What are the important events that happened on September 4? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 4: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 4 is the 248th day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 118 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 22, 2016 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,472,947,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectatetracontaoctagon’ day.
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Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 146 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 1,353 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 4 Historical Events
- 476 –Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself King of Italy, thus ending the Western Roman Empire.
- 1260 –The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
- 1870 –Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
- 1886 –Indian Wars: after almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
- 1957 –American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis – Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.
- 1967 –Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins: U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
- 1977 –The Golden Dragon Massacre took place in San Francisco, California.
- 1989 –In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
- 2001 –Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
- 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.
Who were born on September 4?
- 1846 –Daniel Burnham, American architect (d. 1912)
- 1896 –Aspasia Manos, wife of king Alexander of Greece (d. 1972)
- 1906 –Max Delbrück, German biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1981)
- 1937 –Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer
- 1939 –Denis Lindsay, South African cricketer (d. 2005)
- 1963 –Bobby Jarzombek, American drummer (Halford)
- 1965 –Sergio Momesso, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1971 –Lance Klusener, South African cricketer
- 1980 –Pat Neshek, American baseball player
- 1981 –Richard Garcia, Australian footballer
Who died on September 4?
- 1588 –Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English politician (b. 1532)
- 1804 –Richard Somers, American naval officer
- 1979 –Canuplin, Filipino magician and bodabil entertainer (b. 1904)
- 1986 –Hank Greenberg, American baseball player (b. 1911)
- 1986 –Otto Glória, Brazilian football coach (b. 1917)
- 1987 –Bill Bowes, English cricketer (b. 1908)
- 1999 –Georg Gawliczek, German football manager (b. 1919)
- 2001 –Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, American radio personality (b. 1962)
- 2004 –Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (b. 1929)
- 2006 –Astrid Varnay, Swedish-born soprano (b. 1918)
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