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, 2009
Day of Week 6th » The Roll-on/roll-off e.g ro-ro ferry 'SuperFerry 9' sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.
Day of Week 9th » The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.
Day of Week 18th » The 72-year run of the soap opera 'The Guiding Light' ends as its final episode is broadcast.
Day of Week 24th » The 2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit e.g G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. It marks the first use of LRAD in U.S. history.
Day of Week 25th » U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a joint TV appearance for a G-20 summit, accused Iran of building a secret nuclear enrichment facility.
Day of Week 26th » Typhoon Ketsana hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
Day of Week 28th » The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Moussa Dadis Camara called Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, raped, killed, and wounded protesters during 2009 Guinea protest known as a protest rally in a stadium called Stade du 28 Septembre.
Day of Week 29th » An 2009 Samoa earthquake or 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands causes a tsunami.
Day of Week 30th » The 2009 Sumatra earthquakes occur, killing over 1,115 people.
Famous Deaths for September 2009
1st » Jang Jin-young, South Korean actress (b. 1974)
2nd » Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1949)
5th » Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (b. 1938)