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 247th day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 118 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 22, 2013 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,378,252,800 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 ‘dihectatetracontaheptagon’ 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 149 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 257 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Out of the blue someone is thinking of you today. If that special someone wants to buy a gift for you, which one will you choose: boat tours, bath toys or training shoes?
September 4 Historical Events
- 626 –Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang Dynasty of China.
- 1260 –The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
- 1797 –Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.
- 1912 –Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
- 1939 –World War II: a Bristol Blenheim is the first British aircraft to cross the German coast following the declaration of war and German ships are bombed.
- 1951 –The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
- 1956 –The IBM RAMAC 305 is introduced, the first commercial computer to use magnetic disk storage.
- 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.
- 1996 –War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.
Who were born on September 4?
- 1922 –Per Olof Sundman, Swedish writer and politician (d. 1992)
- 1937 –Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer
- 1941 –Marilena Chaui, Brazilian philosopher
- 1942 –Jerry Jarrett, American professional wrestling promoter
- 1946 –Bryan Mauricette, Canadian cricketer
- 1960 –Kim Thayil, American guitarist (Soundgarden, Probot)
- 1969 –Alexander Coe, Welsh DJ and record producer
- 1978 –Christian Walz, Swedish artist.
- 1983 –Yuichi Nakamaru, Japanese idol, (member of KAT-TUN)
- 1984 –Camila Bordonaba, Argentine actress, singer and composer
Who died on September 4?
- 422 –Pope Boniface I
- 1821 –José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and founding father (b. 1785)
- 1944 –General Erich Fellgiebel, German army officer who participated in the July 20th plot to assassinate Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. (b. 1886)
- 1963 –Robert Schuman, French politician (b. 1886)
- 1974 –Creighton Abrams, U.S. Army general (b. 1914)
- 1977 –Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek musician (b. 1899)
- 1986 –Hank Greenberg, American baseball player (b. 1911)
- 1995 –William Kunstler, American lawyer and activist (b. 1919)
- 2001 –Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, American radio personality (b. 1962)
- 2004 –Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (b. 1971)
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