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On This Day in History — September 5
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Highlights of September 5
- 2020 — California wildfires: A pyrotechnic device at a gender reveal party ignited the El Dorado Fire (pictured), burning for 71 days and killing one firefighter. Read more
- 2005 — Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashed shortly after take-off in Indonesia due to pilot error, killing 100 out of the 117 people on board along with 49 more on the ground. Read more
- 2005 — Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashed shortly after take-off in Indonesia due to pilot error, killing 100 out of the 117 people on board along with 49 more on the ground. Read more
- 1977 — NASA launched the space probe Voyager 1, currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Read more
- 1977 — NASA launched the space probe Voyager 1, currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Read more
- 1975 — Squeaky Fromme (pictured), a devotee of Charles Manson, attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California. Read more
- 1972 — The Palestinian militant group Black September took hostage eleven Israeli athletes and coaches at the Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany; all of the hostages were killed less than 24 hours later. Read more
- 1970 — During the practice session of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza Circuit, Jochen Rindt was killed and subsequently became motor racing's only posthumous world champion. Read more
- 1964 — Hurricane Cleo dissipated after causing 156 deaths, mainly in Haiti, and causing roughly US$187 million in damages across the Caribbean and southeastern United States. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan. Read more
- 1926 — Forty-eight people died in a fire in a makeshift cinema in Dromcolliher, Ireland. Read more
- 1915 — The Zimmerwald Conference, the first of three international socialist conferences forming the Zimmerwald movement, opened in Switzerland. Read more
- 1915 — The Casablanca Fair (poster pictured) opened in the French protectorate in Morocco. Read more
- 1915 — The Casablanca Fair (poster pictured) opened in the French protectorate in Morocco. Read more
- 1905 — Under the mediation of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, the Russo-Japanese War officially ended with the signing of a treaty at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine. Read more
- 1887 — A fire that killed 186 people broke out at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, England. Read more
- 1882 — A group of London schoolboys led by Bobby Buckle founded Hotspur Football Club to continue to play sports during the winter months. Read more
- 1816 — Facing rising discontent in France, Louis XVIII was forced to dissolve the Chambre introuvable, the legislature dominated by Ultra-royalists. Read more
- 1781 — American Revolutionary War: French naval forces handed Britain a major strategic defeat at the Battle of the Chesapeake (depicted). Read more
- 1774 — In response to the British Parliament's enactment of the so-called Intolerable Acts, representatives from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies convened the First Continental Congress at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia. Read more
- 1367 — Swa Saw Ke became the ruler of the Kingdom of Ava in Upper Myanmar. Read more
- 1367 — Swa Saw Ke became the ruler of the Kingdom of Ava in Upper Myanmar. Read more
- 917 — Liu Yan declared himself emperor, establishing the state of Southern Han at his capital of Panyu (present-day Guangzhou) in southern China. Read more
Events
- 2022 — Liz Truss is declared the winner of the UK Conservative Party leadership election, beating Rishi Sunak. Read more
- 2022 — At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China. Read more
- 2021 — The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état. Read more
- 2012 — An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others. Read more
- 2006 — The Waziristan Accord is signed between the Government of Pakistan and local Taliban militants in North Waziristan, obliging the Taliban to expel foreign jihadists and the government to compensate the tribes for loss of life and property and launch reconstruction projects. Read more
- 2005 — Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashes after takeoff from Polonia International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, killing 149. Read more
- 1996 — Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people. Read more
- 1991 — The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force. Read more
- 1990 — Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians. Read more
- 1986 — Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport. Read more
- 1984 — STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage. Read more
- 1984 — Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment. Read more
- 1981 — The first women arrive at what becomes Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in the UK. Read more
- 1980 — The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo. Read more
- 1978 — Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace discussions at Camp David, Maryland. Read more
- 1977 — Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft. Read more
- 1975 — Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford. Read more
- 1972 — Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine are murdered the following day. Read more
- 1970 — Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province. Read more
- 1969 — Mỹ Lai Massacre: U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai. Read more
- 1968 — End of the Congress of Carrara, one of the major 20th century anarchist congresses. Read more
- 1960 — Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal. Read more
- 1960 — Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. Read more
- 1957 — Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos. Read more
- 1954 — KLM Flight 633 crashes into the River Shannon in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, killing 28. Read more
- 1948 — In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign minister; as such, he is the French negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II. Read more
- 1945 — Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War. Read more
- 1945 — Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in Yokohama by U.S. military authorities amid widespread speculation of her being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose. Read more
- 1944 — Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: In the Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae during the Salamaua–Lae campaign. Read more
- 1942 — World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War. Read more
- 1941 — Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany. Read more
- 1938 — Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup. Read more
- 1937 — Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege. Read more
- 1932 — The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger. Read more
- 1915 — The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins. Read more
- 1914 — World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital. Read more
- 1905 — Russo-Japanese War: In New Hampshire, United States, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the war. Read more
- 1887 — A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter kills 186, making it the UK's deadliest ever building fire. Read more
- 1882 — The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City. Read more
- 1877 — American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska. Read more
- 1862 — American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign. Read more
- 1839 — The United Kingdom declares war on the Qing dynasty of China. Read more
- 1836 — Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas. Read more
- 1816 — Louis XVIII of France has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable ("Unobtainable Chamber"). Read more
- 1812 — War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Wayne begins when Chief Winamac's forces attack two soldiers returning from the fort's outhouses. Read more
- 1798 — Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law. Read more
- 1793 — French Revolution: The French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror. Read more
- 1791 — Olympe de Gouges writes the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen. Read more
- 1781 — Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown. Read more
- 1774 — First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia. Read more
- 1725 — Wedding of Louis XV and Maria Leszczyńska. Read more
- 1698 — In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry. Read more
- 1697 — War of the Grand Alliance: A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeats an English squadron at the Battle of Hudson's Bay. Read more
- 1661 — Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV's Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers. Read more
- 1590 — An army led by Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris. Read more
- 1367 — Swa Saw Ke becomes king of Ava Read more
- 1234 — The Decretals of Gregory IX, a new canonical collection assembled by Raymond of Peñafort, are promulgated. Read more
- 917 — Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu. Read more
- 394 — On the first day of the battle of Frigidus, the Western Roman troops of Arbogast manage to defend their positions against the Eastern Roman troops of emperor Theodosius I. Read more
Born on September 5
- 2007 — Matthew Schaefer, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 2001 — Bukayo Saka, English footballer Read more
- 2001 — Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1999 — Filip Chytil, Czech ice hockey player Read more
- 1998 — Caroline Dolehide, American tennis player Read more
- 1998 — Mac Jones, American football player Read more
- 1998 — Davion Mitchell, American basketball player Read more
- 1997 — Steven Kwan, American baseball player Read more
- 1997 — Kyōko Saitō, Japanese idol Read more
- 1996 — Jarren Duran, American baseball player Read more
- 1996 — Sigrid, Norwegian singer Read more
- 1996 — Richairo Zivkovic, Dutch footballer Read more
- 1995 — Lucas Wallmark, Swedish ice hockey player Read more
- 1994 — Kings Elliot, Swiss-English singer Read more
- 1994 — Sarah Carli, Australian track and field athlete Read more
- 1994 — Bonnie Anderson, Australian singer, songwriter and actress Read more
- 1994 — Dayton Wetherby, US-born Panamanian footballer Read more
- 1994 — Nediam Vargas, Venezuelan sprinter Read more
- 1994 — Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italian swimmer Read more
- 1993 — Pablo Reyes, Dominican baseball player Read more
- 1993 — T. J. Warren, American basketball player Read more
- 1991 — Skandar Keynes, English actor and political adviser Read more
- 1990 — Lance Stephenson, American basketball player Read more
- 1990 — Yuna Kim, South Korean figure skater Read more
- 1990 — Franco Zuculini, Argentine footballer Read more
- 1989 — Elena Delle Donne, American basketball player Read more
- 1989 — Kat Graham, American actress and singer Read more
- 1989 — Craig Smith, American ice hockey player Read more
- 1989 — José Ángel Valdés, Spanish footballer Read more
- 1989 — Ben Youngs, English rugby player Read more
- 1988 — Denni Avdić, Swedish footballer Read more
- 1988 — Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer Read more
- 1988 — Emmy Raver-Lampman, American actress and singer Read more
- 1986 — Pragyan Ojha, Indian cricketer Read more
- 1985 — Justin Dentmon, American basketball player Read more
- 1985 — Ryan Guy, American soccer player Read more
- 1984 — Alison Bell, Scottish field hockey player Read more
- 1984 — Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish cyclist (died 2021) Read more
- 1984 — Annabelle Wallis, English actress Read more
- 1983 — Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer Read more
Died on September 5
- 2024 — Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan athlete (born 1991) Read more
- 2024 — Herbie Flowers, English musician (born 1938) Read more
- 2024 — Radha Charan Gupta, Indian historian of mathematics (born 1935) Read more
- 2024 — Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer (born 1941) Read more
- 2024 — Rich Homie Quan, American rapper (born 1990) Read more
- 2024 — Laurent Tirard, French film director and screenwriter (born 1967) Read more
- 2021 — Sarah Harding, English singer, member of Girls Aloud (born 1981) Read more
- 2019 — Francisco Toledo, Mexican painter, sculptor, and graphic artist (born 1940) Read more
- 2018 — Bhagwatikumar Sharma, Indian Gujarati writer and journalist (born 1934) Read more
- 2018 — Beatriz Segall, Brazilian actress (born 1926) Read more
- 2017 — Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dutch-American physicist and Nobel laureate (born 1920) Read more
- 2016 — Hugh O'Brian, American actor (born 1925) Read more
- 2016 — Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (born 1924) Read more
- 2015 — Goh Eng Wah, Malaysian-Singaporean businessman, founded Eng Wah Global (born 1923) Read more
- 2015 — Aadesh Shrivastava, Indian singer-songwriter (born 1964) Read more
- 2015 — Chester Stranczek, American baseball player and businessman (born 1929) Read more
- 2014 — Bruce Morton, American journalist (born 1930) Read more
- 2014 — Mara Neusel, German mathematician, author, and academic (born 1964) Read more
- 2013 — Edwin Bideau, American lawyer and politician (born 1950) Read more
- 2013 — Geoffrey Goodman, English pilot, journalist, and author (born 1922) Read more
- 2013 — Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (born 1975) Read more
- 2012 — Ian Dick, Australian cricketer and field hockey player (born 1926) Read more
- 2012 — Victoria Fyodorova, Russian-American actress and author (born 1946) Read more
- 2012 — John Oaksey, English jockey and journalist (born 1929) Read more
- 2010 — Hedley Beare, Australian author and academic (born 1932) Read more
- 2010 — Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, Belgian-Dutch poet and painter (born 1922) Read more
- 2009 — Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (born 1938) Read more
- 2007 — Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (born 1941) Read more
- 2007 — Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician (born 1939) Read more
- 2007 — Thomas Hansen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1976) Read more
- 2007 — D. James Kennedy, American pastor and author (born 1930) Read more
- 2007 — Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director and screenwriter (born 1939) Read more
- 2005 — Roberto Viaux, Chilean general (born 1917) Read more
- 2003 — Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (born 1927) Read more
- 2002 — David Todd Wilkinson, American cosmologist and astronomer (born 1935) Read more
- 2001 — Justin Wilson, American chef and author (born 1914) Read more
- 2001 — Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and academic (born 1912) Read more
- 2000 — Roy Fredericks, Guyanese cricketer and politician (born 1942) Read more
- 1999 — Alan Clark, English historian and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement (born 1928) Read more
- 1999 — Allen Funt, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
Bertin; Christian feast day:
Charbel (martyr); Christian feast day:
Genebald; Christian feast day:
Gregorio Aglipay (Episcopal Church); Christian feast day:
Mother Teresa; Christian feast day:
Ursicinus of Ravenna; Christian feast day:
Zechariah and Elisabeth (Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Church); Christian feast day:
September 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Earliest date on which Jeûne genevois can fall, while September 11 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday after the first Sunday of September. (Canton of Geneva); International Day of Charity; Teacher's Day (India); The flag-flying day for Denmark's deployed personnel (Denmark); First day of school in Vietnam
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “September 5”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.