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, 1941
Day of Week 3rd » The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.
Day of Week 4th » World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack against a United States ship, the USS Greer DD-145 6.
Day of Week 5th » Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany.
Day of Week 11th » Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon.
Day of Week 16th » World War II: Concerned that Rezā Shāh called Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, was about to ally his petroleum-rich empire with Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran known as invade Iran in late August and
Day of Week 17th » World War II: A decree of the Soviet Union known as Soviet State Committee of Defense, restoring Vsevobuch in the face of the Great Patriotic War, is issued.
17th » World War II: Soviet forces enter Teheran marking the end of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
Day of Week 22nd » World War II: On Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year Day, the Nazi Germany German Schutzstaffel SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were execu
Day of Week 27th » The 'SS Patrick Henry' is launched becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
Day of Week 28th » The Drama Uprising against the Bulgarian Axis occupation of Greece or occupation in northern Greece begins.
Day of Week 29th » World War II: The Holocaust known as Holocaust in Kiev, Soviet Union: German Einsatzgruppe C begins the Babyn Yar known as Babi Yar massacre, according to the Einsatzgruppen operational situation report.
Day of Week 30th » World War II: The Holocaust called Holocaust in Kiev, Ukraine: German Einsatzgruppe C complete Babi Yar massacre.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1941
1st » Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby player and coach
2nd » David Bale, South African–American pilot and activist (d. 2003)
2nd » Jyrki Otila, Finnish economist and politician (d. 2003)
2nd » John Thompson (basketball) named John Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
3rd » Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (d. 1990)
4th » Marilena de Souza Chaui, Brazilian philosopher and academic
4th » Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer and coach
4th » Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian politician, 19th List of governors of Andhra Pradesh or Governor of Andhra Pradesh
4th » Joanna Van Gyseghem, English actress
5th » Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach