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, 1921
Day of Week 5th » Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.
Day of Week 7th » In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
7th » The Legion of Mary, the largest Consecrated life Apostolic congregations named apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.
Day of Week 11th » Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan to colonize Palestine and creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
Day of Week 21st » A storage silo in Ludwigshafen or Oppau, Germany, Oppau explosion known as explodes, killing 500-600 people.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1921
1st » Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (d. 1995)
1st » Madhav Mantri, Indian cricketer (d. 2014)
3rd » Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (d. 1971)
3rd » Marguerite Higgins, American journalist (d. 1966)
5th » Murray Henderson (ice hockey) named Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013)
5th » Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system called MPAA film rating system (d. 2007)