September 4

Events

 * -, last of the Western , is deposed when  proclaims himself King of.
 * - The, supported by the forces of King , defeat the   at.
 * -, is founded as (the City of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of the Little Portion) by 44  settlers.
 * -  Gen. Robert E. Lee begins his move taking the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North crossing the Potomac at Whites Ford.
 * -  is deposed and the  is declared.
 * - ends its policy of  to New South Wales in Australia.
 * - : After almost 30 years of fighting, leader  surrenders with his remaining warriors to General  in.
 * - registers the trademark, and receives a patent for his  which uses roll film.
 * - In, 12,000 tailors against  working conditions.
 * -, who founded the Republic of , gathered a congress in to take decisions of the future of  and.
 * - Maiden flight of the first, the.
 * - : Japan declares neutrality in European war.
 * - For the first time in, a submarine attacks a  ship (the ) despite US neutrality and causing tensions to heighten.
 * - : The  liberate the  city of.
 * - abdicates for health reasons.
 * - Maiden flight of the.
 * 1949  - The  erupt after a  concert in.
 * - First appearance of the "" comic strip.
 * 1950  -  is the site of the inaugural, the first 500-mile  race.
 * - The first live transcontinental broadcast takes place in, from the.
 * - The, the first commercial computer that used , was introduced.
 * - : -,  of , calls out the  to prevent African American students from enrolling in  in.
 * 1957  - The  introduces the.
 * - crashes near, , killing all on board.
 * - 's, near , officially opens.
 * - : begins:  s engage the ese. The ensuing four-day battle in  kills 114 Americans and 376 North Vietnamese.
 * - receives the "Robe of Faghr" (prophet 's cloak) and is officially appointed as the 42nd master of the  Sufi order by his father,.
 * - A carrying   crashes near, killing all 111 people on board.
 * - Thieves steal 18 paintings from the in what was at the time the largest art theft in North America.
 * 1972  -  wins his seventh swimming gold medal at the  in, , becoming the first  to do so. Spitz swam in only seven events and set world records in each one.
 * - The concerning the  is signed.
 * - leads the  to power in Canada in the  and ending 20 years of nearly uninterrupted Liberal rule.
 * - The opens in  with over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance.
 * - :  attack a military base in, starting three weeks of  in which at least 130  are killed.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - Count (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Dutch poet (d. )
 * -, English minister (d. )
 * -, French diplomat (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Polish Romantic poet (d. )
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, Italian diplomat (d. )
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Irish nationalist (d. )
 * -, Greek gymnast (d. )
 * -, General of The Salvation Army (d. )
 * -, Nazi official (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, French playwright (d. )
 * -, British industrialist (d. )
 * -, English novelist (d. )
 * -, German biologist, (d. )
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * 1908  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Nazi physician (d. )
 * -, American gangster (d. )
 * 1913  -, American chemist,  (d. )
 * -, German auto executive, third postwar chairman of (d. )
 * -, American industrialist (d. )
 * -, American radio broadcaster
 * -, American comic actor and director (d. )
 * -, British singer
 * 1920  -, Argentine racing driver
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American computer scientist
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, Puerto Rican politician
 * 1932  -, English actor (d. )
 * -, Welsh-born economist,
 * -, Australian swimmer
 * 1937  -, Estonian actor and director (d. )
 * -, Brazilian philosopher
 * 1941  -, Indian politician
 * -, American professional golfer
 * 1942  -, American professional wrestling promoter
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1946  -, American drummer
 * -, Hong Kong singer
 * -, American golfer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, English drummer
 * 1951  -, Swedish politician
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1957  -, American actress
 * - (Dr. Drew), American radio show host
 * 1958  -, American drummer
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1960  -, American actor and comedian
 * -, Indian cricketer
 * -, English actor
 * -, Danish politician
 * -, Finnish Musical
 * 1963  -, American hockey player
 * -, German bass
 * -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * 1968  -, baseball player
 * 1968  -, American actor
 * -, Welsh DJ and record producer
 * 1969  -, English-born actor
 * -, American hacker and film maker
 * 1970  -, Brazilian drummer
 * 1970  -, West Indian-born singer
 * -, English actress
 * -, South African cricketer
 * 1971  -, Irish footballer
 * 1971  -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1973  -, American baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * 1974  -, American singer and actress
 * 1974  -, Australian comedian and musician for
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Thai singer, actress, model
 * 1977  -, Korean  player
 * 1977  -, English DJ/Producer and co-founder of
 * 1977  -, English musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * 1979  -, Portuguese composer
 * 1979  -, Japanese racing driver
 * -, Japanese singer
 * 1980  -, American baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * 1981  -, American singer
 * -, Spanish singer
 * -, Japanese idol, (member of )
 * -, Philippine footballer
 * -, American actor

Deaths

 * -, Shia Imam (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Turkish conqueror of Persia and Baghdad
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, German theologian
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English magistrate and social reformer (b. )
 * -, French astronomer (b. )
 * -, Irish statesman (b. )
 * -, American naval officer
 * -, Scottish naturalist and ornithologist (b. )
 * -, American Confederate military leader (b. )
 * -, Norwegian composer (b. )
 * -, American dramatist and playwright (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, French politician (b. )
 * -, Alsatian physician and missionary, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, French playwright (b. )
 * 1974  -, U.S. Army general (b. )
 * 1974  -, Swedish politician (b. )
 * -, German economist and statistician (b. )
 * 1977  -, French biologist (b. )
 * 1977  -, Greek musician (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 1986  -, Brazilian football coach (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * 1989  -, New Zealand-born classicist and historian (b. )
 * - American actress (b. )
 * -, American actor and novelist (b. )
 * 1991  -, American singer (b. )
 * 1991  -, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * -, American lawyer and activist (b. )
 * -, Italian architect (b. )
 * -, American radio personality (b. )
 * -, Lithuanian pianist (b. )
 * -, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. )
 * 2003  -, Romanian-born violinist (b. )
 * -, American basketball player (b. )
 * 2004  -, Canadian golfer (b. )
 * 2004  -, American paramedic (b. )
 * -, Australian author and educator (b. )
 * 2006  -, Italian footballer (b. )
 * 2006  -, Australian naturalist and television personality (b. )
 * 2006 -, Swedish-born soprano (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * (, 2007).
 * - start of the a.k.a. Ludi Magni, until.
 * and, in the
 * Feast day of Saint.
 * Also see.
 * Also see.