September trivia | 40 facts about the first month of Autumn

September is the first month of Autumn, and is often considered one of the most nostalgic months of the year.

But how many things do we know about September? Well, if not so many, keep on reading, as we are about to learn more trivia about this month.

1. September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
2. It is also the third of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the fourth of five months to have a length of less than 31 days.
3. In the Northern Hemisphere September is the seasonal equivalent of March in the Southern Hemisphere.
4. That means that in the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is on 1 September, whereas in the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological spring is on 1 September.
5. September marks the beginning of the ecclesiastical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
6. It is also the start of the academic year in many countries of the northern hemisphere.
7. In many countries of the northern hemisphere children go back to school after the summer break.
8. Sometimes this happens on the first day of the month.
9. September originates from Latin septem, “seven”.
10. It was originally the seventh of ten months in the oldest known Roman calendar, the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, with March (Latin Martius) the first month of the year.
11. This happened until perhaps as late as 451 BC.
12. After the calendar reform that added January and February to the beginning of the year, September became the ninth month but retained its name.
13. It had 29 days until the Julian reform, which added a day.
14. Ancient Roman observances for September include Ludi Romani, originally celebrated from September 12 to September 14, later extended to September 5 to September 19.
15. In the 1st century BC, an extra day was added in honor of the deified Julius Caesar on 4 September. Epulum Jovis was held on September 13. Ludi Triumphales was held from September 18–22.
16. The Septimontium was celebrated in September, and on December 11 on later calendars. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.
17. In 1752, the British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar. In the British Empire that year, September 2 was immediately followed by September 14.
18. September was called “harvest month” in Charlemagne’s calendar.
19. September corresponds partly to the Fructidor and partly to the Vendémiaire of the first French republic.
20. On Usenet, it is said that September 1993 (Eternal September) never ended.
21. September is called Herbstmonat, harvest month, in Switzerland. The Anglo-Saxons called the month Gerstmonath, barley month, that crop being then usually harvested
22. September is the only month with the same number of letters in its name in English as the number of the month.
23. In any year, no other month ends on the same day as September.
24. The only film with ‘September’ in its title to win an Oscar was One Day In September about the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics.
25. In 1752 September had only 19 days in the UK as we moved from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar
26. Shakespeare did not mention the month of September in any of his plays.
27. Statistics show September is the only month when share prices are likelier to fall than rise.
28. Men are banned from knitting on the island of in Jersey during the fishing season months of August and September.
29. People who are born on September will either be a Virgo or a Libra in zodiac signs.
30. September 11 is an important date for the U.S.A. and the world in general.
31. The September 11 attacks (often referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
32. The attacks resulted in 2,977 fatalities, over 25,000 injuries, and substantial long-term health consequences, in addition to at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.
33. 9/11 is the single deadliest terrorist attack in human history.
34. It is also the single deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in the history of the United States, with 343 and 72 killed, respectively.
35. Four passenger airliners which had departed from airports in the northeastern United States bound for California were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists.
36. Two of the planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story towers collapsed.
37. September’s birthstone is the sapphire.
38. The birth flowers for September are the forget-me-not, morning glory and aster.
39. Beyoncé, Cameron Dallas, Asher Angel, Hayley LeBlanc among others, are some famous people born on September.
40. September’s full moon is also named “corn moon”.