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September 5

September 5's record stretches 1,067 years, from 917 to 1984. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Virgo is the sign for September 5 — read more on the Virgo page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on September 5?

September 5 is the 248th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 917 and 1984. Famous people born on September 5 include Louis XIV, Alexandre Geijo and Otto Bauer.

Released on September 5

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game NBA 2K26
  • Game Cronos: The New Dawn
  • Game Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion
  • Game Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots

2024

  • Game Selfloss
  • Game Ale & Tale Tavern

2023

  • Game Chants of Sennaar

2022

  • Game Gloomwood

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 917

    Liu Yan (emperor)

  2. 1367

    Swa Saw Ke

  3. 1816

    Louis XVIII

  4. 1887

    Exeter Theatre Royal fire

  5. 1914

    World War I

  6. 1915

    Zimmerwald Conference

  7. 1938

    Chile

  8. 1942

    World War II

  9. 1944

    Luxembourg

  10. 1984

    Western Australia

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 5

Louis XIV

b. 1638

Alexandre Geijo

b. 1982

Otto Bauer

b. 1881

Freddie Mercury

b. 1946

Franco Zuculini

b. 1990

Werner Herzog

b. 1942

Paul Breitner

b. 1951

Marc-André Hamelin

b. 1961

Deaths

  • 1997Mother Teresa
  • 1970Jochen Rindt
  • 1877Crazy Horse
  • 1876Manuel Blanco Encalada
  • 1857Auguste Comte
  • 714Emperor Shang of Tang

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Bertin
  • —Christian feast day: Charbel (martyr)
  • —Christian feast day: Genebald
  • —Christian feast day: Gregorio Aglipay (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Mother Teresa
  • —Christian feast day: Ursicinus of Ravenna
  • —Christian feast day: Zechariah and Elisabeth (Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: September 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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