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, 1940
Day of Week 6th » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael of Romania named Michael.
Day of Week 7th » Treaty of Craiova: Romania loses Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria.
Day of Week 9th » George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
9th » Treznea massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by Hungarians in Romania known as local Hungarians kill 93 Romanians or Romanian civilians in Treznea, a village in Northern Transylvania, as part of attempts to ethnic cleansing.
Day of Week 11th » George Stibitz performs the first remote operation of a computer.
Day of Week 12th » Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
12th » An explosion at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Succasunna-Kenvil, New Jersey called Kenvil, New Jersey kills 51 people and injures over 200.
Day of Week 14th » Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by Hungarians in Romania known as local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, an act of ethnic cleansing.
Day of Week 15th » World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Royal Air Force shoots down large numbers of Luftwaffe aircraft.
Day of Week 16th » World War II: Kingdom of Italy named Italian troops Italian invasion of Egypt named conquer Sidi Barrani.
Day of Week 17th » World War II: Following the Nazi Germany or German defeat in the Battle of Britain, Adolf Hitler called Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion indefinitely.
Day of Week 18th » The British liner SS named City of Benares is sunk by German submarine U-48 (1939) or German submarine U-48; those killed include 77 child refugees.
Day of Week 19th » Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a Jewish resistance under Nazi rule In concentration camps e.g resistance.
Day of Week 27th » World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
Day of Week 29th » Two Avro Ansons of No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF 1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision known as collide in mid-air over Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together after colliding, and then land safely.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1940
1st » Stanislav Stepashkin, Russian boxer (d. 2013)
19th » Bill Medley, American singer-songwriter (The Righteous Brothers)
19th » Zandra Rhodes, English fashion designer, founded the Fashion and Textile Museum
19th » Sylvia Tyson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Quartette (band) or Quartette, Ian & Sylvia, and Great Speckled Bird (band) called Great Speckled Bird)
19th » Ed Westfall, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
19th » Paul Williams (songwriter) e.g Paul Williams, American singer-songwriter and actor
20th » Tarō Asō, Japanese politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
20th » Jeremy Child, English actor
20th » William Finley (actor) named William Finley, American actor (d. 2012)
20th » Anna Pavord, Welsh-English journalist and author
21st » Ron Fenton, English footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
21st » Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian engineer and engineer
21st » Bill Kurtis, American journalist and producer
22nd » Anna Karina, Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter
23rd » Tim Rose, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (The Big 3 (folk group) known as The Big 3) (d. 2002)