September 4 has witnessed several interesting historical events. It is the 247th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. One of the biggest technological advancements took place on September 4, 1980 with the official launch of Google and this day also marks birthday of "Grand old man of India"- Dadabhai Naoroji. Check major events that took place on September 4 and level up your History game!
1781- Los Angeles was Found!
On September 4, 1781 a group of settlers consisting of 14 families numbering 44 individuals of Native American, African and European heritage journeyed more than one-thousand miles across the desert from present-day northern Mexico and established a farming community in the area naming it "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula".
Over time this community would grow under the flags of Spain, Mexico and eventually the United States to become one of the largest metropolitan cities in the world, the City of Los Angeles.
1825- Dadabhai Naoroji was Born
Dadabhai Naoroji was born in Navsari into a Gujarati-speaking Parsi Zoroastrian family on September 5, 1825. He is also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India". Dadabhai served as 2nd, 9th, and 22nd President of the Indian National Congress from 1886 to 1887, 1893 to 1894 and 1906 to 1907.
1914- French General Orders Attack against Germans during World War 1
On September 4, 1914, General Joseph Joffre, commander in chief of the French army during World War I, gives the order and readies his troops for a renewed offensive against the advancing Germans at the Marne River in northeastern France, set to begin the following morning.
1944 – World War II
Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union.
1998- Google was Launched
Google was founded on September 4, 1998, in Menlo Park, CA by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
2016- Mother Teresa Became a Saint
On September 4, 2016, Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic nun who dedicated her life to caring for the destitute in India, officially becomes Saint Teresa of Calcutta, almost two decades after her death on September 5, 1997.
Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa of Calcutta a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in front of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City—to much applause.