On This Day — September 5

🕰️ Notable Events on September 5

• 2012 — An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Pan Am Flight 73 with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32 km) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace discussions at Camp David, Maryland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine are murdered the following day. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Jochen Rindt becomes the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (in 1970), after being killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — My Lai Massacre: U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign minister; as such, he is the negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae in the Salamaua-Lae campaign. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege. Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles, produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital. Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22-0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin). Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Russo-Japanese War: In New Hampshire, United States, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186. Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City. Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.). Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign. Wikipedia ↗
• 1839 — The United Kingdom declares war on the Qing dynasty of China. Wikipedia ↗
• 1836 — Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas. Wikipedia ↗
• 1816 — Louis XVIII has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable ("Unobtainable Chamber"). Wikipedia ↗
• 1812 — War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Wayne begins when Chief Winamac's forces attack two soldiers returning from the fort's outhouses. Wikipedia ↗
• 1798 — Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — French Revolution: The French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror. Wikipedia ↗
• 1781 — Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown. Wikipedia ↗
• 1774 — First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1725 — Wedding of Louis XV and Maria Leszczyńska. Wikipedia ↗
• 1698 — In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry. Wikipedia ↗
• 1697 — War of the Grand Alliance : A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English squadron at the Battle of Hudson's Bay. Wikipedia ↗
• 1666 — Great Fire of London ends: Ten thousand buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral, are destroyed, but only six people are known to have died. Wikipedia ↗
• 1661 — Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1590 — Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris. Wikipedia ↗
• 917 — Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 5

• 1996 — Richairo Živković, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Szabina Szlavikovics, Hungarian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Zeki Yavru, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Antonio Esposito, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Francesca Segarelli, Dominican tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Lance Stephenson, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Kim Yuna, South Korean figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Franco Zuculini, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Elena Delle Donne, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — José Ángel Valdés, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Ben Youngs, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Denni Avdić, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Colt McCoy, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Pragyan Ojha, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Ryan Guy, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Pablo Granoche, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Antony Sweeney, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Alexandre Geijo, Spanish-Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Daniel Moreno, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Kai Rüütel, Estonian opera singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Filippo Volandri, Italian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Franco Costanzo, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Kevin Simm, British singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — John Carew, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Stacey Dales, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Salvatore Mastronunzio, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — George O'Callaghan, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Laura Bertram, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Chris Jack, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Sylvester Joseph, Antiguan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Zhang Zhong, Chinese chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Rosevelt Colvin, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Joseba Etxeberria, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Minoru Fujita, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Nazr Mohammed, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Tatiana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Rod Barajas, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — George Boateng, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Randy Choate, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Matt Geyer, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Rawl Lewis, Grenadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Ken-Marti Vaher, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Paddy Considine, English actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Rose McGowan, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Shane Sewell, Canadian-American wrestler and referee Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Guy Whittall, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Adam Hollioake, Australian cricketer and mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Liam Lynch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, puppeteer, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Gilbert Remulla, Filipino journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Johnny Vegas, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Leonardo Araújo, Brazilian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Mariko Kouda, Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Dweezil Zappa, American actor and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Serhiy Kovalets, Ukrainian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Dennis Scott, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Robin van der Laan, Dutch footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Brad Wilk, American singer-songwriter and drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Matthias Sammer, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jane Sixsmith, English field hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Achero Mañas, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Milinko Pantić, Serbian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — David Brabham, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Hoshitango Imachi, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Nick Talbot, English geneticist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Frank Farina, Australian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Sergei Loznitsa, Belarusian-Ukrainian director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ken Norman, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Thomas Mikal Ford, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Juan Alderete, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Jeff Brantley, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Terry Ellis, American R&B singer-songwriter (En Vogue) and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Taki Inoue, Japanese race car driver and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Tracy Edwards, English sailor and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — John McGrath, Welsh businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Don Kulick, Swedish anthropologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Frank Schirrmacher, German journalist and publisher (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lars Danielsson, Swedish bassist, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Rudi Gores, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Peter Winnen, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Roine Stolt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Richard Austin, Jamaican footballer and cricketer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Frederick Kempe, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Victor Davis Hanson, American historian and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Murray Mexted, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Eiki Nestor, Estonian engineer and politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Paul Piché, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Paul Breitner, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Michael Keaton, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Jamie Oldaker, American drummer and percussionist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Rosie Cooper, English businesswoman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist, created Cathy Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Clem Clempson, English guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Mel Collins, Manx saxophonist and flute player Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Chip Davis, American pianist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Buddy Miles, American singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Bruce Yardley, Australian cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Kyongae Chang, South Korean astrophysicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Dennis Dugan, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Dean Ford, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Marmalade) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Loudon Wainwright III, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Eva Bergman, Swedish director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Gareth Evans, Australian lawyer and politician, 33rd Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Dulce Saguisag, Filipino social worker and politician, 10th Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Valerie Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Raquel Welch, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Claudette Colvin, American nurse and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — William Devane, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — George Lazenby, Australian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — John Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — George Tremlett, English journalist, author, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — John Ferguson, Sr., Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Dick Clement, English director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Robert Burns, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — John Danforth, American politician and diplomat, 24th United States Ambassador to the United Nations Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Jonathan Kozol, American sociologist, author, and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Bill Mazeroski, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Knuts Skujenieks, Latvian poet, journalist, and translator Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Werner Erhard, American author and philanthropist, founded Werner Erhard and Associates and The Hunger Project Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Helen Gifford, Australian composer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Paul Josef Cordes, German cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Dennis Letts, American actor and educator (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Kevin McNamara, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Chilean cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Carol Lawrence, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Robert H. Dennard, American electrical engineer and inventor Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Bob Newhart, American comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Joyce Hatto, English pianist and educator (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist and educator (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Paul Volcker, American economist and academic Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on September 5 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on September 5

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Leil Selichot