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September 4th


- The first day of the Ludi Romani until 19 September. (Roman Empire)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Clear Day (Church of Scientology)
- Immigrant's Day (Argentina)
- Newspaper Carrier Day (United States)

September 4th


- 2010 - Canterbury earthquake: a 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am causing widespread damage and several power outages.
- 1998 - Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University.
- 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.
- 1985 - The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
- 1977 - The Golden Dragon Massacre took place in San Francisco, California.
- 1975 - The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict is signed.
- 1972 - Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
- 1971 - Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
- 1967 - Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins: U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
- 1964 - Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens.
- 1963 - Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.
- 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.
- 1957 - The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
- 1956 - The IBM RAMAC 305 is introduced, the first commercial computer to use magnetic disk storage.
- 1951 - The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
- 1950 - First appearance of the "Beetle Bailey" comic strip.
- 1950 - Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
- 1949 - Maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon.
- 1949 - The Peekskill Riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
- 1948 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
- 1944 - World War II: the British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.
- 1941 - World War II: a German submarine makes the first attack against a United States ship, the USS Greer.
- 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.
- 1923 - Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.
- 1919 - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace.
- 1894 - In New York City, 12,000 tailors strike against sweatshop working conditions.
- 1888 - George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
- 1886 - Indian Wars: after almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
- 1884 - The United Kingdom ends its policy of penal transportation to New South Wales in Australia.
- 1870 - Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
- 1862 - Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.
- 1812 - War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.
- 1797 - Coup of 18 fructidor an V in France.
- 1781 - Los Angeles, California, is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola) by 44 Spanish settlers.
- 1666 - In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
- 1260 - The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
- 626 - Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang Dynasty of China.
- 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself King of Italy, thus ending Western Roman Empire.

September 4th


- 1995 - Trevor Gagnon, American actor
- 1991 - Carter Jenkins, American actor
- 1990 - Stefania Fernandez, Venezuelan beauty queen and Miss Universe 2009
- 1990 - Jonny Lomax, English Rugby League player
- 1988 - John Tyler Hammons, American politician, mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma
- 1986 - James Younghusband, Philippine footballer
- 1984 - Hamish McIntosh, Australian football player
- 1984 - Demetris Nichols, American basketball player
- 1984 - Camila Bordonaba, Argentine actress, singer and composer
- 1983 - Yuichi Nakamaru, Japanese idol, (member of KAT-TUN)
- 1983 - Margit Rüütel, Estonian tennis player
- 1982 - Whitney Cummings, American comedian and actress
- 1981 - Richard Garcia, Australian footballer
- 1981 - Beyoncé Knowles, American singer and actress
- 1981 - Lacey Mosley, American singer (Flyleaf)
- 1980 - Hitomi Shimatani, Japanese singer
- 1980 - Pat Neshek, American baseball player
- 1979 - Maxim Afinogenov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1979 - Pedro Camacho, Portuguese composer
- 1979 - Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese racing driver
- 1979 - Kristina Krepela, Croatian actress
- 1979 - MC Mong, South Korean hip hop artist
- 1978 - Wes Bentley, American actor
- 1978 - Christian Walz, svensk soulartist.
- 1977 - Sun-Woo Kim, Korean Major League Baseball player
- 1977 - Mark Ronson, English DJ/Producer and co-founder of Allido Records
- 1977 - Lucie Silvas, English musician
- 1976 - Katreeya English, Thai singer, actress, model
- 1976 - Clinton R. Nixon, American game designer
- 1976 - Denilson Martins Nascimento, Brazilian football player
- 1975 - Dave Salmoni, Canadian zoologist, animal trainer
- 1974 - Carmit Bachar, American musician (Pussycat Dolls)
- 1974 - Andrew Hansen, Australian comedian and musician for The Chaser
- 1974 - Naved Ashraf, Pakistani cricketer
- 1974 - Lincoln Roberts, West Indian cricketer
- 1973 - Jason David Frank, American actor
- 1973 - Aaron Fultz, American baseball player
- 1972 - Françoise Yip, Canadian actress
- 1971 - Ione Skye, English actress
- 1971 - Lance Klusener, South African cricketer
- 1971 - Maik Taylor, Northern Irish footballer
- 1971 - Anita Yuen, Hong Kong actress
- 1970 - Dave Buchwald, American hacker and film maker
- 1970 - Igor Cavalera, Brazilian drummer (Sepultura)
- 1970 - Daisy Dee, West Indian-born singer
- 1969 - Alexander Coe, Welsh DJ and record producer
- 1969 - Noah Taylor, English-born actor
- 1968 - Phill Lewis, American actor
- 1968 - Mike Piazza, American baseball player
- 1968 - John DiMaggio, American Voice Actor
- 1967 - Darrin Murray, New Zealand cricketer
- 1966 - Jeff Tremaine, American director and producer
- 1966 - Yanka Dyagileva, Russian poet and singer-songwriter (d. 1991)
- 1965 - Sergio Momesso, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1964 - René Pape, German bass
- 1963 - Sam Yaffa, Finnish musician (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls)
- 1963 - Bobby Jarzombek, American drummer (Halford)
- 1963 - John Vanbiesbrouck, American hockey player
- 1962 - Kiran More, Indian cricketer
- 1962 - Ulla Tørnæs, Danish politician
- 1961 - Kevin Kennedy, English actor
- 1961 - Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer
- 1961 - Nick Blinko, English musician (Rudimentary Peni)
- 1960 - Kim Thayil, American guitarist (Soundgarden, Probot)
- 1960 - Damon Wayans, American actor and comedian
- 1959 - Kevin Harrington, Australian actor
- 1959 - Armin Kogler, Austrian ski jumper
- 1958 - David Drew Pinsky (Dr. Drew), American radio show host
- 1958 - George Hurley, American drummer (Minutemen)
- 1958 - Marzio Innocenti, Italian rugby union player and coach
- 1957 - Khandi Alexander, American actress
- 1957 - Patricia Tallman, American actress
- 1956 - Blackie Lawless, American musician, lead singer in W.A.S.P.
- 1955 - David Broza, a multi-platinum Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist.
- 1955 - Garth Le Roux, former South African cricketer
- 1955 - Brian Schweitzer, American politician, 23rd governor of Montana
- 1953 - Fatih Terim, Turkish footballer and coach
- 1952 - Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor
- 1951 - Martin Chambers, English drummer (The Pretenders)
- 1951 - Judith Ivey, American actress
- 1951 - Marita Ulvskog, Swedish politician
- 1950 - Doyle Alexander, American baseball player
- 1950 - Ehteshamuddin, Pakistani cricketer
- 1949 - Dean Pees, American football defensive coordinator
- 1949 - Tom Watson, American golfer
- 1946 - Gary Duncan, American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
- 1946 - Bryan Mauricette, Canadian cricketer
- 1945 - Danny Gatton, American musician (d. 1994)
- 1944 - Ron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1942 - Raymond Floyd, American professional golfer
- 1942 - Jerry Jarrett, American professional wrestling promoter
- 1941 - Marilena Chaui, Brazilian philosopher
- 1941 - Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian politician
- 1941 - Joanna Van Gyseghem, English actress
- 1941 - Ramesh Sethi, East African cricketer
- 1939 - Denis Lindsay, South African cricketer (d. 2005)
- 1937 - Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer
- 1937 - Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director (d. 2006)
- 1937 - Gene Ludwig, American jazz organist (d. 2010)
- 1934 - Clive Granger, Welsh-born economist, Nobel laureate
- 1934 - Eduard Khil, Russian singer
- 1932 - Carlos Romero Barcelo, Puerto Rican politician
- 1932 - Dinsdale Landen, English actor (d. 2003)
- 1931 - Mitzi Gaynor, American actress
- 1931 - Antonios Trakatellis, Greek politician
- 1929 - Thomas Eagleton, American politician (d. 2007)
- 1928 - Dick York, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1927 - John McCarthy, American computer scientist
- 1926 - Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1925 - Forrest Carter, American author (d. 1979)
- 1924 - Joan Aiken, English writer (d. 2004)
- 1922 - Per Olof Sundman, Swedish writer and politician (d. 1992)
- 1920 - Teddy Johnson, British singer
- 1920 - Clemar Bucci, Argentine racing driver
- 1919 - Howard Morris, American comic actor and director (d. 2005)
- 1918 - Paul Harvey, American radio broadcaster (d. 2009)
- 1918 - Gerald Wilson, American jazz trumpeter
- 1917 - Henry Ford II, American industrialist (d. 1987)
- 1914 - Rudolf Leiding, German auto executive, third postwar chairman of Volkswagen (d. 2003)
- 1913 - Mickey Cohen, American gangster (d. 1976)
- 1913 - Stanford Moore, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1982)
- 1913 - Victor Kiernan, British historian (d. 2009)
- 1910 - Denis Tomlinson, South African cricketer (d. 1993)
- 1909 - Eduard Wirths, Nazi physician (d. 1945)
- 1908 - Edward Dmytryk, American film director (d. 1999)
- 1908 - Richard Wright, American writer (d. 1960)
- 1906 - Max Delbrück, German biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1981)
- 1905 - Mary Renault, English novelist (d. 1983)
- 1902 - Thomas Mitchell, England cricketer (d. 1996)
- 1901 - William Lyons, British industrialist (Jaguar cars) (d. 1985)
- 1896 - Antonin Artaud, French playwright (d. 1948)
- 1896 - Aspasia Manos, wife of king Alexander of Greece (d. 1972)
- 1892 - Darius Milhaud, French composer (d. 1974)
- 1891 - Fritz Todt, Nazi official (d. 1942)
- 1890 - Naima Wifstrand, Swedish film actor, operetta singer, troubadour, director and composer (d. 1968)
- 1887 - Roy William Neill, Irish director (d. 1946)
- 1886 - Albert Orsborn, General of The Salvation Army (d. 1967)
- 1885 - Dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast (d. 1971)
- 1885 - Antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal (d. 1971)
- 1851 - John Dillon, Irish nationalist (d. 1927)
- 1850 - Luigi Cadorna, Italian Field Marshal (d. 1928)
- 1848 - Jennie Lee, American actress (d. 1925)
- 1846 - Daniel Burnham, American architect (d. 1912)
- 1832 - Antonio Agliardi, Italian diplomat (d. 1915)
- 1826 - Martin Wiberg, Swedish computer pioneer (d. 1905)
- 1825 - Dadabhai Naoroji, An early Indian political leader (d. 1917)
- 1824 - Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer (d. 1896)
- 1809 - Juliusz S?owacki, Polish Romantic poet (d. 1849)
- 1803 - Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (d. 1891)
- 1768 - François-René de Chateaubriand, French diplomat (d. 1848)
- 1755 - Count Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish Army officer, diplomat and statesman. (d. 1810)
- 1717 - Job Orton, English minister (d. 1783)
- 1596 - Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet (d. 1687)
- 1563 - Wanli, Emperor of China (d. 1620)
- 1557 - Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1631)
- 1454 - Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (d. 1483)
- 1383 - Count Amadeus VIII of Savoy (d. 1451)
- 1241 - Alexander III of Scotland (d. 1286)