What happened this day in history September 4

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, 28,756,800 minutes 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 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

  • 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.
  • 1912
    Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
  • 1950
    Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
  • 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.
  • 1964
    Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens.
  • 1967
    Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins: U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
  • 1972
    Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
  • 1985
    The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
  • 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?

  • 1755
    Count Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish Army officer, diplomat and statesman. (d. 1810)
  • 1902
    Thomas Mitchell, England cricketer (d. 1996)
  • 1918
    Paul Harvey, American radio broadcaster (d. 2009)
  • 1950
    Doyle Alexander, American baseball player
  • 1951
    Judith Ivey, American actress
  • 1960
    Kim Thayil, American guitarist (Soundgarden, Probot)
  • 1963
    Sam Yaffa, Finnish musician (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls)
  • 1972
    Françoise Yip, Canadian actress
  • 1974
    Carmit Bachar, American musician (Pussycat Dolls)
  • 1974
    Lincoln Roberts, West Indian cricketer

Who died on September 4?

  • 1199
    Joan of England, Queen consort of Sicily, wife of William II of Sicily (b. 1165)
  • 1537
    Johann Dietenberger, German theologian (b. c.1475)
  • 1804
    Richard Somers, American naval officer
  • 1986
    Hank Greenberg, American baseball player (b. 1911)
  • 1990
    Irene Dunne American actress (b. 1898)
  • 1993
    Hervé Villechaize, French actor (b. 1943)
  • 2001
    Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, American radio personality (b. 1962)
  • 2003
    Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1921)
  • 2006
    Astrid Varnay, Swedish-born soprano (b. 1918)
  • 2006
    Steve Irwin, Australian naturalist and television personality (b. 1962)

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