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, 1953
Day of Week 7th » Nikita Khrushchev is elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union named first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
7th » Mohammad Daoud Khan becomes Premier of Afghanistan.
7th » Garfield Todd becomes Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia.
Day of Week 13th » Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Day of Week 21st » LT No Kum-Sok a North Korean pilot defected to South Korea and is associated with Operation Moolah.
11th » Jani Allan, English-South African journalist
11th » Renée Geyer, Australian singer
11th » Tommy Shaw, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Styx (band) or Styx, Damn Yankees (band) e.g Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades)
11th » Michael Tavinor, English priest
12th » Fiona Mactaggart, Scottish educator and politician
14th » Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (Skeleton Crew (band) Skeleton Crew, Third Person (band) Third Person, and Curlew (band) Curlew) (d. 1998)
14th » Judy Playfair, Australian swimmer
16th » Alan Barton, English singer and guitarist (Black Lace (band) or Black Lace and Smokie (band) named Smokie) (d. 1995)
16th » Kurt Fuller, American actor
16th » Nancy Huston, Canadian-American author
16th » Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, English journalist and politician, 2nd Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
16th » Jerry Pate, American golfer and sportscaster
16th » Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster