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, 1914
Day of Week 1st » St. Petersburg, Russian Empire called Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
1st » The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha (pigeon) e.g Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
Day of Week 3rd » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
3rd » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
3rd » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy, France or Nancy.
Day of Week 5th » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
Day of Week 8th » World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
Day of Week 9th » World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.
Day of Week 11th » Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
Day of Week 13th » World War I: South African troops open hostilities in German south-west Africa (Namibia) with an assault on the Ramansdrift police station.
13th » World War I: The First Battle of the Aisne or Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
Day of Week 17th » Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
Day of Week 18th » The Home Rule Act 1914 called Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
18th » World War I: South African troops land in German South West Africa.
Day of Week 22nd » German Empire German submarine SM U-9 torpedoes and sinks the British cruisers HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue 2 and HMS Cressy 2 on the Broad Fourteens off the Dutch coast with the loss of over 1,400 men.
Day of Week 24th » World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
Day of Week 26th » The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1914
2nd » Tom Glazer, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
3rd » Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (d. 1994)
4th » Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (d. 2003)
5th » Stuart Freeborn, English make up artist (d. 2013)
5th » Gail Kubik, American violinist, composer, and educator (d. 1984)
5th » Nicanor Parra, Chilean physicist, mathematician, and poet
7th » Lída Baarová, Czech-Austrian actress (d. 2000)
7th » Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2012)
7th » James Van Allen, American physicist and philosopher (d. 2006)
8th » Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople (d. 1991)
8th » Denys Lasdun, English architect, designed the Royal National Theatre (d. 2001)
9th » John Passmore, Australian philosopher and academic (d. 2004)
10th » Robert Wise, American director and producer (d. 2005)