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, 1963
Day of Week 4th » Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.
Day of Week 6th » The Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI) is founded.
Day of Week 7th » The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
Day of Week 15th » 16th Street Baptist Church bombing: Four children killed at an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Day of Week 16th » Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Crown Colony of Sarawak e.g Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country.
Day of Week 29th » The second period of the Second Vatican Council opens.
3rd » Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist and author
3rd » Amber Lynn, American porn actress and model
4th » Bobby Jarzombek, American drummer (Halford (band) known as Halford, Spastic Ink, Fates Warning, and Juggernaut (band) named Juggernaut)
4th » John Vanbiesbrouck, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
4th » Sami Yaffa, Finnish singer-songwriter and bass player (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Demolition 23, and Jetboy (band) known as Jetboy)
5th » Juan Alderete, American bass player and songwriter (Racer X (band) Racer X, The Mars Volta, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, The Scream (band) The Scream, and Big Sir (band) Big Sir)
5th » Kristian Alfonso, American figure skater and actress
5th » Jeff Brantley, American baseball player and sportscaster
5th » Taki Inoue, Japanese race car driver
5th » Jonathan Phillips (actor) called Jonathan Phillips, English actor
6th » Mark Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
6th » Skye Gyngell, Australian chef and author
6th » Pat Nevin, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
6th » Alice Sebold, American author
6th » Bryan Simonaire, American engineer and politician
6th » Geert Wilders, Dutch politician
7th » Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (N.W.A.) (d. 1995)
7th » Brent Liles, American bass player (Social Distortion and Agent Orange (band) called Agent Orange) (d. 2007)
9th » Roberto Donadoni, Italian footballer and manager
10th » Randy Johnson, American baseball player and actor
10th » Marian Keyes, Irish author
10th » Bill Stevenson (musician) named Bill Stevenson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (All (band) named All, Descendents, The Lemonheads, and Only Crime)
11th » Dave Bidini, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rheostatics)
11th » Colin Wells (actor) or Colin Wells, English actor
12th » Paul Bellini, Canadian actor and screenwriter
28th » Greg Weisman, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter
29th » Dave Andreychuk, Canadian ice hockey player
29th » Les Claypool, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Primus (band) e.g Primus, Blind Illusion, Oysterhead, and Sausage (band) named Sausage)
30th » David Barbe, American bass player and producer (Sugar (American band) known as Sugar)
Famous Deaths for September 1963
3rd » Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (b. 1907)
4th » Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (b. 1886)
6th » Wladimir Aïtoff, French rugby player (b. 1879)
8th » Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1904)