About September 4

September 4, 2021 is the 247th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 118 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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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 150 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.
  • 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.
  • 1797 –
    Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.
  • 1812 –
    War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.
  • 1870 –
    Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
  • 1912 –
    Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
  • 1923 –
    Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.
  • 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.
  • 1948 –
    Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
  • 1949 –
    The Peekskill Riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
  • 1950 –
    Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
  • 1964 –
    Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens.
  • 1972 –
    Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
  • 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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