On September 4, history records 47 notable events, 205 famous births and 90 deaths, spanning the years 476 to 1781.
Events on this day include: Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire. (476); Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China. (626).
Notable people born on September 4 include Al-Biruni (973), Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Antipope Felix V (1383).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Boniface I (422), Musa al-Kadhim (799), Bermudo III of León (1037).
Events on 4 September 47
See all →Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.
Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China.
Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen in Brandenburg.
The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.
New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola) by 44 Spanish settlers.
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Birthdays on 4 September 205
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Deaths on 4 September 90
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