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 2024 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, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 479,280 hours 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.
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 147 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 4,275 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 4 Historical Events
- 1260 –The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
- 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.
- 1862 –Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.
- 1884 –The United Kingdom ends its policy of penal transportation to New South Wales in Australia.citation needed date=October 2011
- 1886 –Indian Wars: after almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
- 1972 –Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
- 1975 –The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict is signed.
- 1977 –The Golden Dragon Massacre took place in San Francisco, California.
- 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?
- 1803 –Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (d. 1891)
- 1913 –Stanford Moore, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1982)
- 1931 –Mitzi Gaynor, American actress
- 1937 –Gene Ludwig, American jazz organist (d. 2010)
- 1944 –Jennifer Salt, American actress
- 1951 –Marita Ulvskog, Swedish politician
- 1952 –Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor
- 1964 –René Pape, German bass
- 1969 –Noah Taylor, English-born actor
- 1969 –Ramon Dekkers, Dutch kickboxer
Who died on September 4?
- 1804 –Richard Somers, American naval officer
- 1821 –José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and founding father (b. 1785)
- 1963 –Robert Schuman, French politician (b. 1886)
- 1993 –Hervé Villechaize, French actor (b. 1943)
- 1997 –Aldo Rossi, Italian architect (b. 1931)
- 1998 –Elizabeth Kata, Australian writer, A Patch of Blue (b. 1912)
- 2002 –Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian pianist (b. 1904)
- 2004 –Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (b. 1971)
- 2004 –James O. Page, American paramedic (b. 1936)
- 2006 –Steve Irwin, Australian naturalist and television personality (b. 1962)
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