September 4th, 1943

Born on September 4th, 1943

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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 occurred 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 (pictured).

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 (downtown pictured) 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, 1956

The final novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Last Battle, was released.

September 4th, 1666

The most destructive damage from the Great Fire of London (depicted) occurred.

September 4th, 1995

Three African-American U.S. sea servicemen stationed at Camp Hansen in Okinawa raped a 12-year-old local girl, after kidnapping, beating, and torturing her.

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

Same year
Born in 1943

82

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

82

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

82

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

83

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

82

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

82

Robert De Niro

American actor, director and producer (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, New York City

82

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

83

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer (1943–2017)

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

58

George Harrison

English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

83

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

83

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

79

Dagmar Schipanski

German politician (1943–2022)

*September 3rd, 1943, Sättelstädt †September 7th, 2022

82

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017, Glasgow

82

Valerie Perrine

American actress (1943—2026)

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston †March 23rd, 2026, Beverly Hills

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author (1943–2017)

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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