Public Holidays on September 4

• 🌍 Janmashtami (India)

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On This Day in History — September 4

• 2010 — A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes the South Island of New Zealand causing widespread damage and several power outages.
• 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.
• 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 students at Stanford University.
• 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.

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Notable Births on September 4

• 1996 — Jordan Lilley, English rugby player
• 1996 — Ashton Golding, English rugby player
• 1995 — Jazz Tevaga, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1994 — Kenny McEvoy, Irish footballer
• 1994 — Sabina Sharipova, Uzbekistan tennis player
• 1994 — Thomas Minns, English rugby player

Notable Deaths on September 4

• 2016 — Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., lawyer and politician (b. 1933)
• 2015 — Graham Brazier, New Zealand singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
• 2015 — Jean Darling, American actress (b. 1922)
• 2015 — Wilfred de Souza, Indian surgeon and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Goa (b. 1927)
• 2015 — Warren Murphy, American author and screenwriter (b. 1933)
• 2014 — Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (b. 1930)

Sports on September 4

• College Football: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions @ Missouri Tigers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Colorado Buffaloes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Minnesota Golden Gophers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Idaho Vandals @ Utah Utes — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: UAB Blazers @ Illinois Fighting Illini — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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Religious Observances on September 5

• Jewish: Leil Selichot סליחות

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On This Day in History — September 5

• 2012 — An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.
• 1996 — Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.
• 1991 — The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
• 1990 — Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
• 1986 — Pan Am Flight 73 with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport.
• 1984 — STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.

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Notable Births on September 5

• 1996 — Richairo Živković, Dutch footballer
• 1995 — Szabina Szlavikovics, Hungarian tennis player
• 1994 — Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italian swimmer
• 1991 — Zeki Yavru, Turkish footballer
• 1990 — Antonio Esposito, Italian footballer
• 1990 — Francesca Segarelli, Dominican tennis player

Notable Deaths on September 5

• 2016 — Hugh O'Brian, American actor (b. 1925)
• 2016 — Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (b. 1924)
• 2015 — Goh Eng Wah, Malaysian-Singaporean businessman, founded Eng Wah Global (b. 1923)
• 2015 — Aadesh Shrivastava, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1964)
• 2015 — Chester Stranczek, American baseball player and businessman (b. 1929)
• 2014 — Bruce Morton, American journalist (b. 1930)

Sports on September 5

• College Football: UTEP Miners @ Oklahoma Sooners — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Long Island University Sharks @ Kansas Jayhawks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Toledo Rockets @ Michigan State Spartans — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals — 00:10 UTC Scheduled

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