September 4th, 1909

Born on September 4th, 1909

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1909

36

Eduard Wirths

German Nazi physician (1909–1945)

*September 4th, 1909, Geroldshausen †September 20th, 1945, Staumühle

96

Johannes Willebrands

Cardinal priest

*September 4th, 1909, Bovenkarspel †August 1st, 2006, Denekamp

79

Karel Horký

Czech componist (1909-1988)

*September 4th, 1909, Štěměchy †November 27th, 1988, Brno

66

Pepe Biondi

Argentinian actor (1909-1975)

*September 4th, 1909, Buenos Aires †October 4th, 1975, Buenos Aires

82

Eugen Keidel

German politician (1909-1991)

*September 4th, 1909, Mannheim †December 31st, 1991, Freiburg im Breisgau

32

Carmen Laroux

Actress (1909-1942)

*September 4th, 1909, Durango †August 24th, 1942, Los Angeles

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52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

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

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

20

Oliwia Szmigiel

Badminton player

*September 4th, 2003, Łódź

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

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

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

84

John McCarthy

American computer scientist and cognitive scientist

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

78

Leonhard Frank

German writer

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

91

Kenzō Tange

Japanese architect (1913–2005)

*September 4th, 1913, Sakai †March 22nd, 2005, Minato

49

Sören Bartol

German politician

*September 4th, 1974, Hamburg

66

Khandi Alexander

American dancer, choreographer, and actress

*September 4th, 1957, New York City

89

Christophine Reinwald

German artist (1757–1847)

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

58

Harry Larsen

Danish rower (1915-1974)

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

53

Richard Speight Jr.

American actor

*September 4th, 1970, Nashville

70

Lawrence Hilton Jacobs

American actor

*September 4th, 1953, New York City

78

Naima Wifstrand

Swedish actress

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

52

Peggy Schwarz

Figure skater

*September 4th, 1971, Berlin

51

Hermann Wissmann

German explorer and administrator in Africa (1853–1905)

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

78

Alexander Moyzes

Slovak composer (1906–1984)

*September 4th, 1906, Kláštor pod Znievom †November 20th, 1984, Bratislava

65

Rafael Israelyan

Armenian architect

*September 4th, 1908, Tbilisi †September 8th, 1973, Yerevan

72

Otto Brandenburg

Danish musician and actor (1934-2007)

*September 4th, 1934, Hejnsvig †March 1st, 2007, Copenhagen

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72

Dorothy Walton

Badminton player

*August 7th, 1909, Swift Current †October 17th, 1981, Toronto

69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

*August 27th, 1909, Leipzig †July 11th, 1979, Dresden

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

80

Peter von Blanckenhagen

Baltic-german-american archaeologist

*March 21st, 1909, Riga †March 6th, 1990, New York City

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

*July 2nd, 1909, Ratzeburg †November 2nd, 1989, Munich

85

Jessica Tandy

British-American actress (1909–1994)

*June 7th, 1909, London †September 11th, 1994, Fairfield County

82

Francis Bacon

Irish-born British figurative painter, 1909–1992

*October 28th, 1909, Dublin †April 28th, 1992, Madrid

87

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris

85

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

73

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

*July 5th, 1909, Milan †July 8th, 1982, Rome

65

U Thant

Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1909-1974)

*January 22nd, 1909, Pantanaw †November 25th, 1974, New York City

62

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanaian pan-Africanist and the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana (1909-1972)

*September 21st, 1909, Nkroful †April 27th, 1972, Bucharest

103

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909-2012)

*April 22nd, 1909, Turin †December 30th, 2012, Nomentano

106

Hans Erni

Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015)

*February 21st, 1909, Lucerne †March 21st, 2015, Lucerne

87

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

108

Jacques Clemens

Belgian priest

*July 11th, 1909, The Hague †March 7th, 2018, Loverval

89

Gratien Gélinas

Canadian author, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator

*December 8th, 1909, Mauricie †March 16th, 1999, Deux-Montagnes

104

Frits Thors

Dutch television presenter

*September 13th, 1909, Amsterdam †April 19th, 2014, Laren

53

Hans-Heinrich Sievert

German decathlete (1909-1963)

*December 1st, 1909, Gut Grittern †April 5th, 1963, Eutin

34

Simone Weil

(1909-1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, writer and social activist

*February 3rd, 1909, Paris †August 24th, 1943, Ashford

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Public holidays on September 4th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on September 4th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1909 is a normal year and no leap year.

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