About September 4
September 4, 2025 is the 247th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 118 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
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Virgo is the sun 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 166 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On September 4
- 1260 –The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
- 1666 –In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
- 1774 –New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
- 1797 –Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.
- 1812 –War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.
- 1888 –George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
- 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.
- 1941 –World War II: a German submarine makes the first attack against a United States ship, the USS Greer.
- 1948 –Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
- 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.
- 1975 –The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict is signed.
- 1977 –The Golden Dragon Massacre took place in San Francisco, California.
- 1985 –The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
- 1989 –In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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