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, 2003
Day of Week 10th » Anna Lindh, the foreign minister of Sweden, is fatally stabbed while shopping, and dies the following day.
Day of Week 12th » The United Nations lifts International sanctions known as sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
12th » Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
Day of Week 14th » In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
Day of Week 20th » 2003 Maldives civil unrest known as Maldives civil unrest: the death of prisoner Hassan Evan Naseem sparks a day of rioting in Malé.
Day of Week 25th » A Richter magnitude scale or magnitude-8.0 earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.
25th » Herb Gardner, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
25th » Franco Modigliani, Italian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize in Economics named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
25th » George Plimpton, American journalist, author, and actor (b. 1927)
25th » Edward Said, Palestinian-American philosopher and critic (b. 1935)
26th » Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Black Oak Arkansas) (b. 1963)
26th » Robert Palmer (singer) Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter (The Power Station (band) The Power Station and Vinegar Joe (band) Vinegar Joe) (b. 1949)
28th » Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (b. 1927)