Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor, abdicates after forces led by Odoacer invade Rome, the traditional date for the end of the Western Roman Empire
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Henry Hudson (1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the...
What happened on September 4, 1781?
Los Angeles is founded by 44 Spanish-speaking mestizos in the Bahía de las Fumas (Bay of Smokes)
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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was...
What happened on September 4, 1957?
Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering Little Rock Central High School
Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor, abdicates after forces led by Odoacer invade Rome, the traditional date for the end of the Western Roman Empire
Æthelstan or Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn.
The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting the pope (Guelphs) and the Holy Roman emperor (Ghibellines) in the Italian city-states of Central and Northern Italy during the Middle Ages.
Henry Hudson (1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the...
José Miguel Carrera, American chilean military officer; independence leader, known for chilean military officer; independence leader, died on 1821-09-04.
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was...
Alabama was central to the Civil War, with the secession convention at Montgomery, the birthplace of the Confederacy, inviting other slaveholding states to form a southern republic, during...
William Lyons co-founder of jaguar cars, known for co-founder of jaguar cars, was born on 1901-09-04. Sir William Lyons (4 September 1901 – 8 February 1985), known as "Mr.
The Cambridge Theatre is a West End theatre, on a corner site in Earlham Street facing Seven Dials, in the London Borough of Camden, built in 1929–30 for Bertie Meyer on an "irregular triangular...
British-Kenyan aviator Beryl Markham takes off from Abingdon in England on a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean and crash-lands at Baleine Cove on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, becoming the first woman to make the east-west trip [1]
Nazi Germany, officially the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it...
Champion Middlesex cricket batsman Denis Compton scores 101 for South of England in a tour match defeat to South Africa at Lord's, achieving his record 17th century of the English season
Beetle Bailey is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Mort Walker, published since September 4, 1950. It is set on a fictional United States Army post.
Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva was a Chilean political leader. In his long political career, he was Minister of Public Works, president of his Christian Democratic Party, senator, President of the...
Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. Across his seven-decade career, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of the 20th century, by his...
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
US 4 x 100 m medley relay team of Mike Stamm, Tom Bruce, Mark Spitz, and Jerry Heidenreich sets a world record of 3:48.16 to win gold at the Munich Olympics; Mark Spitz becomes the first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals at a single Games
The Price Is Right is an American television game show. A 1972 revival by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman of their 1956–1965 show of the same name, the new version adds many distinctive gameplay...
William Egan Colby (January 4, 1920 – May 6, 1996) was an American intelligence officer who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from September 1973 to January 1976.
During World War II,...
Egypt and Israel sign the Sinai Interim Agreement (also known as the Sinai II Agreement) with the intention of peacefully resolving territorial disputes in Geneva, Switzerland
Mark Ronson, American musician, known for british-american musician, was born on 1976-09-04. Mark Daniel Ronson is a British and American musician, record producer, songwriter, and DJ.
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Comprising 20 full-time musicians over their career, their most notable members include lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris...
Beyoncé, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1982-09-04. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.
MLB Statistical Accuracy Committee votes to drop the asterisk next to Roger Maris' 1961 home run record of 61, passing Babe Ruth's 60, and determines an official no-hitter must go at least 9 innings
Miami quarterback Dan Marino throws five touchdown passes in Dolphins' 39-35 win over New England; sets NFL record with his 18th game of four or more touchdown passes
After blowing an 11-run lead to Kansas City, Scott Hatteberg's bottom of the 9th walk-off home run gives Oakland a historic MLB victory, 12-11; A's set an AL record 20-game winning streak
Damon Allen moves past former CFL and NFL star Warren Moon as professional football's all-time leading passer, throwing for 207 yards and two scores as Toronto routs Hamilton 40-6 to achieve 70,596 career passing yards
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am, causing widespread damage and several power outages in the Canterbury region
Mass stabbing leaves 10 people dead and 19 injured with two suspects on the run in James Smith Cree Nation in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan [1]
"The Office" spinoff mockumentary sitcom "The Paper," created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, starring Domhnall Gleeson and Chelsea Frei, premieres on Peacock