September 4th, 1921

Born on September 4th, 1921

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, 1921

75

Herbert Weicker

German actor and voice actor (1921–1997)

*September 4th, 1921, Darmstadt †May 29th, 1997, Munich

88

Ariel Ramírez

Argentine composer, pianist and music director (1921-2010)

*September 4th, 1921, Gálvez †February 18th, 2010, Monte Grande

93

Alcides López Aufranc

Argentinian military

*September 4th, 1921, Venado Tuerto †April 26th, 2015, Buenos Aires

85

Frederick Norris

British long-distance runner (1921-2006)

*September 4th, 1921, Tyldesley †December 13th, 2006, Tyldesley

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Who's birthday is on September 4th?

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

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

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

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

20

Oliwia Szmigiel

Badminton player

*September 4th, 2003, Łódź

84

John McCarthy

American computer scientist and cognitive scientist

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

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

66

Khandi Alexander

American dancer, choreographer, and actress

*September 4th, 1957, New York City

49

Sören Bartol

German politician

*September 4th, 1974, Hamburg

79

Craig Claiborne

Journalist and book author

*September 4th, 1920, Sunflower †January 22nd, 2000, New York City

91

Gualtiero Jacopetti

Italian film director

*September 4th, 1919, Barga †August 17th, 2011, Rome

78

Leonhard Frank

German writer

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

53

Richard Speight Jr.

American actor

*September 4th, 1970, Nashville

58

Harry Larsen

Danish rower (1915-1974)

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

52

Peggy Schwarz

Figure skater

*September 4th, 1971, Berlin

89

Christophine Reinwald

German artist (1757–1847)

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

72

Otto Brandenburg

Danish musician and actor (1934-2007)

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

74

Clive Granger

British economist

*September 4th, 1934, Swansea †May 27th, 2009, La Jolla

91

Kenzō Tange

Japanese architect (1913–2005)

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

99

Helmut Schlesinger

German economist

*September 4th, 1924, Penzberg

51

Hermann Wissmann

German explorer and administrator in Africa (1853–1905)

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

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85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

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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 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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