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, 1994
Day of Week 8th » USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard; resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices in the industry.
Day of Week 14th » The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike known as strike.
Day of Week 16th » The British government lifts the 1988–94 British broadcasting voice restrictions e.g broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.
Day of Week 28th » The cruise ferry MS or Estonia sinks in Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.
Day of Week 30th » Aldwych tube station (originally Strand Station) of the London Underground closes after eighty-eight years in service.
30th » Ongar railway station, the furthest London Underground from Central London, closes.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1994
1st » Bianca Ryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
2nd » Roy Castle, English actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)
3rd » James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
3rd » Major Lance, American singer (b. 1939)
3rd » Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924) known as Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (b. 1924)
5th » Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician and scholar (b. 1921)
5th » John Newman (Australian politician) or John Newman, Australian politician (b. 1946)
6th » James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
6th » Nicky Hopkins, English pianist (The Jeff Beck Group, The Kinks, Jerry Garcia Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Sweet Thursday (band) known as Sweet Thursday) (b. 1944)
6th » Max Kaminsky (musician) or Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (b. 1908)
7th » Eric Crozier, English director and playwright (b. 1914)
7th » Dennis Morgan, American actor and singer (b. 1908)
7th » Godfrey Quigley, Israeli-Irish actor (b. 1923)
7th » Terence Young (director) or Terence Young, Chinese-English director and screenwriter (b. 1915)