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, 1916
Day of Week 3rd » World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
Day of Week 15th » World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
Day of Week 17th » World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftwaffe e.g Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.
Day of Week 19th » During the East African Campaign of World War I, colonial armed forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur called General Charles Tombeur captured the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
Day of Week 27th » Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu I.