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, 1923
Day of Week 1st » The 1923 Great Kantō earthquake or Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
Day of Week 4th » Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah ZR-1 6.
Day of Week 8th » Honda Point Disaster: Nine United States Navy known as US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
Day of Week 13th » Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.
Day of Week 29th » The British Mandate for Palestine (legal instrument) known as British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
18th » Peter Smithson, English architect, co-designed Robin Hood Gardens (d. 2003)
18th » Bertha Wilson, Scottish-Canadian jurist, 60th List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada e.g Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (d. 2007)
20th » Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish-American poet and author (d. 1997)
20th » Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Indian actor and producer (d. 2014)
20th » Maurice Sauvé, Canadian economist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
22nd » Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (d. 2014)
23rd » Vello Helk, Estonian-Danish historian and author (d. 2014)
23rd » Margaret Pellegrini, American actress and dancer (d. 2013)