September 4th, 1759

Born on September 4th, 1759

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What happened on September 4th?

September 4th, 2007

Three terrorists suspected to be part of al-Qaeda were arrested in Germany after planning attacks on Frankfurt Airport and Ramstein Air Base.

September 4th, 1977

The Golden Dragon massacre took place in Chinatown, San Francisco, leaving five dead and spurring police to end Chinese gang violence in the city.

September 4th, 1957

Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from attending Little Rock Central High School.

September 4th, 1934

Evelyn Waugh's novel A Handful of Dust was first published in full.

September 4th, 1912

The Albanian revolt ended when the Ottoman government agreed to meet most of the rebels' demands.

September 4th, 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.

September 4th, 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.

September 4th, 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.

September 4th, 1812

War of 1812: A coalition of Native American tribes began the siege of Fort Harrison in Terre Haute, Indiana, by setting the fort on fire.

September 4th, 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.

September 4th, 1781

Los Angeles was founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles by forty-four Spanish settlers.

September 4th, 0476

Germanic leader Odoacer captured Ravenna and deposed Emperor Romulus Augustus, marking the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

September 4th, 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.

September 4th, 1912

Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands

September 4th, 1888

George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 4th

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Who's birthday is on September 4th?

89

Christophine Reinwald

German artist (1757–1847)

*September 4th, 1757, Marbach am Neckar †August 31st, 1847, Meiningen

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

20

Oliwia Szmigiel

Badminton player

*September 4th, 2003, Łódź

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris

86

Luigi Federico Menabrea

Italian politician, scientist, and general (1809–1896)

*September 4th, 1809, Chambéry †May 25th, 1896, Saint-Cassin

54

Axel von Fersen the Younger

Swedish politician (1755-1810)

*September 4th, 1755, Jakob and Johannes parish †June 20th, 1810, Stockholm

49

Sören Bartol

German politician

*September 4th, 1974, Hamburg

78

Leonhard Frank

German writer

*September 4th, 1882, Würzburg †August 18th, 1961, Munich

51

Hermann Wissmann

German explorer and administrator in Africa (1853–1905)

*September 4th, 1853, Frankfurt (Oder) †June 15th, 1905, Weißenbach bei Liezen

72

Anton Bruckner

Austrian composer (1824-1896)

*September 4th, 1824, Ansfelden †October 11th, 1896, Vienna

66

Khandi Alexander

American dancer, choreographer, and actress

*September 4th, 1957, New York City

79

François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand

French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848)

*September 4th, 1768, Saint-Malo †July 4th, 1848, Paris

53

Richard Speight Jr.

American actor

*September 4th, 1970, Nashville

52

Peggy Schwarz

Figure skater

*September 4th, 1971, Berlin

63

José Gregorio Argomedo

Chilean judge (1767-1830)

*September 4th, 1767, San Fernando †October 5th, 1830, Santiago

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

*September 4th, 1917, Detroit †September 29th, 1987, Detroit

70

Lawrence Hilton Jacobs

American actor

*September 4th, 1953, New York City

84

John McCarthy

American computer scientist and cognitive scientist

*September 4th, 1927, Boston †October 24th, 2011, Stanford

75

Charles-Ferdinand Morel

Swiss theologian (1772-1848)

*September 4th, 1772, Corgémont †May 7th, 1848, Corgémont

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45

Friedrich Schiller

German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright (1759–1805)

*November 10th, 1759, Marbach am Neckar †May 9th, 1805, Weimar

37

Robert Burns

Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)

*January 25th, 1759, Alloway †July 21st, 1796, Dumfries

38

Mary Wollstonecraft

English writer and intellectual (1759–1797)

*April 27th, 1759, Spitalfields †September 10th, 1797, Somers Town

34

Georges Danton

French revolutionary (1759–1794)

*October 26th, 1759, Arcis-sur-Aube †April 5th, 1794, Paris

73

William Wilberforce

English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)

*August 24th, 1759, Wilberforce House †July 29th, 1833, London

85

Bruno Franz Leopold Liebermann

German theologian

*October 12th, 1759, Molsheim †November 15th, 1844, Strasbourg

46

William Pitt the Younger

British statesman (1759–1806)

*May 28th, 1759, Kent †January 23rd, 1806, London

68

James Edward Smith

English botanist (1759-1828)

*December 2nd, 1759, Norwich †March 17th, 1828, Norwich

43

Louis François Antoine Arbogast

French mathematician

*October 8th, 1759, Mutzig †April 18th, 1803, Strasbourg

81

Johann Georg von Dillis

German artist

*December 26th, 1759, Dorfen †September 28th, 1841, Munich

78

Thomas Andrew Knight

British botanist (1759-1838)

*August 12th, 1759, Ludlow †May 11th, 1838, London

45

Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Prince of Liechtenstein (1759-1805)

*May 14th, 1759, Vienna †March 24th, 1805, Vienna

74

François Andrieux

French man of letters and playwright (1759-1833)

*May 6th, 1759, Strasbourg †May 10th, 1833, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

57

Christian Leberecht Vogel

German painter and art historian (1759-1816)

*April 6th, 1759, Dresden †April 11th, 1816, Dresden

64

Maria Theresia von Paradis

Austrian musician and composer (1759–1824)

*May 15th, 1759, Vienna †February 1st, 1824, Vienna

56

Claude Lecourbe

French general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars (1759-1815)

*February 22nd, 1759, Besançon †October 22nd, 1815, Belfort

39

Adrien Duport

French politician (1759-1798)

*February 24th, 1759, Paris †July 6th, 1798, Gais

51

Israel Smith

American judge and politician (1759–1810)

*April 4th, 1759, Suffield †December 2nd, 1810, Rutland

65

Friedrich August Wolf

German philologist

*February 15th, 1759, Hainrode †August 8th, 1824, Marseille

54

Markus Vetsch

(1759-1813)

*September 21st, 1759, Grabs †December 19th, 1813, Grabs

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