On This Day: What happened on 04 September?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 04 September, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

ON THIS DAY: 04 SEPTEMBER

2019 | People gathered outside parliament to protest against gender-based violence throughout South Africa.

1980 | South African Prime Minister, P.W. Botha called for unity against Marxism.

2010 | An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale struck the South Island of New Zealand and caused extensive damage and several power outages.

2007 | Three suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists were arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on Frankfurt International Airport and US military bases.

1998 | Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University.

1989 | In Leipzig, East Germany, the first weekly demonstrations to legitimize opposition groups and democratic reforms took place.

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BIRTHDAYS

1970 | Australian singer-songwriter, Deni Hines.

1957 | American actress, dancer, and choreographer, Khandi Alexander.

1974 | Estonian footballer and coach, Mati Pari.

1989 | English rugby league player, Elliott Whitehead.

1973 | American baseball player and coach, Aaron Fultz.

ON THIS DAY: DEATHS

1998 | Australian author and screenwriter, Elizabeth Kata, 86.

2013 | Russian boxer, Stanislav Stepashkin, 73.

1990 | Turkish scholar and author, Turan Dursun, 56.

2014 | American comedian, television host, and author, Joan Rivers, 81.

2016 | Lawyer and politician, Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., 83.

SPORTS

1983 | On this day, Greg LeMond won UCI World Road Race Championship in 7h 01′ 21″ in Altenrhein, Switzerland; first American cyclist to win the title.

2002 | The Oakland Athletics won their 20th consecutive game, an American League record.

ENTERTAINMENT

2009 | “Gamer” was released in North America on this day and it was directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

AFRICA FACT

Uganda’s national bird is the grey-crowned crane.