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, 2013
Day of Week 2nd » The new Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge or eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened to traffic, being the widest bridge in the world.
Day of Week 8th » Eleven people are killed in a Valea Lupului minibus train collision e.g train collision in Iași County, Romania.
Day of Week 11th » A 400 km long human chain called Catalan Way is organized by the Assemblea Nacional Catalana for the independence of Catalonia
Day of Week 13th » Taliban insurgents 2013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat or attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured.
Day of Week 16th » A gunman Washington Navy Yard shooting called kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard known as Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
Day of Week 21st » Al-Shabaab (militant group) or al-Shabaab Islamic militants Westgate shopping mall attack named attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people.
Day of Week 22nd » At least 75 people are killed in a Peshawar church attack e.g suicide bombing at a All Saints Church, Peshawar or church in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Day of Week 24th » A Moment magnitude scale named 7.7-magnitude 2013 Pakistan earthquake or earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing more than 327 people.
Day of Week 29th » Over 42 people are Gujba college massacre named killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Nigeria.
Famous Deaths for September 2013
1st » Zvonko Bušić, Croatian terrorist, hijacker of TWA Flight 355 (b. 1946)
1st » Ignacio Eizaguirre, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1920)
1st » Tommy Morrison, American boxer and actor (b. 1969)
1st » Gordon Steege, Australian soldier (b. 1917)
1st » Margaret Mary Vojtko, American linguist and academic (b. 1930)
1st » Ken Wallis, English commander and pilot (b. 1916)
2nd » Valérie Benguigui, French actress and director (b. 1965)
2nd » Terry Clawson, English rugby player and coach (b. 1940)
2nd » Ronald Coase, English-American economist and author, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
2nd » David Jacobs (broadcaster) or David Jacobs, English radio and television host (b. 1926)
2nd » Olga Lowe, South African-English actress (b. 1919)
2nd » Frederik Pohl, American author (b. 1919)
2nd » Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (b. 1935)
3rd » Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (b. 1914)
3rd » Pedro Ferriz Santacruz, Mexican-American journalist (b. 1921)
3rd » José Ramón Larraz, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
3rd » Janet Lembke, American author and scholar (b. 1933)
3rd » Don Meineke, American basketball player (b. 1930)
3rd » Lewis Morley, Hong Kong-Australian photographer (b. 1925)
15th » Jackie Lomax, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)
15th » Tomás Ó Canainn, Irish singer-songwriter and Uilleann pipes named pipe player (b. 1930)
15th » Émile Turlant, French centenarian (b. 1904)
16th » Scott Adams (American football) e.g Scott Adams, American football player (b. 1966)
16th » Philip Berg, American rabbi and author (b. 1927)
16th » Mac Curtis, American singer (b. 1939)
16th » Ratiba El-Hefny, Egyptian soprano and director (b. 1931)
16th » Terrie Hall, American activist (b. 1960)
16th » Kim Hamilton, American actress (b. 1932)
16th » David Avraham Spector, Dutch–Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1955)
16th » Patsy Swayze, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1927)
17th » Kristian Gidlund, Swedish drummer and journalist (Sugarplum Fairy) (b. 1983)
17th » Larry Lake (musician) called Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (b. 1943)
17th » Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (b. 1937)
17th » Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1949)
17th » Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil) known as Michael J. Noonan, Irish politician, 25th Minister for Defence (Ireland) or Minister of Defence for Ireland (b. 1935)
17th » Marvin Rainwater, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)
17th » Eiji Toyoda, Japanese businessman (b. 1913)
18th » Veliyam Bharghavan, Indian politician (b. 1928)
18th » Lindsay Cooper, English bassoon player and composer (Henry Cow, News from Babel, and Feminist Improvising Group) (b. 1951)
18th » Johnny Laboriel, Mexican singer (b. 1942)
18th » Arthur Lamothe, French-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
18th » Ken Norton, American boxer and actor (b. 1943)
18th » Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish-German author and critic (b. 1920)
18th » Richard C. Sarafian, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)