On This Day: 4 September

4 September in Indian history

• 2002The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017.India

4 September in world history

• 2007Three terrorists suspected to be part of al-Qaeda were arrested in Germany after planning attacks on Frankfurt Airport and Ramstein Air Base.
• 1998Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.
• 1989In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
• 1977The 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.
• 1971Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
• 1967Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
• 1957Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from attending Little Rock Central High School.
• 1936Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero forms a war cabinet to direct the republican war effort.
• 1919Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace.
• 1912Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
• 1886After 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.
• 1843The state wedding of Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies and Emperor Pedro II of Brazil took place at the Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.
• 1839First Opium War: British vessels opened fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community on the Kowloon Peninsula.
• 1800French 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.
• 1607The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland (14 September N.S.).
• 1479The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.
• 476Germanic leader Odoacer captured Ravenna and deposed Emperor Romulus Augustus, marking the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Born on 4 September

• 1962Kiran More, Indian cricketerIndia
• 1951Judith Ivey, American actress
• 1941Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Andhra PradeshIndia
• 1934Jan Švankmajer, Czech filmmaker and artist
• 1908Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American director and producer (died 1999)
• 1825Dadabhai Naoroji, Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1917)India

Died on 4 September

• 2022Cyrus Mistry, Indian-Irish businessman (born 1968)India
• 2015Wilfred de Souza, Indian surgeon and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Goa (born 1927)India
• 1911John Francon Williams, Welsh-born writer, journalist, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor (born 1854)
• 1821José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (born 1785)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 4 September in history?

2007: Three terrorists suspected to be part of al-Qaeda were arrested in Germany after planning attacks on Frankfurt Airport and Ramstein Air Base. 2002: The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017. 1998: Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University. 1989: In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.

What happened on 4 September in Indian history?

2002: The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017.

Which famous people were born on 4 September?

Kiran More, Indian cricketer (1962); Judith Ivey, American actress (1951); Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh (1941); Jan Švankmajer, Czech filmmaker and artist (1934).

Which day is observed on 4 September?

Immigrant's Day (Argentina); Toothfish Day (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands).