September 4: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

September 4^th is celebrated as Macadamia Nut Day and Newspaper Carrier Day.

Today marks day 247 of the year, and we have 118 days left of the year.

Find out all about September 4 with these major facts and events that happened in years gone by, including advances in technology, business and more.

Did you know that on this day in 2018, Amazon became the second company in the world to be worth over $1 trillion? Apple had crossed the trillion-dollar threshold just five weeks before.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about September 4^th in history!

What Events Happened On September 4 In History?

2019 YouTube was fined $170 million for collecting data on child users.

2018 A 400-year-old shipwreck was discovered just 15 miles off the coast of Portugal.

Among the debris, pieces of Chinese porcelain, bronze cannon, and even peppercorns were found. It is thought the vessel was a trade ship between Europe and Asia.

2018 Amazon became the second company in the world to be worth over $1 trillion.

This came just five short weeks after Apple was the first company to reach the same value.

2016 Mother Teresa was declared a saint by Pope Francis during a ceremony at the Vatican.

1998 Google was founded.

On this day Larry Page and Sergey Brin created Google as a private company in California. The first initial public offering wasn't until much later on August 19, 2004.

1998 International TV game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” was shown for the first time in the UK starring Chris Tennant.

It wasn't long before the US caught on to the game and they released their own version on ABC on August 16, 1999.

1995 American fantasy television series “Xena: Warrior Princess” aired for the first time on NBC in the US.

1893 Beatrix Potter wrote her first story of Peter Rabbit in the form of a letter for Noel Moore.

Noel Morre was the son of Annie Moore, Beatrix's former governess. Beatrix heard Noel was ill, so she wrote him entertaining stories to keep him in good spirits.

1888 Inventor George Eastman patented camera shutters and trademarked the name “Kodak.”

1885 The first cafeteria in the US opened in New York City.

1882 The first power plant in the US, “Pearl Street Station,” in Manhattan, New York started generating electricity.

OTD in 1882: The first power plant in the US

1282 Peter III of Aragon became the King of Sicily.

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Famous People Born On September 4

If today’s your birthday, you share this special day with Beyoncé! Here are other famous people born on this day.

1981 Beyoncé

American Singer

Age:: 40 years old
Born In:: Texas, USA

1980 Max Greenfield

American Actor

Age:: 41 years old
Born In:: New York, USA

Special Holidays On September 4

Are you looking for something to do today? Then why not find time today to celebrate the following special holidays.

National Macadamia Nut Day

National Newspaper Carrier Day

September 4 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone

For those of you who were born on September 4^th, your star sign is Virgo.

Virgo is commonly the most detail-oriented of the zodiac signs. Virgos are practical, analytical, and hard-working. They’re good at knowing where to look for the core of any problem.

Sapphire is the birthstone given to people born in September. The name sapphire comes from the Latin word “saphirus” and the Greek “sapheiros,” which both mean “blue.”

Those who were born on September 4^th were likely conceived the previous year on December 12^th.