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, 2002
Day of Week 10th » Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, joins the United Nations.
Day of Week 20th » The Kolka-Karmadon rock ice slide e.g Kolka-Karmadon rock/ice slide.
Day of Week 23rd » The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
Day of Week 25th » The Vitim event, a possible Meteoroid Bolide e.g bolide impact in Siberia, Russia.
Day of Week 26th » The overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV called Le Joola capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
Day of Week 27th » East Timor called Timor-Leste joins the United Nations.
Famous Birthdays on September in 2002
30th » Maddie Ziegler, American dancer and actress
Famous Deaths for September 2002
2nd » Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
3rd » Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (b. 1919)
3rd » W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (b. 1902)
4th » Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (b. 1904)
5th » David Todd Wilkinson, American cosmologist and astronomer (b. 1935)