Tukuk-OS📅 September 4
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on September 4? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2010 — A magnitude-7.1 earthquake (damage pictured) struck the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, causing two deaths and up to NZ$40 billion in damages.
2010 Canterbury earthquakeCanterbury RegionNew Zealand dollar
- 2007 — Three terrorists suspected to be part of al-Qaeda were arrested in Germany after planning attacks on Frankfurt Airport and Ramstein Air Base.
- 1995 — Three U.S. servicemen stationed at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, raped a 12-year-old girl, after kidnapping, beating, and torturing her.
- 1977 — The Golden Dragon massacre occurred in Chinatown, San Francisco, United States, leaving five people dead and spurring police to end Chinese gang violence in the city.
- 1957 — Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from attending Little Rock Central High School (pictured).
- 1955 — A white U.S. soldier raped and murdered a five-year-old local girl in Kadena, Okinawa.
- 1934 — Evelyn Waugh's novel A Handful of Dust was first published in full.
- 1920 — Peasants in and around Križ began a rebellion to protest economic and conscription policies enacted by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Križ, Zagreb County1920 Croatian Peasant RebellionKingdom of Yugoslavia
- 1912 — The Albanian revolt ended when the Ottoman government agreed to meet most of the rebels' demands.
- 1886 — After more than 25 years of fighting against the United States Army and the armed forces of Mexico, Geronimo of the Chiricahua Apache surrendered at Skeleton Canyon in Arizona.
- 1843 — The state wedding of Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies and Emperor Pedro II of Brazil took place at the Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.
Teresa Cristina of the Two SiciliesPedro II of BrazilOld Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
- 1839 — First Opium War: British vessels opened fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community on the Kowloon Peninsula.
- 1813 — Future US President Andrew Jackson was shot and severely injured in a tavern brawl with future US Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
Andrew Jackson1813 Jackson–Benton brawlThomas Hart Benton (politician)
- 1800 — French Revolutionary Wars: Facing starvation and a death rate of 100 soldiers per day, the French garrison in Malta surrendered to British forces, ending a two-year siege.
- 1666 — The most destructive damage from the Great Fire of London (depicted) occurred.
- 476 — Germanic leader Odoacer captured Ravenna and deposed Emperor Romulus Augustus, marking the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Births
- 2001 — Talitha Bateman, American actress
- 2000 — Sergio Gómez, Spanish footballer
- 1998 — Neru Nagahama, Japanese television personality
- 1996 — Ashton Golding, English rugby league player
- 1995 — Jazz Tevaga, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1994 — Kenny McEvoy, Irish footballer
- 1994 — Sabina Sharipova, Uzbekistan tennis player
- 1993 — Emma Brownlie, Scottish footballer
- 1993 — Yannick Carrasco, Belgian footballer
- 1993 — Mark Tuan, American rapper
- 1992 — Zerkaa, English YouTuber
- 1991 — Adrien Bart, French sprint canoeist
Deaths
- 2025 — Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer (born 1934)
- 2025 — Katharine, Duchess of Kent, member of the British royal family (born 1933)
- 2024 — Bora Đorđević, Serbian singer (born 1952)
- 2023 — Steve Harwell, American singer (born 1967)
- 2022 — Cyrus Mistry, Indian-Irish businessman (born 1968)
- 2022 — Peter Straub, American novelist (born 1943)
- 2021 — Tunch Ilkin, Turkish-American football player (born 1957)
- 2021 — Willard Scott, American weather presenter and television personality (born 1934)
- 2020 — Lloyd Cadena, Filipino YouTuber and vlogger (born 1993)
- 2018 — Bill Daily, American actor, comedian (born 1927)
- 2018 — Krzysztof Sitko, Polish association football player (born 1967)
- 2016 — Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., lawyer and politician (born 1933)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Candida the Elder
- Christian feast day: Blessed Catherine of Racconigi
- Christian feast day: Blessed Dina Bélanger
- Christian feast day: Hermione of Ephesus
- Christian feast day: Ida of Herzfeld
- Christian feast day: Irmgardis (of Süchteln)
- Christian feast day: Moses and Aaron (Catholic, Lutheran Church and Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Paul Jones (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: Rosalia
- Christian feast day: Rose of Viterbo
- Christian feast day: Rufinus, Silvanus, and Vitalicus
- Christian feast day: Thamel and companions
- Christian feast day: Ultan of Ardbraccan
- Christian feast day: September 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Immigrant's Day (Argentina)
- Toothfish Day (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
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