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, 1998
Day of Week 2nd » Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 people on board are killed.
Day of Week 4th » Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University.
Day of Week 11th » Opening ceremony for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia is the first Asian country to host the games.
Day of Week 14th » Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
Day of Week 15th » With the landmark merger of WorldCom and MCI Communications completed the day prior, the new MCI WorldCom opens its doors for business.
5th » Fernando Balzaretti, Mexican actor (b. 1946)
5th » Ferdinand Biondi, Canadian radio host (b. 1909)
5th » Willem Drees, Jr., Dutch economist and politician, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (Netherlands) e.g Dutch Minister of Transport (b. 1922)