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, 1911
Day of Week 1st » The armored cruiser Greek cruiser Georgios Averof known as 'Georgios Averof' is commissioned into the Hellenic Navy called Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
Day of Week 7th » French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the 'Mona Lisa' from the Louvre museum.
Day of Week 18th » Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House.
Day of Week 23rd » Pilot Earle Ovington makes the first official airmail delivery in America under the authority of the United States Post Office Department
25th » An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté or French battleship 'Liberté' detonates the forward ammunition magazine (artillery) named magazines and destroys the ship.
Day of Week 29th » Italy declares Italo-Turkish War named war on the Ottoman Empire.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1911
2nd » Romare Bearden, American painter and author (d. 1988)
2nd » William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded the Caesars Entertainment Corporation (d. 1978)