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, 2014
Day of Week 3rd » Heavy monsoon rains and 2014 India – Pakistan floods e.g flash floods leave over 200 people dead across India and Pakistan.
Day of Week 10th » The first Invictus Games (multi-sport event) named Invictus Games took place at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
Day of Week 12th » Oscar Pistorius is Trial of Oscar Pistorius named found guilty of the culpable homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Day of Week 16th » ISIS (militant group) e.g ISIS launches its Siege of Kobane e.g Kobane offensive against Syrian Kurdish forces.
Day of Week 18th » Scotland Scottish independence referendum, 2014 called votes against independence from the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 19th » The 2014 Asian Games called Asian Games take place in Incheon, South Korea.
Day of Week 24th » The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), a Mars orbiter launched into Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), successfully inserted into orbit of Mars.
Famous Deaths for September 2014
1st » Moktar Ali Zubeyr, Somali militant leader (b. 1977)
1st » Mark Gil, Filipino actor (b. 1961)
1st » Gottfried John, German actor (b. 1942)
1st » Rogers McKee, American baseball player (b. 1926)
1st » Maya Rao, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1928)
1st » Joseph Shivers, American chemist and academic, developed spandex (b. 1920)
1st » Elena Varzi, Italian actress (b. 1926)
2nd » Peter Carter (diplomat) called Peter Carter, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Estonia (b. 1956)
2nd » F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (b. 1930)
2nd » Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (b. 1911)
2nd » Helena Rakoczy, Polish gymnast (b. 1921)
2nd » Paul W. Robertson, Canadian businessman (b. 1954)
2nd » Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General for India (b. 1949)
3rd » Zeus (dog) named Zeus, American dog (b. 2008)
3rd » Roy Heather, English actor (b. 1935)
3rd » Aarno Raninen, Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)
3rd » A. P. Venkateswaran, Indian politician, 14th Foreign Secretary (India) called Foreign Secretary of India (b. 1930)