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, 1967
Day of Week 1st » The Khmer–Chinese Friendship Association is banned in Cambodia
Day of Week 3rd » Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
Day of Week 4th » Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. United States Marines named Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Khe Sanh known as Que Son Valley.
Day of Week 8th » The formal end of steam traction in the North East of England by British Railways.
Day of Week 10th » The people of Gibraltar Gibraltar sovereignty referendum, 1967 known as vote to remain a British dependency rather than becoming part of Spain.
Day of Week 20th » RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland. It is operated by the Cunard Line.
Day of Week 30th » BBC BBC Light Programme Light Programme, BBC Third Programme Third Programme and BBC Home Service Home Service are replaced with BBC Radio BBC Radio 2 2, BBC Radio 3 3 and BBC Radio 4 4 Respectively, BBC Radio 1 is also launched with Tony Blackburn presen
Famous Birthdays on September in 1967
1st » David Whissell, Canadian engineer and politician
2nd » Frank Fontsere, American drummer and songwriter (Fozzy and Stuck Mojo)
2nd » Andreas Möller, German footballer and manager