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, 1950
Day of Week 4th » Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500 (1950–2004) called Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
Day of Week 15th » Korean War: United States forces Battle of Inchon e.g land at Inchon
Day of Week 23rd » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II occurred.
Day of Week 24th » Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and New England. A Blue moon Visibly blue moon or blue moon is seen as far away as Europe.
Day of Week 26th » United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
26th » Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations.
5th » Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist, created 'Cathy'
7th » David Cannadine, English historian and author
7th » John Friedrich (fraudster) e.g Johann Friedrich, German-Australian engineer (d. 1991)
7th » Julie Kavner, American actress and singer
7th » Peggy Noonan, American author and journalist
8th » Ian Davidson (British politician) known as Ian Davidson, Scottish politician
8th » Zachary Richard, American singer-songwriter and poet
8th » Mike Simpson, American dentist and politician
9th » Gogi Alauddin, Pakistani Squash (sport) e.g squash player and coach
9th » John McFee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Doobie Brothers and Southern Pacific (band) or Southern Pacific)
10th » Joe Perry (musician) e.g Joe Perry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Aerosmith and The Joe Perry Project)
11th » Anne Dell, Australian biochemist and academic
11th » Bruce Doull, Australian footballer
11th » Leonora Linter, Russian-Estonian businessman and activist
11th » Amy Madigan, American actress and singer
11th » Barry Sheene, English motorcycle racer (d. 2003)
12th » Marguerite Blais, Canadian journalist and politician
12th » Gustav Brunner, Austrian engineer
12th » Bruce Mahler, American actor and screenwriter
12th » Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1950) known as Mike Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
12th » Cynthia Myers, American model and actress (d. 2011)
13th » Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Poland
13th » Jacky Robert, French-American chef
13th » Klaus Wunder, German footballer
13th » Pat Holland e.g Patsy Holland, English footballer and manager
14th » Paul Kossoff, English guitarist and songwriter (free (band) or Free, Black Cat Bones, and Back Street Crawler (band) known as Back Street Crawler) (d. 1976)
14th » Masami Kuwashima, Japanese race car driver
14th » Mike Nifong, American lawyer and politician
14th » John Steptoe, American author and illustrator (d. 1989)
27th » Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japanese-American actor and martial artist
28th » Paul Burgess (musician) Paul Burgess, English drummer (10cc, Jethro Tull (band) Jethro Tull, Camel (band) Camel, Magna Carta (band) Magna Carta, and The Icicle Works)
28th » Laurie Lewis, American singer and fiddler
28th » John Sayles, American actor, director, and screenwriter
29th » Ken Macha, American baseball player and manager
30th » Laura Esquivel, Mexican author and screenwriter
30th » Victoria Tennant, English actress and dancer
30th » Renato Zero, Italian singer-songwriter and actor
Famous Deaths for September 1950
6th » Olaf Stapledon, English philosopher and author (b. 1886)
11th » Jan Smuts, South African field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1870)