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, 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.

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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

  • 1797
    Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1963
    Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.
  • 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.
  • 1998
    Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University.
  • 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?

  • 1850
    Luigi Cadorna, Italian Field Marshal (d. 1928)
  • 1926
    Ivan Illich, Austrian philosopher (d. 2002)
  • 1927
    Ferenc Sánta, Hungarian writer (d. 2008)
  • 1941
    Ramesh Sethi, East African cricketer
  • 1942
    Jerry Jarrett, American professional wrestling promoter
  • 1963
    John Vanbiesbrouck, American hockey player
  • 1970
    Daisy Dee, West Indian-born singer
  • 1977
    Lucie Silvas, English musician
  • 1981
    Lacey Sturm, American singer (Flyleaf)
  • 1990
    Jonny Lomax, English Rugby League player

Who died on September 4?

  • 422
    Pope Boniface I
  • 1804
    Richard Somers, American naval officer
  • 1944
    General Erich Fellgiebel, German army officer who participated in the July 20th plot to assassinate Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. (b. 1886)
  • 1977
    Jean Rostand, French biologist (b. 1894)
  • 1986
    Hank Greenberg, American baseball player (b. 1911)
  • 1991
    Charlie Barnet, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1913)
  • 1991
    Tom Tryon, American actor and novelist (b. 1926)
  • 1995
    Chuck Greenberg, American musician (Shadowfax (b. 1950)
  • 2001
    Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, American radio personality (b. 1962)
  • 2011
    Lee Roy Selmon, American football player (b. 1954)

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