September 4: Day of the Week
September 4, 2023 is the 247th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 118 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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September 4 Historical Event(s)
- 1666In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
- 1774New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
- 1888George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
- 1912Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
- 1939World War II: a Bristol Blenheim is the first British aircraft to cross the German coast following the declaration of war and German ships are bombed.
- 1957The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
- 1964Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens.
- 1989In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
- 1996War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.
- 2010Canterbury earthquake: a 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am causing widespread damage and several power outages.
Who were born on September 4?
- 1846Daniel Burnham, American architect (d. 1912)
- 1848Jennie Lee, American actress (d. 1925)
- 1850Luigi Cadorna, Italian Field Marshal (d. 1928)
- 1851John Dillon, Irish nationalist (d. 1927)
- 1885Antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal (d. 1971)
- 1896Antonin Artaud, French playwright (d. 1948)
- 1905Mary Renault, English novelist (d. 1983)
- 1924Joan Aiken, English writer (d. 2004)
- 1931Antonios Trakatellis, Greek politician
- 1950Doyle Alexander, American baseball player
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