Manuel Montt
b. 1809
Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile
On This Day · The 247th day of the year
September 4
September 4 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1666 and 2020. In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 2026
What happened on September 4?
September 4 is the 247th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1666 and 2020. Famous people born on September 4 include Manuel Montt, Raúl Albiol and Wanli Emperor.
The shape of the day
75 years on from San Francisco, September 4 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.
Virgo is the sign for September 4 — read more on the Virgo page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on September 4
Movies, games, albums & shows2025
- Game Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Game Jetrunner
- Game Hell is Us
2021
- TV SNL Korea
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 1666
Great Fire of London
In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
- 1912
Albania
Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
- 1939
World War II
World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
- 1951
San Francisco
The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, United States, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
- 1970
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
- 1977
Golden Dragon massacre
The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco.
- 1989
Leipzig
In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
- 1998
Google
Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.
- 2007
Al-Qaeda
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.
- 2020
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI becomes the longest-lived pope, 93 years, four months, 16 days, surpassing Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903.
Famous birthday twins
Born on September 4Raúl Albiol
b. 1985
Spanish footballer
Wanli Emperor
b. 1563
Chinese emperor
Dadabhai Naoroji
b. 1825
Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress
Al-Biruni
b. 973
Persian physician and polymath
Ri Kwang-chon
b. 1985
North Korean footballer
George Gray (chemist)
b. 1926
British chemist, developer of stable liquid crystals
Beyoncé
b. 1981
American singer-songwriter
Deaths
- 2014Wolfhart Pannenberg
- 1977E. F. Schumacher
- 1965Albert Schweitzer
- 1963Robert Schuman
- 1944Erich Fellgiebel
- 1323Gegeen Khan
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)
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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