2024 Apalachee High School shooting
A 14-year-old gunman kills four people and injures seven in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia.
What happened on September 4
34 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 476 to 2025.
Standout on September 4
2020
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI becomes the longest-lived pope, 93 years, four months, 16 days, surpassing Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903.
About September 4
September 4 is the 247th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 247 of 365 (248 in leap years)118 days left in the year (118 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Friday in 2026, Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029, Wednesday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 36 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♍ Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
- Season
- Summer in the north · Winter in the south
- September birthstone
- Sapphirewisdom, loyalty and nobility
- September birth flower
- Aster / Morning glorypatience, wisdom and affection
- Next occurrence
- In 312 days
- Roman numerals
- IV.IXday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 1550thGermanic peoples476
- 40thAyumi Kaihori1986
- 30thAshton Golding1996
- 25thTalitha Bateman2001
- 25thTokyo DisneySea2001
- 10thClarence D. Rappleyea Jr.2016
- 5thTunch Ilkin2021
- 5thWillard Scott2021
September 4 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr.
- 25 years ago2001
- Tokyo DisneySea · Talitha Bateman
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on September 4 — ages this year
- 2001Talitha Batemanturns 25
- 2000Sergio Gómez (footballer, born 2000)turns 26
- 1998Neru Nagahamaturns 28
- 1996Ashton Goldingturns 30
- 1995Jazz Tevagaturns 31
- 1994Kenny McEvoyturns 32
Historical events 34
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
2022 Saskatchewan stabbings
Ten people are killed and 15 are injured in a stabbing spree in 13 locations on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, Saskatchewan.
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI becomes the longest-lived pope, 93 years, four months, 16 days, surpassing Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903.
2010 Canterbury earthquake
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake (damage pictured) struck the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, causing two deaths and up to NZ$40 billion in damages.
Al-Qaeda
Three terrorists suspected to be part of al-Qaeda were arrested in Germany after planning attacks on Frankfurt Airport and Ramstein Air Base.
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017.
Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.
1995 Okinawa rape incident
The 1995 Okinawa rape occurs when 3 US servicemen abduct and rape a schoolchild. This would cause widespread protest against the US military presence on the prefecture.
Camp Hansen
Three U.S. servicemen stationed at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, raped a 12-year-old girl, after kidnapping, beating, and torturing her.
Leipzig
In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
Buckminsterfullerene
The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
Golden Dragon massacre
The Golden Dragon massacre occurred in Chinatown, San Francisco, United States, leaving five people dead and spurring police to end Chinese gang violence in the city.
Sinai Interim Agreement
The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab–Israeli conflict is signed.
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. It currently is the longest running game show on American television.
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
Forth Road Bridge
Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens.
Swissair Flight 306
Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.
Civil rights movement
American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: The governor of Arkansas calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Little Rock Central High School, resulting in the lawsuit Cooper v. Aaron the following year.
Orval Faubus
Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from attending Little Rock Central High School (pictured).
Yumiko-chan incident
A white U.S. soldier raped and murdered a five-year-old local girl in Kadena, Okinawa.
Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh's novel A Handful of Dust was first published in full.
Križ, Zagreb County
Peasants in and around Križ began a rebellion to protest economic and conscription policies enacted by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Albanian revolt of 1912
The Albanian revolt ended when the Ottoman government agreed to meet most of the rebels' demands.
United States Army
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.
Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies
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.
First Opium War
First Opium War: British vessels opened fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community on the Kowloon Peninsula.
Andrew Jackson
Future US President Andrew Jackson was shot and severely injured in a tavern brawl with future US Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
French Revolutionary Wars
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.
Great Fire of London
The most destructive damage from the Great Fire of London (depicted) occurred.
Germanic peoples
Germanic leader Odoacer captured Ravenna and deposed Emperor Romulus Augustus, marking the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
Katharine, Duchess of Kent, member of the British royal family (born 1933)
Willard Scott
Willard Scott, American weather presenter and television personality (born 1934)
Wilfred de Souza
Wilfred de Souza, Indian surgeon and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Goa (born 1927)
Wolfhart Pannenberg
Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (born 1928)
Ron Mulock
Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (born 1930)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Ida of Herzfeld
Christian feast day: Ida of Herzfeld
Saint Irmgardis
Christian feast day: Irmgardis (of Süchteln)
Moses
Christian feast day: Moses and Aaron (Catholic, Lutheran Church and Eastern Orthodox Church)
Candida the Elder
Christian feast day: Candida the Elder
Dina Bélanger
Christian feast day: Blessed Dina Bélanger
Hermione of Ephesus
Christian feast day: Hermione of Ephesus
Paul Jones (bishop)
Christian feast day: Paul Jones (Episcopal Church)
Catherine of Racconigi
Christian feast day: Blessed Catherine of Racconigi
Spread across the centuries
- 5th century1
- 17th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century4
- 20th century39
- 21st century28
Earliest: Germanic peoples (476). Most recent: Katharine, Duchess of Kent (2025).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about September 4
What day of the year is September 4?
September 4 is the 247th day of the year, with 118 days left after it.
What star sign is September 4?
September 4 falls under Virgo (August 23 – September 22), a earth sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Sapphire.
How many things happened on September 4?
We record 82 entries for September 4: 34 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 476 to 2025.
Who was born on September 4?
Talitha Bateman (2001) is among the notable births on September 4. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the September 4 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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