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, 2001
Day of Week 3rd » In Belfast, Protestant Ulster loyalism e.g loyalists begin a Holy Cross dispute known as picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of proteste
Day of Week 4th » Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
Day of Week 9th » Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.
9th » Pärnu methanol tragedy occurs in Pärnu County, Estonia.
9th » The Unix time Notable events in Unix time e.g Unix billenium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix time stamps.
Day of Week 10th » Charles Ingram cheats his way into winning one million pounds on a British version of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'.
10th » Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.
Day of Week 11th » Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a September 11 attacks known as series of coordin
Day of Week 13th » Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
Day of Week 17th » The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
Day of Week 18th » First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
Day of Week 20th » In an address to a joint session of United States Congress or Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".
Day of Week 21st » Deep Space 1 flies within 2,200 km of 19P/Borrelly called Comet Borrelly.
21st » America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
Day of Week 27th » Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.