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September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in Leap Year s). There are 118 days remaining.
Events
- 476 - Romulus Augustus , the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire , is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself King of Italy .
- 1260 - The Senese Ghibellines , supported by the forces of King Manfred Of Sicily , defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti .
- 1781 - Los Angeles, California , is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (the City of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of the Little Portion) by a group of 44 Spanish settlers.
- 1870 - Emperor Napoleon III Of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
- leader Geronimo surrenders with his last band of warriors to General Nelson Miles at Skeleton Canyon in Arizona .
- 1888 - George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak , and receives a patent for his Camera which uses roll film.
- 1894 - In New York City , 12,000 tailors Strike against Sweatshop working conditions.
- 1923 - In Lakehurst, New Jersey , the first U.S. Airship , the USS ''Shenandoah'' , takes to the sky for the first time.
- becomes the first United States ship fired upon by a German submarine in the war, even though the United States is a neutral power. Tension heightens between the two nations as a result.
- 11th Armoured Division liberate the Belgian city of Antwerp .
- ese forces surrender on Wake Island after hearing word of their nation's surrender.
- 1948 - Queen Wilhelmina Of The Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
- 1949 - Maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon .
- 1950 - The " Beetle Bailey " comic strip begins.
- 1950 - Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500 , the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
- 1951 - The first live transcontinental Television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California , from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference .
- - Orville Faubus , governor of Arkansas , calls out the National Guard to prevent black students from enrolling in Central High School in Little Rock .
- 1957 - The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel .
- 1963 - Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch , Switzerland , killing all on board.
- 1964 - Scotland 's Forth Road Bridge , near Edinburgh , officially opens.
- 1967 - The last new episode of the television sitcom '' Gilligan's Island '' airs on CBS-TV.
- 1967 - Marine s launch a search-and-destroy mission in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Province s. The ensuing four-day battle in Que Son Valley kills 114 Americans and 376 North Vietnam ese.
- 1971 - A Boeing 727 carrying Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes into the side of a mountain near Juneau, Alaska , killing all 111 people on board.
- 1971 - In the U.S. , '' The Lawrence Welk Show '' airs its last show.
- 1972 - Mark Spitz wins his seventh swimming gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , Germany , becoming the first Olympian to win seven gold medals.
- 1972 - Israeli Athletes taken hostage by Palestinian Black September (group) at 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Massacre
- 1972 - '' The Price Is Right '' returns to television as ''The New Price Is Right'' on CBS , hosted by Bob Barker (it is still on the daytime schedule at present). '' The Joker's Wild '' and '' Gambit '' also premiere on CBS.
- 1995 - The Fourth World Conference On Women opens in Beijing with over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance.
- ) attack a military base in Guaviare , starting three weeks of Guerrilla Warfare that will claim the lives of at least 130 Colombia ns.
- 1997 - In Lorain, Ohio , United States , the last Ford Thunderbird rolls off the Assembly Line .
- 1997 - A U.S. Air Force C-141 cargo plane and a German TU-154 collide in mid-air over southwest Africa killing 33. -->
Births
- 1241 - King Alexander III Of Scotland (d. 1286 )
- 1454 - Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke Of Buckingham , English politician (d. 1483 )
- 1563 - Wanli , Emperor Of China (d. 1620 )
- 1596 - Constantijn Huygens , Dutch poet and composer (d. 1687 )
- 1717 - Job Orton , English dissenting minister (d. 1783 )
- 1768 - François-René De Chateaubriand , French writer and diplomat (d. 1848 )
- 1803 - Sarah Childress Polk , First Lady Of The United States (d. 1891 )
- 1824 - Anton Bruckner , Austrian composer (d. 1896 )
- 1832 - Antonio Agliardi , Italian diplomat (d. 1915 )
- 1846 - Daniel Burnham , American architect and urban planner (d. 1912 )
- 1851 - John Dillon , Irish nationalist (d. 1927 )
- 1886 - Albert Orsborn , the 6th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1967 )
- 1891 - Fritz Todt , Nazi official (d. 1942 )
- 1892 - Darius Milhaud , French composer (d. 1974 )
- 1895 - Nigel Bruce , English actor (d. 1953 )
- 1896 - Antonin Artaud , French playwright, actor, and director (d. 1948 )
- 1905 - Mary Renault , English novelist (d. 1983 )
- 1906 - Max Delbrück , German biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (d. 1981 )
- 1908 - Edward Dmytryk , American film director (d. 1999 )
- 1908 - Richard Wright , American writer (d. 1960 )
- 1913 - Stanford Moore , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982 )
- 1917 - Henry Ford II , American industrialist, president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960
- 1918 - Paul Harvey , American radio broadcaster
- 1920 - Teddy Johnson , British singer
- 1924 - Joan Aiken , English writer (d. 2004 )
- 1925 - Forrest Carter , American author
- 1927 - John McCarthy , American computer scientist
- 1928 - Dick York , American actor (d. 1992 )
- 1929 - Thomas Eagleton , Former US Senator from Missouri
- 1931 - Mitzi Gaynor , American actress
- 1932 - Carlos Romero Barcelo , former Governor of Puerto Rico
- 1932 - Dinsdale Landen , English actor (d. 2003 )
- 1934 - Clive Granger , Welsh-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1937 - Dawn Fraser , Australian swimmer
- 1937 - Mikk Mikiver , Estonian actor and director (d. 2006 )
- 1941 - Marilena Chaui , Brazilian philosopher
- 1941 - Sushilkumar Shinde , Indian politician
- 1946 - Gary Duncan , American guitarist ( Quicksilver Messenger Service )
- 1946 - Greg Elmore , American drummer ( Quicksilver Messenger Service )
- 1948 - Samuel Hui , Hong Kong singer
- 1957 - Khandi Alexander , American actress
- 1957 - Patricia Tallman , American actress
- 1959 - Kevin Harrington , Australian actor
- 1960 - Damon Wayans , American actor and comedian
- 1963 - John Vanbiesbrouck , American ice hockey goaltender
- 1968 - Mike Piazza , baseball player
- 1970 - Igor Cavalera , Brazilian drummer ( Sepultura )
- 1970 - Daisy Dee , West Indian-born singer and actress
- 1971 - Maik Taylor , Northern Irish footballer (goalkeeper)
- 1973 - Jason David Frank , American actor
- 1977 - Ian Grushka , American musician ( New Found Glory )
- 1981 - Beyoncé Knowles , American singer
- 1982 - Alessandra Rubi Streignard Villarreal , Spanish singer
Deaths
- 799 - Musa Al-Kazim , Shia Imam (b. 745 )
- 1037 - King Bermudo III Of Leon (b. 1010 )
- 1063 - Toghrül , Turkish conqueror of Persia and Baghdad
- 1199 - Joan Of England , wife of William II Of Sicily (b. 1165 )
- 1537 - Johann Dietenberger , German theologian
- 1588 - Robert Dudley, 1st Earl Of Leicester , English politician (b. 1532 )
- 1767 - Charles Townshend , English politician (b. 1725 )
- 1780 - John Fielding , English magistrate and social reformer (b. 1721 )
- 1784 - César-François Cassini De Thury , French astronomer (b. 1714 )
- 1794 - John Hely-Hutchinson , Irish statesman (b. 1724 )
- 1804 - Richard Somers , American naval officer
- 1852 - William MacGillivray , Scottish naturalist and ornithologist (b. 1796 )
- 1864 - John Hunt Morgan , American Confederate military leader (b. 1825 )
- 1907 - Edvard Grieg , Norwegian composer (b. 1843 )
- 1909 - Clyde Fitch , American dramatist and playwright (b. 1865 )
- 1916 - José Echegaray Y Eizaguirre , Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1832 )
- 1965 - Albert Schweitzer , Alsatian physician and missionary, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1875 )
- 1974 - Marcel Achard , French playwright (b. 1899 )
- 1977 - E. F. Schumacher , German economist and statistician (b. 1911 )
- 1986 - Hank Greenberg , baseball player (b. 1911 )
- 1987 - Bill Bowes , English cricketer (b. 1908 )
- 1989 - Georges Simenon , French author (b. 1903 )
- 1989 - Ronald Syme , New Zealand-born classicist and historian (b. 1903 )
- 1991 - Tom Tryon , American actor and novelist (b. 1926 )
- 1991 - Dottie West , American singer (b. 1932 )
- 1993 - Hervé Villechaize , French actor (b. 1943 )
- 1995 - William Kunstler , American lawyer and activist (b. 1919 )
- 1997 - Aldo Rossi , Italian architect (b. 1931 )
- 2003 - Tibor Varga , Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1921 )
- 2003 - Lola Bobesco , Romanian-Belgian violinist (b. 1921)
- 2004 - Alphonso Ford , American basketball player (b. 1971 )
- 2004 - Moe Norman , Canadian golfer (b. 1929 )
- 2004 - James O. Page , American paramedic (b. 1936 )
Holidays
External links
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