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, 2008
Day of Week 6th » Turkish President Abdullah Gül attends an association soccer called football match in Armenia after an invitation by Armenian President Serzh Sarkisyan, making him the first Turkish head of state to visit the country.
Day of Week 7th » The Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac called US Government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Day of Week 10th » The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.
Day of Week 12th » The 2008 Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles between a Metrolink (Southern California) known as Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train kills 25 people.
Day of Week 13th » Delhi, India, is hit by a 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings known as series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.
13th » Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston and surrounding areas.
Day of Week 14th » All 88 people on board Aeroflot Flight 821 are killed when the plane crashes on approach to Perm Airport.
Day of Week 15th » Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code or Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
Day of Week 20th » A dump truck full of explosives Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing called detonates in front of the Marriott International or Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.
Day of Week 23rd » Kauhajoki school shooting: Matti Saari kills 10 people before committing suicide.
Day of Week 27th » China National Space Administration named CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk while flying on 'Shenzhou 7'.
Day of Week 28th » SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.
Day of Week 29th » Following the bankruptcy or bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history.
Famous Deaths for September 2008
1st » Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman (b. 1914)
1st » Don LaFontaine, American voice actor (b. 1940)
1st » Jerry Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1937)
1st » Oded Schramm, Israeli-American mathematician and academic (b. 1961)
2nd » Bill Melendez, Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (b. 1916)
3rd » Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (b. 1917)
6th » Sören Nordin, Swedish Harness racing called harness racer and trainer (b. 1917)
6th » Anita Page, American actress and singer (b. 1910)
7th » Kune Biezeveld, Dutch minister and theologian (b. 1948)
7th » Ilarion Ciobanu, Romanian rugby player and actor (b. 1931)
7th » Dino Dvornik, Croatian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1964)
7th » Peter Glossop, English actor and singer (b. 1928)
7th » Don Haskins, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
7th » Gregory Mcdonald, American author (b. 1937)
7th » Nagi Noda, Japanese director and producer (b. 1973)