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, 1850
Day of Week 9th » California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state.
Day of Week 13th » First ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest summit of the eastern Alps.
Day of Week 18th » The United States Congress e.g U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Day of Week 29th » The Roman Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1850
2nd » Eugene Field American author and poet (d. 1895)
2nd » Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the Spalding (sports equipment) known as Spalding Sporting Goods Company (d. 1915)
2nd » Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (d. 1919)
4th » Luigi Cadorna, Italian field marshal (d. 1928)
14th » Anton Mahnič, Slovenian bishop, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1920)
17th » Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese lawyer, journalist, and politician (d. 1923)
Famous Deaths for September 1850
23rd » José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general and politician (b. 1764)