September 4

September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 118 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

• 476 – Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.
• 626 – Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang Dynasty of China.
• 1260 – The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
• 1479 – The 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.
• 1666 – In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
• 1774 – New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
• 1781 – Los Angeles, California, is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola) by 44 Spanish settlers.
• 1797 – Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.
• 1800 – The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate.
• 1812 – War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.
• 1862 – American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.
• 1870 – Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
• 1886 – American Indian Wars: after almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
• 1888 – George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
• 1912 – Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
• 1919 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace.
• 1923 – Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.
• 1939 – World 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.
• 1941 – World War II: a German submarine makes the first attack against a United States ship, the USS Greer.
• 1944 – World War II: the British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.
• 1944 – World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union.
• 1948 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
• 1949 – The Peekskill Riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
• 1950 – Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
• 1951 – The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
• 1957 – American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis – Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.
• 1957 – The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
• 1963 – Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.
• 1964 – Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens.
• 1967 – Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins: U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
• 1970 – Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
• 1971 – Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
• 1972 – Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
• 1975 – The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict is signed.
• 1977 – The Golden Dragon Massacre took place in San Francisco, California.
• 1985 – The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
• 1989 – In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
• 1996 – War 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.
• 1998 – Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University.
• 2001 – Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
• 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.
• 2010 – Canterbury 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.

Births

• 1241 – Alexander III of Scotland (d. 1286)
• 1383 – Antipope Felix V (d. 1451)
• 1454 – Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (d. 1483)
• 1557 – Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (d. 1631)
• 1563 – Wanli Emperor of China (d. 1620)
• 1596 – Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (d. 1687)
• 1681 – Carl Heinrich Biber, Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1749)
• 1717 – Job Orton, English minister (d. 1783)
• 1755 – Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (d. 1810)
• 1768 – François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France (d. 1848)
• 1798 – Raynold Kaufgetz, Swiss soldier, economist, and politician (d. 1869)
• 1803 – Sarah Childress Polk, American wife of James K. Polk, 14th First Lady of the United States (d. 1891)
• 1809 – Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (d. 1880)
• 1809 – Juliusz Słowacki, Polish poet and playwright (d. 1849)
• 1824 – Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer (d. 1896)
• 1825 – Dadabhai Naoroji, Indian academic and politician (d. 1917)
• 1826 – Martin Wiberg, Swedish philosopher and inventor (d. 1905)
• 1832 – Antonio Agliardi, Italian cardinal (d. 1915)
• 1846 – Daniel Burnham, American architect, designed the World's Columbian Exposition (d. 1912)
• 1848 – Lewis Howard Latimer, American inventor (d. 1928)
• 1848 – Jennie Lee, American actress (d. 1925)
• 1850 – Luigi Cadorna, Italian field marshal (d. 1928)
• 1851 – John Dillon, Irish politician (d. 1927)
• 1885 – Antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal (d. 1971)
• 1885 – Dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast (d. 1971)
• 1886 – Albert Orsborn, English 6th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1967)
• 1887 – Roy William Neill, Irish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946)
• 1890 – Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1947)
• 1890 – Naima Wifstrand, Swedish actress, singer, and director (d. 1968)
• 1891 – Fritz Todt, German engineer and politician (d. 1942)
• 1892 – Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator (d. 1974)
• 1896 – Antonin Artaud, French actor, director, and playwright (d. 1948)
• 1896 – Aspasia Manos, Greek wife of Alexander of Greece (d. 1972)
• 1901 – William Lyons, English businessman, co-founded Jaguar cars (d. 1985)
• 1902 – Thomas Mitchell, English cricketer (d. 1996)
• 1905 – Mary Renault, English-South African author (d. 1983)
• 1905 – Walter Zapp, Latvian-Estonian inventor, invented the Minox (d. 2003)
• 1906 – Max Delbrück, German-American biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
• 1907 – Reggie Nalder, Austrian actor (d. 1991)
• 1908 – Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American director and producer (d. 1999)
• 1908 – Richard Wright, American author and poet (d. 1960)
• 1909 – Eduard Wirths, German physician (d. 1945)
• 1910 – Denis Tomlinson, South African cricketer (d. 1993)
• 1912 – Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
• 1913 – Mickey Cohen, American mobster (d. 1976)
• 1913 – Victor Kiernan, English historian (d. 2009)
• 1913 – Stanford Moore, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)
• 1913 – Kenzō Tange, Japanese architect, designed the Yoyogi National Gymnasium (d. 2005)
• 1914 – Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Henry Ford II, American businessman (d. 1987)
• 1918 – Paul Harvey, American radio host (d. 2009)
• 1918 – Gerald Wilson, American trumpet player and composer
• 1919 – Howard Morris, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Clemar Bucci, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2011)
• 1920 – Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (d. 2000)
• 1922 – Per Olof Sundman, Swedish politician (d. 1992)
• 1923 – Ram Kishore Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
• 1924 – Joan Aiken, English author (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Justinas Lagunavičius, Lithuanian basketball player (d. 1997)
• 1925 – Asa Earl Carter, American Ku Klux Klan leader and author (d. 1979)
• 1926 – Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (d. 2002)
• 1926 – Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1927 – John McCarthy, American computer scientist (d. 2011)
• 1927 – Ferenc Sánta, Hungarian author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 1928 – Dick York, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1929 – Thomas Eagleton, American politician (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Don Ackerman, American basketball player (d. 2011)
• 1930 – William Maxson, American general (d. 2013)
• 1931 – Jack Boucher, American photographer (d. 2012)
• 1931 – Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1931 – Antonios Trakatellis, Greek biochemist and politician
• 1932 – Carlos Romero Barceló, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Puerto Rico
• 1932 – Dinsdale Landen, English actor (d. 2003)
• 1934 – Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
• 1934 – Eduard Khil, Russian singer and actor (d. 2012)
• 1934 – Antoine Redin, French footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 1935 – Charles A. Hines, American general and academic (d. 2013)
• 1935 – Dallas Willard, American philosopher (d. 2013)
• 1936 – Wayne Cody, American sportscaster (d. 2002)
• 1937 – Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer and politician
• 1937 – Gene Ludwig, American organist (d. 2010)
• 1937 – Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director (d. 2006)
• 1937 – Virgil A. Richard, American general (d. 2013)
• 1937 – Les Allen, English footballer and manager
• 1939 – Denis Lindsay, South African cricketer and referee (d. 2005)
• 1941 – Marilena de Souza Chaui, Brazilian philosopher
• 1941 – Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer and coach
• 1941 – Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian politician, 19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh
• 1941 – Joanna Van Gyseghem, English actress
• 1942 – Raymond Floyd, American golfer
• 1942 – Jerry Jarrett, American wrestler and promoter, co-founded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
• 1942 – Merald "Bubba" Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer (Gladys Knight & The Pips)
• 1944 – Vladimír Guma Kulhánek, Czech bass player (Energit and Etc...)
• 1944 – Jennifer Salt, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1944 – Ron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1945 – Danny Gatton, American guitarist (d. 1994)
• 1946 – Gary Duncan, American guitarist (The Brogues and Quicksilver Messenger Service)
• 1946 – Dave Liebman, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer
• 1946 – Bryan Mauricette, Saint Lucian-Canadian cricketer
• 1947 – Bob Jenkins, American sportscaster
• 1949 – Darryl Cotton, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Zoot and Cotton Keays & Morris) (d. 2012)
• 1949 – Dean Pees, American football player and coach
• 1949 – Tom Watson, American golfer
• 1950 – Ehteshamuddin, Pakistani cricketer
• 1950 – Doyle Alexander, American baseball player
• 1951 – Martin Chambers, English drummer and singer (The Pretenders)
• 1951 – Judith Ivey, American actress and director
• 1951 – Marita Ulvskog, Swedish politician
• 1952 – Stephen Easley, American politician (d. 2013)
• 1952 – Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer
• 1953 – Fatih Terim, Turkish footballer and manager
• 1955 – David Broza, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1955 – Garth Le Roux, South African cricketer
• 1955 – Brian Schweitzer, American politician, 23rd Governor of Montana
• 1956 – Candy Loving, American model
• 1956 – Blackie Lawless, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (W.A.S.P., London, Sister, and New York Dolls)
• 1957 – Khandi Alexander, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
• 1957 – Patricia Tallman, American actress and stuntwoman
• 1958 – George Hurley, American drummer (Minutemen, Firehose, The Reactionaries, and Unknown Instructors)
• 1958 – Marzio Innocenti, Italian rugby player and coach
• 1958 – Drew Pinsky, American radio and television host
• 1959 – Kevin Harrington, Australian actor and screenwriter
• 1959 – Armin Kogler, Austrian ski jumper
• 1960 – Damon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1961 – Nick Blinko, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rudimentary Peni)
• 1961 – Kevin Kennedy, English actor and singer
• 1961 – Lars Jönsson, Swedish film producer
• 1961 – Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer
• 1962 – Kiran More, Indian cricketer
• 1962 – Ulla Tørnæs, Danish politician
• 1962 – Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese physician, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1963 – Bobby Jarzombek, American drummer (Halford, Spastic Ink, Fates Warning, and Juggernaut)
• 1963 – John Vanbiesbrouck, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 1963 – Sami Yaffa, Finnish singer-songwriter and bass player (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Demolition 23, and Jetboy)
• 1964 – René Pape, German opera singer
• 1965 – Sergio Momesso, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1966 – Yanka Dyagileva, Russian singer-songwriter (Grazhdanskaya Oborona) (d. 1991)
• 1966 – Jeff Tremaine, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1967 – Darrin Murray, New Zealand cricketer and accountant
• 1967 – Dezső Szabó, Hungarian decathlete
• 1968 – John DiMaggio, American voice actor and singer
• 1968 – Phill Lewis, American actor and director
• 1968 – Eddy Merckx, Belgian billiards player
• 1968 – Mike Piazza, American baseball player and actor
• 1969 – Sasha, Welsh DJ and producer (Sasha & John Digweed)
• 1969 – Ramon Dekkers, Dutch kick-boxer (d. 2013)
• 1969 – Giorgi Margvelashvili, Georgian academic and politician, 4th President of Georgia
• 1969 – Noah Taylor, English-Australian actor and singer
• 1969 – Kristen Wilson, American actress
• 1970 – Dave Buchwald, American hacker
• 1970 – Iggor Cavalera, Brazilian drummer (Sepultura and Cavalera Conspiracy)
• 1970 – Daisy Dee, Dutch singer and actress
• 1970 – Sven Meyer, German footballer
• 1971 – Lance Klusener, South African cricketer and coach
• 1971 – Vaughn Ross, American murderer (d. 2013)
• 1971 – Ione Skye, English-American actress
• 1971 – Maik Taylor, German-Irish footballer
• 1971 – Anita Yuen, Hong Kong model and actress, Miss Hong Kong 1990
• 1972 – Françoise Yip, Canadian actress
• 1973 – Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist
• 1973 – Aaron Fultz, American baseball player
• 1974 – Naved Ashraf, Pakistani cricketer
• 1974 – Carmit Bachar, American singer, dancer, and actress (Pussycat Dolls)
• 1974 – Mati Pari, Estonian footballer
• 1974 – Lincoln Roberts, Tobagonian cricketer
• 1974 – Sirly Tiik, Estonian javelin thrower and shot putter
• 1975 – Kai Owen, Welsh actor
• 1975 – Mark Ronson, English DJ, producer, and songwriter, co-founded Allido Records
• 1975 – Dave Salmoni, Canadian zoologist, animal trainer, and producer
• 1975 – Yoani Sánchez, Cuban philologist and blogger
• 1976 – Katreeya English, English-Thai singer, actress, and model
• 1976 – Denilson Martins Nascimento, Brazilian footballer
• 1976 – Mario-Ernesto Rodríguez, Uruguayan-Italian footballer
• 1977 – Sun-Woo Kim, South Korean baseball player
• 1977 – Lucie Silvas, English singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1977 – Kia Stevens, American wrestler
• 1978 – Wes Bentley, American actor
• 1978 – Christian Walz, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
• 1979 – Maxim Afinogenov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1979 – Pedro Camacho, Portuguese pianist, composer, and producer
• 1979 – Kristina Krepela, Croatian actress
• 1979 – Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese race car driver
• 1979 – MC Mong, South Korean rapper, producer, and actor
• 1980 – Max Greenfield, American actor
• 1980 – Tiffany Hyden, American ice dancer
• 1980 – Pat Neshek, American baseball player
• 1980 – Hitomi Shimatani, Japanese singer
• 1981 – Richard Garcia, Australian footballer
• 1981 – Beyoncé Knowles, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress (Destiny's Child)
• 1981 – Lacey Sturm, American singer-songwriter (Flyleaf)
• 1982 – Whitney Cummings, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1983 – Joshua Gardner, American sex offender
• 1983 – Margit Rüütel, Estonian tennis player
• 1983 – Armands Šķēle, Latvian basketball player
• 1984 – Camila Bordonaba, Argentinian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Erreway)
• 1984 – Hamish McIntosh, Australian footballer
• 1985 – Raúl Albiol, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Ri Kwang-Chon, North Korean footballer
• 1985 – Walid Mesloub, Algerian footballer
• 1986 – Ayumi Kaihori, Japanese footballer
• 1986 – James Younghusband, Filipino footballer
• 1987 – Maryna Linchuk, Belarusian model
• 1988 – John Tyler Hammons, American politician
• 1990 – Stefanía Fernández, Venezuelan model, Miss Universe 2009
• 1990 – Jonny Lomax, English rugby player
• 1990 – Danny Worsnop, English singer-songwriter (Asking Alexandria)
• 1991 – Carter Jenkins, American actor
• 1993 – Chantal Škamlová, Slovak tennis player
• 1999 – Kali Majors, American actress

Deaths

• 422 – Pope Boniface I
• 1037 – Bermudo III of León (b. 1010)
• 1063 – Tughril, Turkish ruler (b. 990)
• 1199 – Joan of England, Queen of Sicily (b. 1165)
• 1537 – Johann Dietenberger, German theologian (b. 1475)
• 1588 – Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English politician (b. 1532)
• 1767 – Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1725)
• 1780 – John Fielding, English judge and reformer (b. 1721)
• 1784 – César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (b. 1714)
• 1794 – John Hely-Hutchinson, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1724)
• 1804 – Richard Somers, American navy officer (b. 1778)
• 1820 – Timothy Brown, English banker and merchant (b. 1743/4)
• 1821 – José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (b. 1785)
• 1849 – Friedrich August Schulze, German author (b. 1770)
• 1852 – William MacGillivray, Scottish biologist and ornithologist (b. 1796)
• 1864 – John Hunt Morgan, American general (b. 1825)
• 1907 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1843)
• 1909 – Clyde Fitch, American playwright (b. 1865)
• 1914 – Charles Péguy, French poet (b. 1873)
• 1940 – George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (b. 1869)
• 1944 – Erich Fellgiebel, German general (b. 1886)
• 1949 – Olof Ås, Swedish actor and production manager (b. 1892)
• 1963 – Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (b. 1886)
• 1965 – Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
• 1974 – Creighton Abrams, American general (b. 1914)
• 1974 – Marcel Achard, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1899)
• 1974 – Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister (b. 1884)
• 1977 – Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1899)
• 1977 – Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher (b. 1894)
• 1977 – E. F. Schumacher, German-English economist and statistician (b. 1911)
• 1979 – Canuplin, Filipino magician (b. 1904)
• 1986 – Otto Glória, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1917)
• 1986 – Hank Greenberg, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
• 1987 – Bill Bowes, English cricketer (b. 1908)
• 1989 – Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author (b. 1903)
• 1989 – Ronald Syme, New Zealand historian and author (b. 1903)
• 1990 – Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (b. 1925)
• 1990 – Irene Dunne American actress and singer (b. 1898)
• 1991 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1913)
• 1991 – Tom Tryon, American actor and author (b. 1926)
• 1991 – Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1932)
• 1993 – Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (b. 1943)
• 1995 – Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (Shadowfax) (b. 1950)
• 1995 – William Kunstler, American lawyer and activist (b. 1919)
• 1997 – Dharamvir Bharati, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1926)
• 1997 – Aldo Rossi, Italian architect, designed the Bonnefanten Museum and Teatro Carlo Felice (b. 1931)
• 1998 – Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (b. 1905)
• 1998 – Elizabeth Kata, Australian author (b. 1912)
• 1999 – Georg Gawliczek, German footballer and manager (b. 1919)
• 2001 – Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, American radio host and actor (b. 1962)
• 2002 – Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (b. 1904)
• 2003 – Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1921)
• 2003 – Lola Bobesco, Romanian-Belgian violinist (b. 1921)
• 2004 – Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (b. 1971)
• 2004 – Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (b. 1929)
• 2004 – James O. Page, American paramedic (b. 1936)
• 2006 – Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (b. 1942)
• 2006 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (b. 1962)
• 2006 – Colin Thiele, Australian author, poet, and educator (b. 1920)
• 2006 – Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano (b. 1918)
• 2007 – John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish politician (b. 1923)
• 2011 – Lee Roy Selmon, American football player (b. 1954)
• 2012 – Abraham Avigdorov, Israeli soldier (b. 1929)
• 2012 – Leila Danette, American actress (b. 1909)
• 2012 – Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)
• 2012 – George Savitsky, American football player (b. 1924)
• 2012 – Syed Mustafa Siraj, Indian author (b. 1930)
• 2012 – Hakam Sufi, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
• 2012 – Milan Vukelić, Serbian footballer (b. 1936)
• 2013 – Michel Pagé, Canadian politician (b. 1949)
• 2013 – Dick Raaymakers, Dutch composer and theorist (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Lennart Risberg, Swedish boxer (b. 1935)
• 2013 – Daniele Seccarecci, Italian bodybuilder (b. 1980)
• 2013 – Stanislav Stepashkin, Russian boxer (b. 1940)
• 2013 – Casey Viator, American bodybuilder (b. 1951)

Holidays and observances

• Christian Feast Day:
  • Blessed Catherine of Racconigi
  • Moses and Aaron (Lutheran Church and Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • Rosalia
  • Rose of Viterbo
  • Ultan of Ardbraccan
  • September 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Paul Jones (bishop) (Episcopal Church (USA))
• Immigrant's Day (Argentina)
• Newspaper Carrier Day (United States)
• The first day of the Ludi Romani until 19 September. (Roman Empire)

External links

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