Fascinating facts about the month of September!

After having a long think about what to write this evening for my 444th post, I thought I would write some fasinating facts about the month of September for your perusal! I have now been a current poster on blogger since June 2003, which is a bit worrying, maybe I should get out more! Anyway, here is some fascinating facts about the month of September courtesy of Wikipedia.

September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. September begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Virgo and ends in the sign of Libra. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Leo and ends in the constellation of Virgo.

The name comes from the Latin septem, for "seven". September was the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BCE. September is the start of the academic year in some countries, mostly in the west. September also begins on the same day of the week as December every year. In the year 1752, in the British Empire, the Gregorian calendar was adopted and as a result September did not have days numbered 3–13. The thing I found most amusing is that on Usenet, it is said that September 1993 never ended.