Summary of the Day ✨ 4 September (04/09)
Violence erupted as a 14-year-old gunman killed four at a Georgia high school and a stabbing spree claimed ten lives in Saskatchewan, while Pope Benedict XVI became history’s longest-lived pope.
Historical Events 📜
- 2024: A 14-year-old gunman kills four people and injures seven in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia.
- 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.
- 2020: Pope Benedict XVI becomes the longest-lived pope, 93 years, four months, 16 days, surpassing Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903.
- 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.
- 2002: The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017.
- 2001: Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
- 1998: Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.
- 1995: The 1995 Okinawa rape occurred, when 3 US servicemen abducted and raped a schoolchild. This would cause widespread protest against the US military presence on the prefecture.
- 1989: In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
- 1985: The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
- 1977: The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco.
- 1975: The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab–Israeli conflict is signed.
- 1972: Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
- 1972: The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. It currently is the longest running game show on American television.
- 1971: Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
Famous Births 👶
- 2001: Talitha Bateman, American actress
- 2000: Sergio Gómez, Spanish footballer
- 1998: Neru Nagahama, Japanese television personality
- 1996: Ashton Golding, English rugby league player
- 1996: Jordan Lilley, English rugby league player
- 1995: Jazz Tevaga, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1994: Kenny McEvoy, Irish footballer
- 1994: Thomas Minns, English rugby player
- 1994: Sabina Sharipova, Uzbekistan tennis player
- 1993: Emma Brownlie, Scottish footballer
- 1993: Yannick Carrasco, Belgian footballer
- 1993: Jody Fannin, English race car driver
- 1993: Chantal Škamlová, Slovak tennis player
- 1993: Mark Tuan, American rapper
- 1992: Kevin Lee, American mixed martial artist
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2025: Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer (born 1934)
- 2025: Katharine, Duchess of Kent, member of the British royal family (born 1933)
- 2024: Bora Đorđević, Serbian singer (born 1952)
- 2023: Steve Harwell, American singer (born 1967)
- 2022: Cyrus Mistry, Indian-Irish businessman (born 1968)
- 2022: Peter Straub, American novelist (born 1943)
- 2021: Tunch Ilkin, Turkish-American football player (born 1957)
- 2021: Willard Scott, American weather presenter and television personality (born 1934)
- 2020: Lloyd Cadena, Filipino YouTuber and vlogger (born 1993)
- 2018: Bill Daily, American actor, comedian (born 1927)
- 2018: Krzysztof Sitko, Polish association football player (born 1967)
- 2016: Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., lawyer and politician (born 1933)
- 2015: Graham Brazier, New Zealand singer-songwriter (born 1952)
- 2015: Jean Darling, American actress (born 1922)
- 2015: Wilfred de Souza, Indian surgeon and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Goa (born 1927)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Christian feast day:
Candida the Elder - Christian feast day:
Blessed Catherine of Racconigi - Christian feast day:
Blessed Dina Bélanger - Christian feast day:
Hermione of Ephesus - Christian feast day:
Ida of Herzfeld - Christian feast day:
Irmgardis (of Süchteln) - Christian feast day:
Moses and Aaron (Lutheran Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) - Christian feast day:
Paul Jones (Episcopal Church) - Christian feast day:
Rosalia - Christian feast day:
Rose of Viterbo - Christian feast day:
Rufinus, Silvanus, and Vitalicus - Christian feast day:
Thamel and companions - Christian feast day:
Ultan of Ardbraccan - Christian feast day:
September 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Immigrant’s Day (Argentina)