September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 118 days remain until the end of the year.
Contents
1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 References
6 External links
Events[edit]
476 – Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.
626 – Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China.
929 – Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen in Brandenburg.
1260 – The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
1282 – Peter III of Aragon becomes the King of Sicily.
1479 – The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.
1607 – The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland.
1666 – In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
1774 – New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
1781 – Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.
1797 – Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.
1800 – The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate.
1812 – War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.
1839 – Battle of Kowloon: British vessels open fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community in China in the first armed conflict of the First Opium War.
1862 – American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.
1870 – Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
1882 – The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
1886 – American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
1888 – George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
1912 – Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
1919 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace.
1923 – Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero forms a war cabinet to direct the republican war effort.[1]
1939 – World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
1941 – World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USS Greer.
1944 – World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.
1944 – World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union.
1948 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
1949 – The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
1950 – Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
1951 – The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
1957 – American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: The governor of Arkansas calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Little Rock Central High School, resulting in the lawsuit Cooper v. Aaron the following year.
1963 – Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.
1964 – Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens.
1967 – Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
1970 – Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
1971 – Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
1972 – Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
1972 – The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. As of 2018, it is the longest running game show on American television.
1975 – The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab–Israeli conflict is signed.
1977 – The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco.
1985 – The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
1989 – In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
1998 – Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University.
2001 – Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
2002 – The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record.
2007 – Three terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US military installations.
2010 – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes the South Island of New Zealand causing widespread damage and several power outages.
2020 – Pope Benedict XVI becomes the longest-lived pope, 93 years, four months, 16 days, surpassing Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903.[2]
Births[edit]
973 – Al-Biruni, Persian physician and polymath (d. 1048)
1241 – Alexander III, king of Scotland (d. 1286)
1383 – Felix V, antipope of Rome (d. 1451)
1454 – Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (d. 1483)
1557 – Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen consort of Denmark and Norway (d. 1631)
1563 – Wanli, Chinese emperor (d. 1620)
1580 – George Percy, English explorer (d. 1632)
1596 – Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (d. 1687)
1681 – Carl Heinrich Biber, Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1749)
1717 – Job Orton, English minister and author (d. 1783)
1745 – Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (d. 1812)
1755 – Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (d. 1810)
1768 – François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France (d. 1848)
1776 – Stephen Whitney, American businessman (d. 1860)
1798 – Raynold Kaufgetz, Swiss soldier, economist, and politician (d. 1869)
1803 – Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (d. 1891)[3]
1809 – Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (d. 1880)
1809 – Juliusz Słowacki, Polish poet and playwright (d. 1849)
1824 – Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1896)
1825 – Dadabhai Naoroji, Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (d. 1917)
1826 – Martin Wiberg, Swedish philosopher and engineer (d. 1905)
1832 – Antonio Agliardi, Italian cardinal (d. 1915)
1846 – Daniel Burnham, American architect, designed the World's Columbian Exposition (d. 1912)
1848 – Lewis Howard Latimer, American inventor (d. 1928)
1848 – Jennie Lee, American actress (d. 1925)
1850 – Luigi Cadorna, Italian field marshal (d. 1928)
1851 – John Dillon, Irish poet and politician (d. 1927)
1885 – Antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal (d. 1971)
1886 – Albert Orsborn, English 6th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1967)
1887 – Roy William Neill, Irish-English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946)
1888 – Oskar Schlemmer, German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer (d. 1943)
1890 – Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1947)
1891 – Fritz Todt, German engineer and politician (d. 1942)
1892 – Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator (d. 1974)
1896 – Antonin Artaud, French actor, director, and playwright (d. 1948)
1901 – William Lyons, English businessman, co-founded Jaguar Cars (d. 1985)
1902 – Tommy Mitchell, English cricketer (d. 1996)
1905 – Mary Renault, English-South African author (d. 1983)
1905 – Walter Zapp, Latvian-Estonian inventor, invented the Minox (d. 2003)
1906 – Ruben Oskar Auervaara, Finnish fraudster (d. 1964)[4]
1906 – Max Delbrück, German-American biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
1907 – Reggie Nalder, Austrian-American actor (d. 1991)
1908 – Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American director and producer (d. 1999)
1908 – Richard Wright, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (d. 1960)
1909 – Eduard Wirths, German physician (d. 1945)
1910 – Denis Tomlinson, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (d. 1993)
1912 – Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
1912 – Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1999)
1913 – Mickey Cohen, American mob boss (d. 1976)
1913 – Victor Kiernan, English historian and academic (d. 2009)
1913 – Stanford Moore, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)
1913 – Kenzō Tange, Japanese architect, designed the Yoyogi National Gymnasium (d. 2005)
1913 – Shmuel Wosner, Austrian-Israeli rabbi and author (d. 2015)
1914 – Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (d. 2003)
1917 – Henry Ford II, American businessman (d. 1987)
1918 – Paul Harvey, American radio host (d. 2009)
1918 – Gerald Wilson, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2014)
1919 – Howard Morris, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
1920 – Clemar Bucci, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2011)
1920 – Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (d. 2000)
1922 – Per Olof Sundman, Swedish author and politician (d. 1992)
1923 – Ram Kishore Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
1924 – Joan Aiken, English author (d. 2004)
1924 – Justinas Lagunavičius, Lithuanian basketball player (d. 1997)
1925 – Asa Earl Carter, American Ku Klux Klan leader and author (d. 1979)
1926 – George William Gray, British chemist who developed liquid crystals that made displays possible (d. 2013)[5]
1926 – Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (d. 2002)
1926 – Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
1927 – John McCarthy, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2011)
1927 – Ferenc Sánta, Hungarian author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1928 – Dick York, American actor (d. 1992)
1929 – Thomas Eagleton, American lawyer and politician, 38th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (d. 2007)
1929 – Robert V. Keeley, Lebanese-American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Greece (d. 2015)
1930 – Robert Arneson, American sculptor and academic (d. 1992)
1930 – William Maxson, American general (d. 2013)[6]
1931 – Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer
1931 – Antonios Trakatellis, Greek biochemist and politician
1932 – Carlos Romero Barceló, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Puerto Rico
1932 – Vince Dooley, American football player and coach
1934 – Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1934 – Antoine Redin, French footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1934 – Eduard Khil, Russian baritone singer (d. 2012)
1934 – Jan Švankmajer, Czech filmmaker and artist
1935 – Charles A. Hines, American general and academic (d. 2013)
1935 – Dallas Willard, American philosopher and academic (d. 2013)
1937 – Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer and politician
1937 – Gene Ludwig, American organist and composer (d. 2010)
1937 – Virgil A. Richard, American general (d. 2013)
1937 – Les Allen, English footballer and manager
1939 – Denis Lindsay, South African cricketer and referee (d. 2005)
1941 – Marilena de Souza Chaui, Brazilian philosopher and academic
1941 – Ken Harrelson, American baseball player and sportscaster
1941 – Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer and coach
1941 – Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh
1942 – Raymond Floyd, American golfer
1942 – Jerry Jarrett, American wrestler and promoter, co-founded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
1942 – Merald "Bubba" Knight, American singer
1944 – Tony Atkinson, English economist and academic (d. 2017)
1944 – Dave Bassett, English footballer and manager
1944 – Gene Parsons, American singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, and banjo player
1944 – Jerry Relph, American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate (d. 2020)[7]
1945 – Danny Gatton, American guitarist (d. 1994)
1945 – Bill Kenwright, English actor, singer, and producer
1946 – Gary Duncan, American guitarist (d. 2019)
1946 – Dave Liebman, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer
1946 – Bryan Mauricette, Saint Lucian-Canadian cricketer
1947 – Bob Jenkins, American sportscaster
1947 – Paul Sait, Australian rugby league player
1949 – Darryl Cotton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
1949 – Dean Pees, American football player and coach
1949 – Tom Watson, American golfer and sportscaster
1950 – Doyle Alexander, American baseball player
1951 – Martin Chambers, English drummer and singer
1951 – Judith Ivey, American actress
1951 – Marita Ulvskog, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
1952 – Stephen Easley, American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
1953 – Janet Biehl, American philosopher and author
1953 – Michael Stean, English chess player and author
1953 – Fatih Terim, Turkish footballer and manager
1955 – David Broza, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Garth Le Roux, South African cricketer
1955 – Brian Schweitzer, American politician, 23rd Governor of Montana
1956 – Blackie Lawless, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1957 – Khandi Alexander, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
1958 – Jacqueline Hewitt, American astrophysicist and astronomer
1958 – Marzio Innocenti, Italian rugby player and coach
1958 – Drew Pinsky, American radio and television host
1959 – Kevin Harrington, Australian actor
1959 – Armin Kogler, Austrian ski jumper
1960 – Kim Thayil, American guitarist and songwriter
1960 – Shailesh Vara, Ugandan-English lawyer and politician
1960 – Damon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Nick Blinko, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Lars Jönsson, Swedish film producer
1962 – Kiran More, Indian cricketer
1962 – Ulla Tørnæs, Danish politician, Danish Minister of Education
1962 – Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese physician and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1963 – Bobby Jarzombek, American drummer
1963 – John Vanbiesbrouck, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1963 – Sami Yaffa, Finnish singer-songwriter and bass player
1964 – Guy Boros, American golfer
1964 – Aadesh Shrivastava, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1965 – Sergio Momesso, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1966 – Yanka Dyagileva, Russian singer-songwriter (d. 1991)
1966 – Jeff Tremaine, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Darrin Murray, New Zealand cricketer and accountant
1967 – Dezső Szabó, Hungarian decathlete
1968 – John DiMaggio, American voice actor
1968 – Mike Piazza, American baseball player
1969 – Sasha, Welsh DJ and producer
1969 – Ramon Dekkers, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist (d. 2013)
1969 – Giorgi Margvelashvili, Georgian academic and politician, 4th President of Georgia
1969 – Inga Tuigamala, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player
1970 – Igor Cavalera, Brazilian drummer
1970 – Deni Hines, Australian singer-songwriter
1970 – Ivan Iusco, Italian composer
1970 – Sven Meyer, German footballer
1971 – Lance Klusener, South African cricketer and coach
1971 – Ione Skye, English-American actress
1971 – Maik Taylor, German-Irish footballer and coach
1972 – Steve Leonard, Northern Irish veterinarian and television personality
1973 – Aaron Fultz, American baseball player and coach
1973 – Lazlow Jones, American radio presenter, producer and screenwriter
1974 – Mati Pari, Estonian footballer and coach
1974 – Lincoln Roberts, Tobagonian cricketer
1975 – Sergio Ballesteros, Spanish footballer
1975 – Mark Ronson, English DJ, producer, and songwriter, co-founded Allido Records
1975 – Dave Salmoni, Canadian zoologist, television host, and producer
2014 – Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (b. 1928)
2014 – Joan Rivers, American comedian, television host, and author (b. 1933)
2015 – Graham Brazier, New Zealand singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
2015 – Jean Darling, American actress (b. 1922)
2015 – Wilfred de Souza, Indian surgeon and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Goa (b. 1927)
2015 – Warren Murphy, American author and screenwriter (b. 1933)
2016 – Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., lawyer and politician (b. 1933)
2018 – Bill Daily, American actor, comedian (b. 1927)[15]
2020 – Lloyd Cadena, Filipino YouTuber and vlogger (b. 1993)[16]
Holidays and observances[edit]
Christian feast day:
Candida the Elder
Blessed Catherine of Racconigi
Blessed Dina Bélanger
Hermione of Ephesus
Ida of Herzfeld
Irmgardis (of Süchteln)
Moses and Aaron (Lutheran Church and Eastern Orthodox Church)
Paul Jones (Episcopal Church)
Rosalia
Rose of Viterbo
Rufinus, Silvanus, and Vitalicus
Thamel and companions
Ultan of Ardbraccan
September 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Immigrant's Day (Argentina)
Newspaper Carrier Day (United States)
References[edit]
^Thomas, Hugh (2003). The Spanish Civil War. London: Penguin Books. pp. 392–394. ISBN 978-0-14-101161-5.
^"Benedicto XVI es ya el papa más anciano de toda la historia". www.msn.com (in Spanish). DW News. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^"Sarah Polk | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^Soukola, Timo: "Auervaara, Ruben Oskar (1906–1964)", Suomen kansallisbiografia, volume 1, pp 443–444. Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society, 2003. ISBN 951-746-442-8. Online version.
^"George William Gray". The 1995 Kyoto Prize - Advanced Technology. Inamori Foundation. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^"Retired Maj. Gen. William B. Maxson, USAF". The Advertiser Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.
^Lopez, Ricardo (December 18, 2020). "GOP State Sen. Jerry Relph, author of COVID-19 response bill, dies from coronavirus". Minnesota Reformer. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.