Page 7: Historical Events In September - 04
Thursday, 18 December 2025
1980 Wolfgang Gentner, German nuclear physicist, dies at 74 on September - 04. 

1981 Newscaster David Brinkley is released by NBC on September - 04. 

1981 Verne Rowe, actor (Verne-Fernwood 2 Night), dies at 59 on this day in history. 

1983 Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship on September - 04. 

1983 On this day in history scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed rec (119.36 mph) 

1985 On this day in history george O'Brien, actor (Daniel Boone, Salute), dies of a stroke at 85 

1986 On September - 04 189.42 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange 

1988 Mike Tyson crashes a silver BMW into a tree near Catskills NY on September - 04. 

1989 Georges Simenon, Belgian/French writer/director (Maigret), dies at 86 on this day in history. 

1990 Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186 on September - 04. 

1990 Henry Faas, [Wandelganger], Dutch journalist (Volkskrant), dies on this day in history. 

1991 Rte 35 Theater in Hazlit, the last drive-in in NJ, closes on this day in history. 

1991 Charlie Barnet, saxophonist (Cherokee), dies of pneumonia at 77 on September - 04. 

1992 On September - 04 john van Dreelen, [Jacques T van Drielen Gimberg], actor (Topaz), dies 

1993 On September - 04 clyde Adler, voice (White Fang/Black Tooth-Soupy Sales), dies 

1994 Laurentius LM "Laurens" van Deenen, (pathed)physiologist, dies at 66 on this day in history. 

1995 The Fourth World Conference on Women opens in Beijing, China, with nearly 5,000 delegates from around the world in attendance. V on this day in history. 

1995 On this day in history chuck Greenberg, new age musician (Shadowfax), dies at 45 

1996 On this day in history sam Cook, cricketer (Gloucestershire slow bowler with one Test for England), dies 

1997 Huron Central Railway, owned by Genessee Rail-One, takes over operation of the former CP line between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury, Ont on September - 04. 

1997 On September - 04 raiLink-Lakeland &Waterways takes over the former CN lines in northeastern Alberta from Boyle to Lynton, near Fort McMurray. Agreement was reached on 2 September, operation commenced on 4 September and formal transfer took place on November 24. 

1997 Belle Stewart, singer, dies at 91 on September - 04. 

2007 On this day in history northeast Nicaragua takes a direct hit from Hurricane Felix. The hurricane was a strong Category 5 storm when it reached the coast. 

2012 42 people are killed and 25 injured as a passenger bus falls down a ravine in Morocco on this day in history. 

2014 Monsoon rains beging and cause flooding over a sustained period that kills over 400 people in India & Pakistan on September - 04. 

2017 On this day in history nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai criticizes Suu Kyi's lack of response to the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar 

2017 On this day in history uS President Donald Trump announces Dreamers program, The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) will be stopped 

2018 On September - 04 amazon becomes America's second trillion dollar company 

2018 On September - 04 nFL player Colin Kaepernick who kneeled during the US national anthem is the new face of Nike's 30th anniversary advertising campaign 

2018 On September - 04 strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years, Jebi hits Tokushima prefecture, swamping Kansai airport and killing at least 11 

2018 On September - 04 f.B.I. announces they have recovered Dorothy's ruby red slippers from "The Wizard of Oz", stolen 13 years ago 

2018 On September - 04 wHO reports more than a quarter of people worldwide (1.4 billion) don't get enough physical exercise to avoid major diseases 

2018 On this day in history italian city Florence bans people eating in the street in its historic center 

2018 On this day in history 400-year old sunken Portuguese spice trade ship discovered near port of Cascais, Portugal 

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