September 4th, 1897

Born on September 4th, 1897

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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

Born on September 4th, 1897

57

Gus Arnheim

American musician

*September 4th, 1897, Philadelphia †January 19th, 1955, Los Angeles

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42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

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

20

Oliwia Szmigiel

Badminton player

*September 4th, 2003, Łódź

78

Leonhard Frank

German writer

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

51

Antonin Artaud

French-Occitanian poet, playwright, actor and theatre director (1896-1948)

*September 4th, 1896, Marseille †March 4th, 1948, Paris

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

78

Naima Wifstrand

Swedish actress

*September 4th, 1890, Kungsholm parish †October 23rd, 1968, Gustav Vasa parish

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

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

89

Christophine Reinwald

German artist (1757–1847)

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

49

Sören Bartol

German politician

*September 4th, 1974, Hamburg

66

Khandi Alexander

American dancer, choreographer, and actress

*September 4th, 1957, New York City

84

John McCarthy

American computer scientist and cognitive scientist

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

50

Fritz Todt

German engineer and senior Nazi figure (1891-1942)

*September 4th, 1891, Pforzheim †February 8th, 1942, Kętrzyn

81

Darius Milhaud

French composer

*September 4th, 1892, Marseille †June 22nd, 1974, Geneva

51

Hermann Wissmann

German explorer and administrator in Africa (1853–1905)

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

53

Richard Speight Jr.

American actor

*September 4th, 1970, Nashville

70

Lawrence Hilton Jacobs

American actor

*September 4th, 1953, New York City

52

Peggy Schwarz

Figure skater

*September 4th, 1971, Berlin

83

William Lyons

Co-founder of Jaguar Cars

*September 4th, 1901, Blackpool †February 8th, 1985, Royal Leamington Spa

58

Harry Larsen

Danish rower (1915-1974)

*September 4th, 1915, Kirkerup †August 12th, 1974, Copenhagen

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82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

64

William Faulkner

American writer (1897–1962)

*September 25th, 1897, New Albany †July 6th, 1962, Byhalia

66

Pierre Loeb

French Jewish galerist and art dealer persecuted by Nazis (1897-1964)

*September 24th, 1897, Paris †May 4th, 1964

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

*July 24th, 1897, Atchison †January 5th, 1939, Howland Island

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

*February 4th, 1897, Fürth †May 5th, 1977, Bonn

76

Paavo Nurmi

Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973)

*June 13th, 1897, Turku †October 2nd, 1973, Helsinki

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

*September 26th, 1897, Concesio †August 6th, 1978, Castel Gandolfo

58

Irène Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1897-1956)

*September 12th, 1897, 13th arrondissement of Paris †March 17th, 1956, Paris

64

Georges Bataille

French intellectual and literary figure

*September 10th, 1897, Billom †July 9th, 1962, Paris

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, Berlin

96

Marian Anderson

African-American contralto (1897–1993)

*February 21st, 1897, Philadelphia †April 8th, 1993, Portland

94

Judith Anderson

Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)

*February 10th, 1897, Adelaide †January 3rd, 1992, Santa Barbara

76

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist

*December 3rd, 1897, Limerick †August 13th, 1974, Canterbury

90

Viola Dana

Actress (1897-1987)

*June 26th, 1897, Brooklyn †July 3rd, 1987, Woodland Hills

78

Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden

78

Alfredo Bracchi

Italian writer and actor (1897-1976)

*December 30th, 1897, Milan †October 11th, 1976, Milan

94

Frank Capra

Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)

*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta

75

Lester B. Pearson

14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968

*April 23rd, 1897, Toronto †December 27th, 1972, Ottawa

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

*May 19th, 1897, Cedar Rapids †July 25th, 1969, Wichita

105

Mary Ellis

American opera singer (1897–2003)

*June 15th, 1897, New York City †January 30th, 2003, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1897 is a normal year and no leap year.

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September 1897