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, 1956
Day of Week 9th » Elvis Presley appears on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' for the first time.
Day of Week 13th » The Dike (construction) called dike around the Dutch polder Zuiderzee Works The Flevolands known as East Flevoland is closed.
13th » The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
Day of Week 25th » TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
Day of Week 27th » USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first man to exceed Mach number named Mach 3 while flying the Bell X-2. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
4th » Blackie Lawless, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (W.A.S.P., London (heavy metal band) known as London, Sister (band) known as Sister, and New York Dolls)
5th » Roine Stolt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Flower Kings, Kaipa, Transatlantic (band) known as Transatlantic, and The Tangent)
6th » Bill Ritter, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Colorado
7th » Michael Feinstein, American singer and pianist
7th » Byron Stevenson, Welsh footballer (d. 2007)
7th » Diane Warren, American songwriter
8th » Mick Brown (musician) called Mick Brown, American drummer (Dokken, Tooth and Nail (band) called Tooth and Nail, and T & N)
8th » Maurice Cheeks, American basketball player and coach
8th » Fad Gadget, English singer (d. 2002)
8th » Stefan Johansson, Swedish race car driver
10th » Johnnie Fingers, Irish pianist, songwriter, and producer (The Boomtown Rats)
10th » Johnny Hickman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cracker (band) or Cracker)
10th » Erick Zonca, French director and producer
11th » Tony Gilroy, American director, producer, and screenwriter
12th » Barry Andrews (musician) or Barry Andrews, English singer and keyboard player (XTC, Shriekback, and The League of Gentlemen (band) called The League of Gentlemen)
12th » Sam Brownback, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of Kansas
12th » Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003)
12th » David Goodhart, English journalist and author
12th » Brian Robertson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead, and Wild Horses (British band) or Wild Horses)
12th » Ricky Rudd, American race car driver
12th » Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore