Arrest of David II
David II is taken prisoner at the Battle of Nevilles Cross
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September 4 in History
This permanent archive page contains 161 World History Database records for September 4, spanning 422 to 2024. Recorded topics include Death of Boniface I; Coronation at Kingston; Death of Joan of England.
Total: 161Events: 142Births: 3Deaths: 5Battles: 10Coronations: 1Countries: 32
Events on September 4
Siege of Calais
Begins the siege of Calais following victory at the Battle of Crecy
Siege of Calais Begins
Begins the long siege of Calais after the victory at Crecy
Capture of Caen
Captures Caen after a three week siege
Capture of Alvsborg
Danish forces capture the strategic fortress of Alvsborg
Loss of Alvsborg
Sweden loses Alvsborg to Danish forces early in the war
Scottish Army Enters Durham
Scottish troops extend their occupation southward into County Durham.
Scottish Army Enters Durham
Scottish troops extend their occupation southward into County Durham.
Dunbar Pursuit
Joins the pursuit after the Scottish army collapses following Cromwell's victory at Dunbar.
Capture of Royalist Fugitives
Harrison reports that pursuing Parliamentarian forces have captured about fourteen hundred Royalist horse and foot after Worcester.
Demobilization after Worcester
Cromwell releases newly raised local forces after the victory, reducing the military burden on counties that had answered Parliament's call.
Dismantling Worcester Defences
Cromwell orders Worcester's walls pulled down and its defensive ditches filled after the Parliamentarian victory.
Prisoners at Worcester Cathedral
Thousands of Royalist prisoners are gathered at Worcester Cathedral while Cromwell's army secures the city after the battle.
Pursuit of Royalists
Harrison leads thousands of Parliamentarian troops in pursuit of Royalist fugitives fleeing north from Worcester.
Refuge at White Ladies
Charles II reaches White Ladies after riding through the night and disguises himself as a countryman to avoid Parliamentarian search parties.
Capture of Perth
Captures Perth
Election to National Convention
Barere was elected to the National Convention and generally aligned with the Plain before joining emergency government.
Arrest of Royalist Deputies
During the Fructidor coup, forces supporting Barras arrested leading royalist deputies and Director Barthelemy.
Committee of Public Safety
Removed from the Committee of Public Safety
Coup
Carries through the coup of 18 Fructidor, putting into place the Directory
Coup
Royalist movements are banished & many deputies move to Cayenne
Coup
Supports the Coup of 18th Fructidor
Coup of 18 Fructidor
Barras backed the coup of 18 Fructidor and used troops under Augereau to remove royalist opponents from political power.
Dismissal
Removed from the Committee of Public Safety
Escape from Paris
Carnot escaped arrest during the Fructidor coup and went into hiding before leaving France.
Fructidor Moderation
After the coup of Fructidor, Tallien attempted to moderate the treatment of some politicians targeted by the victorious Directory.
Proscription of Carnot
The coup of 18 Fructidor included Carnot in the proscription because he had opposed the action taken by Barras and allied Directors.
Support for Coup of Fructidor
Napoleon sent General Augereau to support the Directory during the anti-royalist coup of 18 Fructidor.
Support for Fructidor Coup
La Revelliere-Lepeaux helped drive the anti-royalist coup of 18 Fructidor after electoral gains threatened the republican Directory.
Support for Fructidor Coup
Sieyes supported the victorious anti-royalist side during the coup of 18 Fructidor.
Peerage
Created Viscount Wellington of Talavera
Peerage
Created Viscount Wellington of Talavera
Invasion of Silesia
Advances into Silesia to engage Blucher but Blucher retreats
Panic of 1837 Response
Proposes separating federal funds from unstable private banks.
Special Session of Congress
Convenes a special congressional session to address the financial crisis.
Corruption at Elections
Publishes a Tribune article on corruption and bribery in British elections.
Surrender at Appomattox
Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Court House
Commander of Paris
Appointed Commander of Paris
Commander of Paris
Appointed Commander of Paris
Constitution of France
Heads the new Provisional Government
Coup
After a popular uprising in Paris the Empire is toppled
Exile of Eugenie
Flees the Tuileries, fearful of the Paris mob after the French defeat at Sedan
Government
Gambetta leads the new provisional Government
Head of State
Appointed Head of the Provisional Government. Appointed Head of State for France
President of France
Appointed President of the Government of National Defence
President of France
Appointed President of the Government of National Defence
Provisional Government
Appointed Head of the Provisional Government
Provisional Government
Gambetta leads the new provisional Government
Provisional Government
Heads the new Provisional Government
President of Paraguay
Takes power and later becomes a central figure in Colorado Party politics.
President of Bolivia
Pacheco begins a constitutional presidency supported by the Conservative Party.
Result of Surrender of Balmaceda's Warships
Balmaceda loses the remaining effective naval support for his government.
Surrender of Balmaceda's Warships
Balmacedas las warships surrender
Gordon Memorial Service Held
Participates in a memorial ceremony for General Gordon after the capture of Khartoum.
British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
Murray had an important meeting with Gallieni (Military governor of Paris) and Maunoury (commander, French 6th Army) to discuss the planned Allied counterattack which would become the First Battle of the Marne
Sixth Army
Ordes the 6th Army to advance east from Paris & attack the German First Armys flank
Bolshevik Party
On the eve of the conference Lenin organizes a group of socialist internationalists, the Zimmerwald Left
Conference of Zimmerwald
On the eve of the conference Lenin organizes a group of socialist internationalists, the Zimmerwald Left
Mounted Division Composite Brigades Formed
Heavy losses force Peyton's 2nd Mounted Division to reorganise its depleted mounted brigades into two composite formations.
Zimmerwald Left
On the eve of the conference Lenin organizes a group of socialist internationalists, the Zimmerwald Left
Release after Kornilov
Is released as Bolsheviks gain prestige after the crisis.
Hindenburg Line
By 4th September the German forces had withdrawn to the Hindenburg Line, the position from which they had advanced to make the offensives in the earlier part of the year
Hundred Days Offensive
By early September German forces fall back toward the Hindenburg Line after Allied pressure following Amiens and the Somme battles.
Government Report
The Lytton Report on the conflict between China and Japan accuses Japan of being the aggressor
Lytton Report
The Lytton Report on the conflict between China and Japan accuses Japan of being the aggressor
Lytton Report
The Lytton Report concludes that Japan acted as the aggressor in Manchuria and rejects Manchukuo as genuinely independent.
Lytton Report
The Lytton Report on the conflict between China and Japan accuses Japan of being the aggressor
Sergeants' Revolt
Helps lead the Sergeants' Revolt against the officer corps.
Prime Minister of Spain
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain
Independence of Germany
Henlein rejects Benes offer of full autonomy for Sudetenland
Independence of Sudetenland
Henlein rejects Benes offer of full autonomy for Sudetenland
Meeting with Sudetenland leaders demands knowing they cannot be
Promises to meet Sudetenland leaders demands knowing they cannot be met. Henlein rejects Benes offer of full autonomy for Sudetenland
Alliance James Hertzog and neutrality supporters
Forwards a motion in the House Assembly to remain neutral but defeated by 13 votes
Civil Defence
Launches a program to build "Anderson" shelters. Given responsibility for interning enemy aliens, evacuations & building shelters
Cordell Hull proclaims American neutrality
Cordell Hull proclaims American neutrality. Australia and New Zealand are at war with Germany
Enigma Machine
The day after the UK declared war on Germany, Turing reports to Bletchley Park, the wartime station of GC&CS
First Lord of Admiralty
1st day at the Admiralty
Home Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Home Secretary
Invasion of Poland
Crosses the Polish corridor
Neutrality
Forwards a motion in the House Assembly to remain neutral but defeated by 13 votes
Neutrality
Cordell Hull proclaims American neutrality
Abdication of Carol II
Comes to power on the abdication of King Carol II
Appointment as Prime Minister
Carol II appoints Antonescu prime minister with broad political powers.
Head of State
Appointed Pro-German Head of State
Antwerp Captured by Eleventh Armoured Division
Troops of 21st Army Group capture Antwerp and its docks largely intact during the rapid advance through Belgium.
Ceasefire
A ceasefire is agreed between the Finns & the Soviet Forces on the Finnish front
Peace
A ceasefire is agreed between the Finns & the Soviet Forces on the Finnish front
Peace Treaty
The San Francisco Peace Treaty talks begin
Women Vote in Presidential Election
Oversees the first Chilean presidential election in which women participate on equal national voting terms.
Passport Application
Oswald applied for a United States passport on September 4, 1959, while preparing to leave active Marine service.
First Intercontinental Cup
Coaches Real Madrid to a 5-1 second-leg victory over Penarol and the Intercontinental Cup.
Post-Invasion Trade Restrictions Considered
Kennedy receives authority to impose broader trade restrictions against Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy publicly warned that offensive weapons introduced into Cuba would create the gravest consequences.
Court of Appeals
Appointed Member of US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Appointment as Prime Minister
King Idris appoints al-Qaddafi as the monarchy's final prime minister.
Government
Helps supervise a "national-security" based burglary of Ellsbergs office
Pentagon Papers
Howard Hunt burgals the office of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, the leaker of the secret "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War
Watergate
Howard Hunt burgals the office of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, the leaker of the secret "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War
Watergate
Howard Hunt burgals the office of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, the leaker of the secret "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War
Watergate
Everette Howard Hunt maintains that the reason for the break-in was the belief they would find records proving the Democrats had received illegal campaign contributions from the Castro regime.
Watergate
Everette Howard Hunt maintains that the reason for the break-in was the belief they would find records proving the Democrats had received illegal campaign contributions from the Castro regime.
Watergate
Everette Howard Hunt organizes the bugging of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office building and was also found to be responsible for a break-in at the office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist.
Watergate
Everette Howard Hunt organizes the bugging of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office building and was also found to be responsible for a break-in at the office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist.
Watergate
Howard Hunt burgals the office of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, the leaker of the secret "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War.
Watergate
Howard Hunt burgals the office of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, the leaker of the secret "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War.
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Director of Central Intelligence
Appointed Director of the CIA
Federal Detention Transfer
Hunt passed through federal detention in New York while being transported under custody for continuing Watergate proceedings.
Federal Detention Transfer
Hunt passed through federal detention in New York while being transported under custody for continuing Watergate proceedings.
Military Presidency
Torrelio succeeds Garcia Meza as head of the military government.
It's Hard Album
Release It's Hard.
Election
The Progressive Conservative Party wins 211 of the 282 seats in the House of Commons
Prime Minister of Canada
Appointed Prime Minister of Canada
Leipzig Protest Crisis
Faces the first regular Monday demonstration in Leipzig as opposition protests grow.
General
Appointed General Secretary of the Arab League
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointed Prime Minister of New Zealand
Resignation of Geoffrey Palmer
Resigns as Prime Minister of New Zealand
Constitution of South Africa
Announces proposals for a new constitution that will provide black suffrage. Announces a new constitution that will provide suffrage for black people
Reform of Constitution
Announces proposals for a new constitution that will provide black suffrage. Announces a new constitution that will provide suffrage for black people
Suffrage
Announces a new constitution that will provide suffrage for black people
Cold War
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Cold War
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Independence of Japan
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Japanese-American relations are strained
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Japanese-American relations are strained
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Guilty Plea to Genocide
He becomes the first former head of government convicted of genocide.
ICTR Life Sentence
Receives life imprisonment after pleading guilty to genocide.
Accords of Oslo
Albright participates in efforts to revive implementation of the Oslo agreements
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
Signs a memorandum intended to revive Oslo implementation.
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
Signs a memorandum with Arafat to revive delayed Oslo implementation.
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
Hosts and supports renewed implementation talks between Barak and Arafat.
New Bullring
The redeveloped Bullring opens with new retail streets and the Selfridges building.
First Topolanek Government
Begins the First Topolanek Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czech Republic.
Invasion of Georgia
In Georgia US Vice President Dick Cheney condemned Russia for what he called an "illegitimate, unilateral attempt" to redraw this US allys borders by force
Republican Convention
Accepts the Republican presidential nomination at the party convention
Presidential Inauguration
Keita assumes office after the election restoring constitutional presidential government.
Extradition Bill Withdrawn
Announces the withdrawal of the extradition bill.
Constitutional Referendum
Accepts the referendum result rejecting the first proposed replacement constitution.
Two-Pound Bus Fare Cap
Burnham introduces capped adult single fares of two pounds across Greater Manchester.
Second Presidential Inauguration
Mnangagwa is inaugurated for another presidential term.
BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
BepiColombo completes its fourth Mercury flyby, continuing the sequence required to slow the spacecraft for orbital capture.
Births on September 4
Birth of Alexander III
Birth of Alexander III, son of Alexander II of Scotland by his 2nd wife Marie de Coucy
Birth of Henry Stafford
Birth of Henry Stafford, son of Humphrey, Earl Stafford
Birth of Anthony Celebrezze
Birth of Anthony Celebrezze
Deaths on September 4
Death of Boniface I
Death of Boniface I
Death of Joan of England
Death of Joan of England, dies in childbirth & is veiled a nun on her deathbed
Death of Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman
Death of Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman
Death of Creighton Abrams
Death of Creighton Abrams
Death of Aldo Rossi
Death of Aldo Rossi
Battles on September 4
Battle of Nevilles Cross
One of the securities for the payment of David IIs ransom following the Battle of Nevilles Cross, and in consequence of the royal misappropriation of some moneys raised for this purpose. Commands a division of Scots, David II is captured
Battle of Nevilles Cross
Edwards forces are in Calais
Battle of Nevilles Cross
The Scots attack but are defeated by the Archbishop of York, de la Zouche. David II is taken prisoner
Battle of Nevilles Cross
Participates in the victory at Nevilles Cross
Battle Report
Cromwell reports the total defeat of the Royalist army and describes the victory at Worcester as a crowning mercy.
Battle of Marne, 1st
Ordes the 6th Army to advance east from Paris & attack the German First Armys flank
Battle of Marne, 1st
Murray had an important meeting with Gallieni (Military governor of Paris) and Maunoury (commander, French 6th Army) to discuss the planned Allied counterattack which would become the First Battle of the Marne
Battle of Marne, 1st
Fights at the Battle of the Marne
Battle of Carso, 4th
The Auastrians discover plans to attack San Gabriele & mount a spoiling attack
Battle of the Somme, 2nd
By 4th September the German forces had withdrawn to the Hindenburg Line, the position from which they had advanced to make the offensives in the earlier part of the year
Coronations on September 4
Coronation at Kingston
Athelstan was crowned at Kingston upon Thames in a ceremony led by Archbishop Athelm.