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, 1978
Day of Week 5th » Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace discussions at Camp David, Maryland.
Day of Week 7th » While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Giullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella.
Day of Week 11th » Janet Parker is the last person to die of smallpox, in a laboratory-associated outbreak.
Day of Week 15th » Muhammad Ali outpointed Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome e.g Superdome in New Orleans.
Day of Week 16th » An earthquake measuring 7.5 to 7.9 on the Richter magnitude scale known as Richter scale hits the city of Tabas, Iran killing about 25,000 people.
Day of Week 17th » The Camp David Accords (1978) e.g Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
23rd » Benjamin Curtis (musician) called Benjamin Curtis, American guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (Secret Machines, School of Seven Bells, Tripping Daisy, and UFOFU) (d. 2013)
23rd » Anthony Mackie, American actor
23rd » Worm Miller, American actor, director, and screenwriter