Month September 2004 Calendar

About Month of September Calendar

• 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, 2004

• Day of Week 1st » The Beslan school hostage crisis commences when armed terrorists take children and adults hostage in Beslan in North Ossetia, Russia.
• Day of Week 3rd » Beslan school hostage crisis: Day 3: The Beslan hostage crisis ends with the deaths of over 300 people, more than half of which are children.
• Day of Week 7th » Hurricane Ivan, a Category 5 hurricane hits Grenada, killing 39 and damaging 90% of its buildings.
• Day of Week 15th » National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces 2004–05 NHL lockout known as lockout of the NHL Players Association e.g players union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
• Day of Week 23rd » Hurricane Jeanne: At least 1,070 in Haiti are reported to have been killed by floods.
• Day of Week 29th » The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
• 29th » The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry 'SpaceShipOne' performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize.
• Day of Week 30th » The first images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat are taken 600 miles south of Tokyo.
• 30th » The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat is retired.

Famous Deaths for September 2004

• 1st » Ahmed Kuftaro, Syrian religious leader, Grand Mufti of Syria (b. 1915)
• 1st » Alastair Morton, South African businessman (b. 1938)
• 2nd » Joan Oró, Catalan biochemist (b. 1923)
• 2nd » Eleni Zafeiriou, Greek actress (b. 1916)
• 4th » Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (b. 1971)
• 4th » Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (b. 1929)
• 4th » James O. Page, American paramedic and firefighter (b. 1936)
• 7th » Bob Boyd (baseball) called Bob Boyd, American baseball player (b. 1925)
• 8th » Frank Thomas (animator) called Frank Thomas, American animator, voice actor, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 9th » Ernie Ball, American guitarist and businessman (b. 1930)
• 10th » Brock Adams, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (b. 1927)
• 11th » Fred Ebb, American songwriter (b. 1933)
• 11th » David Mann (artist) known as David Mann, American painter and illustrator (b. 1939)
• 11th » Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (b. 1949)
• 13th » Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist, co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill known as birth-control pill (b. 1925)
• 15th » Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (The Ramones) (b. 1948)
• 15th » Walter Stewart (journalist) or Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1931)
• 16th » Michael Donaghy American-English poet (b. 1954)
• 18th » Norman Cantor, Canadian-American historian and educator (b. 1929)
• 18th » Russ Meyer, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 19th » Eddie Adams (photographer) named Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (b. 1933)
• 19th » Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (The Davis Sisters (country band) e.g The Davis Sisters) (b. 1931)
• 19th » Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1928)
• 19th » Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist (b. 1908)
• 20th » Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)
• 20th » Townsend Hoopes, American soldier and historian (b. 1922)
• 20th » Kalmer Tennosaar, Estonian singer and journalist (b. 1928)
• 21st » Bob Mason (actor) known as Bob Mason, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1952)
• 22nd » Big Boss Man (wrestler) called Big Boss Man, American wrestler (b. 1962)
• 22nd » Pete Schoening, American mountaineer (b. 1927)
• 23rd » André Hazes, Dutch singer (b. 1951)
• 23rd » Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1918)
• 24th » Françoise Sagan, French author and screenwriter (b. 1935)
• 26th » Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (b. 1969)
• 27th » John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1929)
• 28th » Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (b. 1924)
• 28th » Scott Muni, American radio host (b. 1930)
• 29th » Richard Sainct, French motorcycle racer (b. 1970)
• 30th » Gamini Fonseka, Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician (b. 1936)
• 30th » Jacques Levy, American director and songwriter (b. 1935)
• 30th » Michael Relph, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)

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