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, 1951
Day of Week 1st » The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
Day of Week 3rd » The first long-running American television soap opera, 'Search for Tomorrow', airs its first episode on the CBS network.
Day of Week 4th » The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
Day of Week 8th » Treaty of San Francisco: In San Francisco, California, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan in formal recognition of the end of the Pacific War.
Day of Week 28th » CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
Day of Week 29th » The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college American football or football game between Duke University called Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1951
1st » David Bairstow, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1998)
1st » Nicu Ceaușescu, Romanian politician (d. 1996)
9th » Alexander Downer, Australian economist and politician, 34th Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia) or Minister of Foreign Affairs for Australia
9th » Tom Wopat, American actor, singer, and director
10th » Sarah Coakley, English philosopher, theologian, and academic
10th » Harry Groener, German-American actor and dancer
11th » Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey) named Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2008)
11th » Richard D. Gill, English-Dutch mathematician and academic