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4 September 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2010 - 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.Earthquake in New Zealand
Anniversary
2007 - Three terrorists suspected to be part of al-Qaeda were arrested in Germany after planning attacks on Frankfurt Airport and Ramstein Air Base.Pan-Islamist militant organization
Anniversary
1995 - Three U.S. servicemen stationed at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, raped a 12-year-old girl, after kidnapping, beating, and torturing her.U.S. Marine Corps base in Japan
Anniversary
1977 - 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.1977 shooting in San Francisco, California, U.S.
Anniversary
1957 - Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from attending Little Rock Central High School (pictured).Governor of Arkansas 1955–1967 (1910–1994)
Historical events
History
2024 - A 14-year-old gunman kills four people and injures seven in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia.Mass shooting in Georgia, U.S.
History
2022 - 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.Mass stabbing in Saskatchewan, Canada
History
2020 - Pope Benedict XVI becomes the longest-lived pope, 93 years, four months, 16 days, surpassing Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903.Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
History
2007 - Three terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US military installations.Pan-Islamist militant organization
History
2002 - The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017.Professional baseball team in Oakland, California (1968–2024)
History
2001 - Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.Theme park in Chiba, Japan
History
1998 - Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.American multinational technology company
History
1995 - 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.Rape of a Japanese girl by US servicemen
History
1989 - In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.City in Saxony, Germany
History
1985 - The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.Cage-like allotrope of carbon
Notable births
Born
1998 - Neru Nagahama, Japanese television personalityJapanese television personality, television presenter, and actress
Born
1996 - Ashton Golding, English rugby league playerJamaica international rugby league footballer
Born
1995 - Jazz Tevaga, New Zealand rugby league playerSamoa international rugby league footballer
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer (born 1934)Italian fashion designer (1934–2025)
Died
2025 - Katharine, Duchess of Kent, member of the British royal family (born 1933)Member of the British royal family (1933–2025)
Died
2024 - Bora Đorđević, Serbian singer (born 1952)Serbian singer-songwriter and frontman of Riblja Čorba (1952–2024)
Died
2023 - Steve Harwell, American singer (born 1967)American musician (1967–2023)
Died
2022 - Cyrus Mistry, Indian-Irish businessman (born 1968)Irish businessman (1968–2022)
Died
2022 - Peter Straub, American novelist (born 1943)American novelist and poet (1943–2022)
Died
2021 - Tunch Ilkin, Turkish-American football player (born 1957)Turkish-American gridiron football player and sports broadcaster (1957–2021)
Died
2021 - Willard Scott, American weather presenter and television personality (born 1934)American weather presenter and television personality (1934–2021)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 0.9 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
12.45 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Virgo
27.94 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.