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, 1943
Day of Week 3rd » World War II: The Allied invasion of Italy begins on the same day that U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign the Armistice of Cassibile aboard the Royal Navy battleship HMS Nelson 28 6 off Malta.
Day of Week 5th » World War II: The 503rd Infantry Regiment e.g 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae in the Salamaua–Lae campaign.
Day of Week 6th » The Monterrey Institute of Technology, one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America, is founded in Monterrey, Mexico.
Day of Week 7th » A Gulf Hotel fire or fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston, kills 55 people.
7th » World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea.
Day of Week 8th » World War II: The O.B.S. (German General Headquarters for the Mediterranean zone) in Frascati is bombed by USAAF.
8th » World War II: United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly announces the Allies of World War II or Allied armistice with Italy.
Day of Week 9th » World War II: The Allies of World War II Allies land at Operation Avalanche Salerno and Operation Slapstick Taranto, Italy.
Day of Week 10th » World War II: German forces begin their occupation of Rome.
Day of Week 11th » World War II: Wehrmacht known as German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija.
11th » World War II: Start of the liquidation of the Ghettos in Minsk and Lida by the Nazis.
Day of Week 12th » World War II: Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy, is Gran Sasso raid known as rescued from house arrest on the Gran Sasso in Abruzzi, by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny.
Day of Week 13th » The Municipal Theatre of Corfu is destroyed during an aerial bombardment by Luftwaffe.
Day of Week 16th » World War II: The Allied invasion of Italy concludes when Heinrich von Vietinghoff, commander of the 10th Army (Wehrmacht) or German Tenth Army, orders his troops to withdraw from Salerno.
Day of Week 17th » World War II: The Russian city of Bryansk is liberated from Germans.
Day of Week 18th » World War II: The Jews of Minsk are massacred at Sobibor extermination camp or Sobibór.
18th » World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.
Day of Week 23rd » World War II: The Nazi Germany named Nazi puppet state the Italian Social Republic is founded.
5th » Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician, 10th Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (Philippines) or Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (d. 2007)
28th » Nick St. Nicholas, German-Canadian bass player (Steppenwolf (band) known as Steppenwolf, The Mynah Birds, The Sparrows (band) e.g The Sparrows, Blue Cheer, and World Classic Rockers)
28th » Win Percy, English race car driver
28th » J. T. Walsh, American actor (d. 1998)
29th » Mohammad Khatami, Iranian scholar and politician, 5th President of Iran
29th » Gary Boyd Roberts, American genealogist and author
29th » Lech Wałęsa, Polish electrician and politician, 2nd President of Poland, Nobel Peace Prize called Nobel Prize laureate
30th » Johann Deisenhofer, German-American biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate
30th » Marilyn McCoo, American singer and actress (The 5th Dimension)
30th » Philip Moore (organist) e.g Philip Moore, English organist and composer
30th » Ian Ogilvy, English actor, playwright, and author
Famous Deaths for September 1943
1st » Charles Atangana, Cameroonian chief (b. 1880)
8th » Julius Fučík (journalist) named Julius Fučík, Czech journalist (b. 1903)
9th » Charles McLean Andrews, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1863)
9th » Carlo Bergamini (admiral) called Carlo Bergamini, Italian admiral (b. 1888)
23rd » Elinor Glyn, English author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1864)
25th » Alexander Hall (soccer) called Alexander Hall, Scottish-Canadian soccer player (b. 1880)
28th » Sam Ruben, American chemist and academic (b. 1913)
30th » Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (b. 1864)