September 5 in recent years
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2005 (Monday)
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2003 (Friday)
2002 (Thursday)
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2000 (Tuesday)
September 5 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 116 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events [ ]
1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris .
1661 - Fall of Nicolas Fouquet : Louis XIV Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan , captain of the king's musketeers .
1666 - Great Fire of London ends: 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral are destroyed, but only 16 people are known to have died.
1698 - In an effort to move his people away from archaic customs, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards.
1725 - Wedding of Louis XV and Maria Leszczyńska .
1774 - First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia .
1781 - Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War .
1793 - French Revolution the French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror .
1798 - Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law .
1800 - Malta is conquered by Great Britain.
1816 - Louis XVIII has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable ("Unobtainable Chamber").
1836 - Sam Houston is elected as the second president of the Republic of Texas .
1839 - The First Opium War begins in China .
1840 - Premiere of Giuseppe Verdi 's Un giorno di regno at La Scala of Milan.
1862 - American Civil War : the Potomac River is crossed at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign .
1864 - Achille François Bazaine becomes Marshall of France .
1877 - 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 .
1882 - The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City .
1905 - Russo-Japanese War : In New Hampshire , USA , the Treaty of Portsmouth , mediated by US President Theodore Roosevelt , ends the war.
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.
1915 - The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.
1918 - Decree "On Red Terror " is published in Russia
1932 - The colonie of Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast , Mali , and Niger .
1937 - Spanish Civil War : Llanes falls.
1938 - Chile : A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are assassinated in the Seguro Obrero massacre .
1939 - World War II : The United States declares its neutrality in the war.
1942 - World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay , first Japanese defeat in the Pacific War .
1943 - World War II: The 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Nazdab, near Lae in the Salamaua-Lae campaign .
1944 - Belgium , Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux .
1945 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino , a Japanese-American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose , is arrested in Yokohama .
1948 - 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.
1957 - Cuba : Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos .
1960 - The poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is elected as the first President of Senegal .
1961 - The first conference of the Non Aligned Countries is held in Belgrade .
1969 - My Lai Massacre : U.S. Army Lt. William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai .
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 Thua Thien province .
1972 - Munich Massacre : A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September " attack Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games .
1975 - Sacramento , California : a follower of incarcerated cult leader Charles Manson , Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford .
1977 - Hanns Martin Schleyer , is kidnapped in Cologne , West Germany by the Red Army Faction and is later murdered.
1977 - Voyager program : Voyager 1 is launched after a brief delay.
1978 - Camp David Accords : Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace process at Camp David , Maryland .
1980 - The St. Gotthard Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.224 km) stretching from Goschenen to Airolo .
1984 - STS-41-D : The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
1984 - Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.
1986 - Pan Am Flight 73 with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport .
1991 - The Mall Southampton , Southampton , UK opened it's doors for the fist time
2000 - The hottest day ever in Texas as most weather stations in the state topped 100 degrees and many topped 110.
2005 - Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashes into a heavily-populated residential of Sumatra , Indonesia , killing 104 people on board and at least 39 persons on ground.
2007 - 3 terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Quaeda are arrested in Germany after planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US-Military installations. See German Terror Plot 9/07
Births [ ]
1187 - Louis VIII of France (d. 1226 )
1568 - Tommaso Campanella , Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet (d. 1639 )
1621 - Juan Andrés Coloma , Spanish noble (d. 1694)
1638 - Louis XIV of France (d. 1715 )
1667 - Giovanni Gerolamo Saccheri , Italian mathematician (d. 1733 )
1695 - Carl Gustaf Tessin , Swedish politician (d. 1770 )
1722 - Frederick Christian (d. 1763 )
1725 - Jean-Étienne Montucla , French mathematician (d. 1799 )
1735 - Johann Christian Bach , German composer (d. 1782 )
1750 - Robert Fergusson , Scottish poet (d. 1774 )
1771 - Archduke Charles of Austria , Austrian general (d. 1847 )
1774 - Caspar David Friedrich , German artist (d. 1840 )
1775 - Juan Martín Díez , el Empecinado (the undaunted), Spanish guerrillero (d. 1825 )
1787 - François Sulpice Beudant , French mineralogist and geologist (d. 1850 )
1791 - Giacomo Meyerbeer , German composer (d. 1864 )
1792 - Pierre-Armand Dufrénoy , French geologist and mineralogist (d. 1857 ).
1806 - Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière , French general (d. 1865 )
1807 - Richard Chenevix Trench , Irish Anglican clergyman and philologist (d. 1886 )
1809 - Manuel Montt Torres , President of Chile (d. 1880 )
1827 - Goffredo Mameli , Italian poet and writer (d. 1849 )
1836 - Justiniano Borgoño , President of Peru (d. 1921 )
1847 - Jesse James , American outlaw (d. 1882 )
1857 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky , Russian rocket scientist and inventor (d. 1935 )
1867 - Amy Beach , American composer and pianist (d. 1944 )
1874 - Nap Lajoie , American baseball player (d. 1959 )
1876 - Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb , German field marshal (d. 1956 )
1876 - Abdelaziz Thâalbi , Tunisian politician. (d. 1944 )
1881 - Otto Bauer , Austrian Social Democratic politician (d. 1938 )
1888 - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , second President of India (d. 1975 )
1892 - Joseph Szigeti , Hungarian violinist (d. 1973 )
1901 - Mario Scelba , Italian politician and former Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1991 )
1902 - Darryl F. Zanuck , American film producer and executive (d. 1979 )
1905 - Arthur Koestler , Hungarian writer (d. 1983 )
1905 - Maurice Challe French general (d. 1979 ), one of the leaders of the Algiers putsch in 1961.
1908 - Gloria Holden , British actress (d. 1991 )
1912 - John Cage , American composer (d. 1992 )
1912 - Kristina Söderbaum , German actress and photographer (d. 2001 )
1912 - Frank Thomas , American animator (d. 2004 )
1914 - Nicanor Parra , Chilian poet and mathematician
1916 - Frank Yerby , American novelist (d. 1991 )
1916 - Frank Shuster , Canadian comedian (Wayne and Shuster ) (d. 2002 )
1918 - Luis Alcoriza , Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor (d. 1992 )
1921 - Jack Valenti , American political advisor and film executive (d. 2007 )
1924 - Paul Dietzel , American college football coach
1927 - Paul Volcker , American banker
1929 - Bob Newhart , American actor and comedian
1929 - Andrian Nikolayev , Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2004 )
1933 - Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa , Chilian catholic archbishop
1934 - Carol Lawrence , American actress and singer
1935 - Johnny Briggs MBE , English actor
1936 - Bill Mazeroski , American baseball player
1937 - Antonio Valentin Angelillo , Argentinian footballer
1937 - Robert Lucas , American economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics recipient
1939 - William Devane , American actor
1939 - George Lazenby , Australian actor
1939 - Clay Regazzoni , Swiss racing driver (d. 2006 )
1940 - Raquel Welch , American actress
1942 - Werner Herzog , German film director
1942 - Eduardo Mata , Mexican conductor and composer (d. 1995 )
1942 - Denise Fabre French television presenter.
1943 - Dulce Saguisag , Filipino politician and former DSWD Secretary. (d. 2007 )
1944 - Dario Bellezza , Italian poet, author and playwright (d. 1996)
1945 - Al Stewart , Scottish singer and songwriter
1946 - Freddie Mercury , Zanzibar-born singer and songwriter (Queen ) (d. 1991 )
1946 - Loudon Wainwright III , American singer and composer
1947 - Buddy Miles , American musician
1948 - Benita Ferrero-Waldner , Austrian diplomat and politician
1950 - Cathy Guisewite , American cartoonist
1950 - Paul William Roberts , Canadian writer
1951 - Paul Breitner , German footballer
1951 - Patti McGuire , American model and television producer
1951 - Michael Keaton , American actor
1956 - Roine Stolt , Swedish guitarist (The Flower Kings )
1957 - Peter Winnen , Dutch bicycle road athlete
1961 - Marc-André Hamelin , Canadian pianist
1962 - Peter Wingfield , Welsh actor
1963 - Juan Alderete , American bassist (Racer X )
1963 - Jeff Brantley , American baseball player
1963 - Jonathan Phillips , English actor
1963 - Taki Inoue , Japanese racing driver
1963 - Kristian Alfonso , American actress
1964 - Frank Farina , Australian footballer
1965 - Chris Morris , English satirist
1965 - David Brabham , Australian racing driver
1965 - César Rincón , colombian matador
1966 - Achero Mañas , Spanish actor and film director
1966 - Milinko Pantić , retired Serbian footballer
1967 - India Hicks , English model
1967 - Jane Sixsmith , English field hockey player
1968 - Brad Wilk , American musician (Audioslave , Rage Against the Machine )
1969 - Dweezil Zappa , American musician
1969 - Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo , Brazilian footballer
1969 - Mark Ramprakash , English cricketer
1970 - Steve Burton , American actor
1970 - Liam Lynch , American musician (Sifl and Olly )
1970 - Kim Hye-su , South Korean actress and model
1973 - Rose McGowan , Italian-born actress
1973 - Alexandra Kerry , daughter of American Senator John Kerry
1973 - Paddy Considine , English actor
1975 - Rod Barajas , American baseball player
1975 - George Boateng , Dutch footballer
1975 - Matt Geyer , Australian rugby league footballer
1975 - Jamie Spaniolo , American horrorcore rapper
1976 - Tatyana Gutsu , Ukrainian gymnast
1976 - Carice van Houten , Dutch actress
1977 - Minoru Fujita , Japanese professional wrestler
1977 - Rosevelt Colvin , American football player
1977 - Nazr Mohammed , American Basketball player
1977 - Joseba Etxeberria , Spanish football winger
1977 - Alexey Harkov , Russian bassist (Kipelov , Sergey Mavrin )
1978 - Chris Jack , New Zealand rugby union footballer
1978 - Laura Bertram , Canadian actress
1978 - Zhang Zhong , Chinese chess player
1979 - John Carew , Norwegian footballer
1979 - Stacey Dales , Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
1979 - George O'Callaghan , Irish footballer
1980 - Franco Costanzo , Argentinian football goalkeeper
1981 - Filippo Volandri , Italian tennis player
1981 - Drew Carter , American football player
1982 - Alexandre Geijo , Spanish/Swiss footballer
1982 - Sondre Lerche , Norwegian musician
1983 - Eugen Bopp , Ukrainian-German footballer
1983 - Pablo Granoche , Uruguayan footballer
1987 - Pierre Casiraghi , son of princess Caroline of Monaco
1991 - Skandar Keynes , English actor
1993 - Gage Golightly , American actress
Deaths [ ]
1165 - Emperor Nijo of Japan (b. 1143 )
1201 - Constance (b. 1161 )
1235 - Henry I (b. 1165 )
1548 - Catherine Parr , Sixth wife of Henry VIII of England (b. c. 1512 )
1607 - Pomponne de Bellièvre , chancellor of France (b. 1529 )
1629 - Domenico Allegri , Italian composer (b. c. 1585 )
1734 - Nicolas Bernier , French musician and composer (b. 1664 )
1786 - Jonas Hanway , English merchant, traveler, and philanthropist (b. 1712 )
1803 - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos , French general and author (b. 1741 )
1803 - François Devienne , French composer (b. 1759 )
1808 - John Home , Scottish writer (b. 1722 )
1836 - Ferdinand Raimund , Austrian playwright (b. 1790 )
1838 - Charles Percier , French architect (b. 1764 )
1857 - Auguste Comte , French sociologist (b. 1798 )
1867 - Santiago Derqui , Argentinian politician (b. 1809 )
1876 - Manuel Blanco Encalada , first president of Chile (b. 1790 )
1877 - Crazy Horse , Lakota (Sioux) chief (b. 1849 )
1898 - Sarah Edmonds , Canadian nurse, soldier, and spy (b. 1841 )
1901 - Ignacij Klemenčič , Slovenian physicist (b. 1853 )
1902 - Rudolf Virchow , German pathologist and politician (b. 1821 )
1906 - Ludwig Boltzmann , Austrian physicist (b. 1844 )
1912 - Arthur MacArthur , U.S. Army general (b. 1845 )
1914 - Charles Péguy , French poet, essayist and editor (b. 1873 )
1917 - Marian Smoluchowski , Polish physicist (b. 1872 )
1920 - Robert Harron , American actor (b. 1893 )
1922 - Georgette Agutte , French painter (b. 1867 )
1926 - Karl Harrer , German journalist and politician, founding member of the "DAP", which would become the Nazi Party (b. 1890 )
1930 - Robert Means Thompson , American naval officer (b. 1849 )
1931 - John Thomson , football player who died in an accidental collision during a match (b. 1909 )
1932 - Francisco Acebal , Spanish novelist, playwright and journalist (b. 1866 )
1936 - Federico Borrell García , Spanish anarchist soldier during the Spanish Civil War (b. 1912 )
1936 - Gustave Kahn , French Symbolist poet and art critic (b. 1859 )
1942 - François de Labouchère , French aviator of World War II , compagnon de la Libération . (b. 1917 )
1943 - Aleš Hrdlička , Czech anthropologist (b. 1869 )
1945 - Clem Hill , Australian cricketer (b. 1877 )
1948 - Richard C. Tolman , American mathematical physicist (b. 1881 )
1953 - Richard Walther Darré , Nazi politician, one of the leading ‘blood and soil’ ideologists (b. 1895 )
1954 - Eugen Schiffer , German politician (b. 1954 )
1965 - Thomas Johnston , Scottish-born politician (b. 1882 )
1966 - Dezső Lauber , Hungarian athlete (b. 1879 )
1970 - Jochen Rindt , German-Austrian Formula One driver, the first (and only) posthumous winner of the World Drivers' Championship (b. 1942 )
1973 - Jack Fournier , American baseball player (b. 1889 )
1975 - Georg Ots , Estonian singer (b. 1920 )
1977 - Marcel Thiry , Belgian writer and wallon militant (b. 1897 )
1979 - Alberto di Jorio , former head of the Vatican Bank and secretary of the 1958 conclave (b. 1884 )
1982 - Douglas Bader , RAF fighter pilot in World War II (b. 1910 )
1983 - Antonio Mairena , flamenco singer (b. 1909 )
1988 - Gert Fröbe , German actor (b. 1913 )
1990 - Ivan Mihailov , Bulgarian revolutionary (b. 1896 )
1992 - Fritz Leiber , American author (b. 1910 )
1995 - William Kunstler , American lawyer and activist (b. 1919 )
1997 - Georg Solti , Hungarian conductor (b. 1912 )
1997 - Mother Teresa , Albanian-born missionary and humanitarian, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1910 )
1998 - Leo Penn , American film director (b. 1921 )
1998 - Verner Panton , Danish designer (b. 1926 )
1999 - Allen Funt , American radio and television personality (b. 1914 )
1999 - Bryce Mackasey , Canadian politician (b. 1921 )
2001 - Vladimir Žerjavić , Croatian UN statistician (b. 1912 )
2002 - David Todd Wilkinson , American astronomer, author of the first study of the Cosmic microwave background radiation (b. 1935 )
2003 - Gisele MacKenzie , Canadian-born singer (b. 1927 )
2005 - Roberto Viaux , Chilean Army General and the primary planner in two failed coup d'état attempt in Chile (b. 1917 )
2007 - Jennifer Dunn , American politician (b. 1941 )
2007 - Paul Gillmor , American politician (b. 1939 )
2007 - D. James Kennedy , American televangelist (b. 1930 )
2007 - Thomas Hansen (b. 1976)
Holidays and observances [ ]
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133 Familypedia people were born on September 5
153 Familypedia people died on September 5
79 Familypedia people were first married on September 5