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, 1954
Day of Week 8th » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
Day of Week 11th » Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 3 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
Day of Week 14th » In a Totskoye nuclear exercise called top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tupolev Tu-4 known as Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
Day of Week 26th » Japanese train ferry named rail ferry 'Tōya Maru' sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan killing 1,172.
Day of Week 27th » The nationwide debut of 'Tonight Starring Steve Allen' '(The Tonight Show)' hosted by Steve Allen on NBC.
Day of Week 29th » The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
12th » Scott Hamilton (musician) called Scott Hamilton, American saxophonist
12th » Peeter Volkonski, Estonian singer-songwriter and actor (Propeller (band) named Propeller)
13th » Steve Kilbey, English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass player (The Church (band) known as The Church and Jack Frost (band) called Jack Frost)
14th » Barry Cowsill, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (The Cowsills) (d. 2005)
20th » Henry Samueli, American businessman, co-founded Broadcom
20th » Brinke Stevens, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
21st » Shinzō Abe, Japanese politician, 90th Prime Minister of Japan
21st » Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, English drummer (Motörhead and Waysted)
22nd » Shari Belafonte, American actress and singer
22nd » Randy Lanier, American race car driver and drug trafficker
23rd » Charlie Barnett (comedian) named Charlie Barnett, American actor (d. 1996)
23rd » Cherie Blair, English lawyer and academic, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
24th » Helen Lederer, Welsh actress and screenwriter
24th » Lilian Mercedes Letona, Salvadoran activist (d. 1983)
24th » Marco Tardelli, Italian footballer and coach
25th » Sakis Boulas, Greek singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2014)
25th » Sylvester Croom, American football player and coach
25th » Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (d. 2014)
25th » Juande Ramos, Spanish footballer and manager
25th » Tim Smit, Dutch-English gardener and businessman
26th » Craig Chaquico, American guitarist (Jefferson Starship)
26th » Kevin Kennedy (baseball) known as Kevin Kennedy, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
27th » Ray Hadley, Australian radio and television host
27th » Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Russian violinist and conductor
27th » Larry Wall, American computer programmer and author
28th » Steve Largent, American football player and politician
28th » George Lynch (musician) George Lynch, American guitarist and songwriter (Dokken, Lynch Mob (band) Lynch Mob, Souls of We, and Tooth and Nail (band) Tooth and Nail)