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, 1830
Day of Week 11th » Anti-Masonic Party convention; one of the first American political party conventions.
Day of Week 15th » The Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway known as Liverpool to Manchester railway line opens.
Day of Week 24th » Belgian Revolution: A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1830
2nd » William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)
8th » Frédéric Mistral, French poet and lexicographer, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
12th » William Sprague IV called William Sprague, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1915)
13th » Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (d. 1916)
15th » Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (d. 1915)
16th » Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (d. 1911)
27th » William Babcock Hazen, American general (d. 1887)
Famous Deaths for September 1830
15th » François Baillairgé, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1759)
15th » William Huskisson, English politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (b. 1770)
18th » William Hazlitt, English philosopher, painter, and critic (b. 1778)
23rd » Elizabeth Monroe, American wife of James Monroe, 5th First Lady of the United States (b. 1768)