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, 1970
Day of Week 1st » Attempted assassination of King Hussein of Jordan by Palestinian guerrillas, who attack his motorcade.
Day of Week 2nd » NASA announces the Canceled Apollo missions cancellation of two Apollo program Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Canceled Apollo missions Apollos 18–20 Apollo 19.
Day of Week 4th » Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
Day of Week 5th » Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The 101st Airborne Division or United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Division (South Vietnam) e.g 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.
Day of Week 7th » Fighting between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Amman, Jordan.
7th » Bill Shoemaker sets record for most lifetime wins as a jockey (passing Johnny Longden).
Day of Week 16th » King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule following the hijacking of four civilian airliners by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). This results in the formation of the Black September Organization e.g Black September Palestinian
Day of Week 19th » Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 known as dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.
Day of Week 20th » Syrian tanks roll into Jordan in response to continued fighting between Jordan and the fedayeen.
Day of Week 25th » Cease-fire between Jordan and the Fedayeen ends fighting triggered by four hijackings on September 6 and September 9 called 9.
Day of Week 26th » The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning convert 175,425 acre km2.