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American director and producer (d. 1999)
• 4th » Richard Wright (author) called Richard Wright, American author and poet (d. 1960)
• 5th » Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (d. 1973)
• 5th » Gloria Holden, English-American actress (d. 1991)
• 5th » Joaquín Nin-Culmell, German-American pianist and composer (d. 2004)
• 6th » Anthony Wagner, English genealogist and academic (d. 1995)
• 6th » Korczak Ziolkowski, American sculptor, designed the Crazy Horse Memorial (d. 1982)
• 7th » Paul Brown, American football player and coach (d. 1991)
• 7th » Michael E. DeBakey, American surgeon and educator (d. 2008)
• 7th » Max Kaminsky (musician) e.g Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (d. 1994)
• 9th » Cesare Pavese, Italian poet and author (d. 1950)
• 9th » Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral (d. 1945)
• 10th » Angus Bethune (politician) known as Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (d. 2004)
• 10th » Raymond Scott, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1994)
• 10th » Waldo Rudolph Wedel, American archaeologist and author (d. 1996)
• 11th » Alvar Lidell, English journalist (d. 1981)
• 13th » Chu Berry, American saxophonist (d. 1941)
• 13th » Karolos Koun, Greek director and playwright (d. 1987)
• 13th » Sicco Mansholt, Dutch politician, 4th President of the European Commission (d. 1995)
• 13th » Mae Questel, American actress and singer (d. 1998)
• 15th » Kid Sheik, American trumpet player (Preservation Hall Jazz Band) (d. 1996)
• 15th » Penny Singleton, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
• 17th » John Creasey, English author and politician (d. 1973)
• 17th » Rafael Israelyan, Georgian-Armenian architect, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (d. 1973)
• 18th » Victor Ambartsumian, Georgian-Armenian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 1996)
• 19th » Robert Lecourt, French lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 2004)
• 19th » Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist (d. 1975)
• 19th » Alberto Socarras, Cuban-American flute player (d. 1987)
• 19th » Mika Waltari, Finnish author and academic (d. 1979)
• 22nd » Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
• 23rd » Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Indian poet, academic, and politician (d. 1974)
• 24th » Renee Roberts, English actress (d. 1996)
• 25th » Jacqueline Audry, French director and screenwriter (d. 1977)
• 29th » Eddie Tolan, American sprinter (d. 1967)
• 30th » David Oistrakh, Ukrainian-Russian violinist (d. 1974)

Famous Deaths for September 1908

• 17th » Henri Julien, Canadian cartoonist (b. 1852)
• 17th » Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882)
• 20th » Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (b. 1844)
• 26th » Samuel Duvall, American archer (b. 1836)
• 29th » Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1839)

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