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, 1952
Day of Week 1st » 'The Old Man and the Sea', the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction e.g Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
Day of Week 6th » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the Boyd Gang Second escape named second escape of the Boyd Gang.
6th » A prototype aircraft 1952 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash e.g crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
Day of Week 12th » Strange occurrences, including a Flatwoods monster or monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
Day of Week 15th » The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.
Day of Week 19th » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
1st » Jakub Polák (anarchist) named Jakub Polák, Czech activist (d. 2012)
2nd » Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
2nd » Mihhail Lotman, Estonian linguist, scholar, and politician
3rd » Şehrazat, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer
4th » Stephen Easley, American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
4th » Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer
6th » Simon Burns, English politician, Minister of State for Transport
6th » Vladimir Kazachyonok, Russian footballer, coach, and manager
6th » Buddy Miller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Band of Joy)
6th » Deyan Sudjic, English journalist and curator
7th » Ricardo Tormo, Spanish motorcycle racer (d. 1998)
8th » David R. Ellis, American actor, stuntman, and director (d. 2013)
8th » Geoff Miller, English cricketer
9th » Angela Cartwright, English-American actress and singer
9th » Manuel Göttsching, German guitarist and songwriter (Ash Ra Tempel and Ashra (band) or Ashra)
9th » David A. Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Eurythmics, The Tourists, Vegas (duo) called Vegas, Platinum Weird, and SuperHeavy)
10th » Medea Benjamin, American activist, co-founded Code Pink
10th » Vic Toews, Paraguayan-Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Minister of Justice (Canada) called Canadian Minister of Justice