Wednesday, September 4, 2024 is a Wednesday. It is day 248 of 2024 (67.9% through the year), ISO week 36, in Q3.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2010: A magnitude-7.1 earthquake (damage pictured) struck the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, causing two deaths and up to NZ$40 billion in damages.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to September 4.
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Historical Milestones
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake (damage pictured) struck the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, causing two deaths and up to NZ$40 billion in damages.
2010 Canterbury earthquake →Three terrorists suspected to be part of al-Qaeda were arrested in Germany after planning attacks on Frankfurt Airport and Ramstein Air Base.
al-Qaeda →Three African-American U.S. sea servicemen stationed at Camp Hansen in Okinawa raped a 12-year-old local girl, after kidnapping, beating, and torturing her.
Camp Hansen →The Golden Dragon massacre occurred in Chinatown, San Francisco, leaving five dead and spurring police to end Chinese gang violence in the city.
Golden Dragon massacre →Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from attending Little Rock Central High School (pictured).
Orval Faubus →The final novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Last Battle, was released.
The Chronicles of Narnia →A white U.S. soldier raped and murdered a five-year-old local girl in Kadena, Okinawa.
Yumiko-chan incident →Evelyn Waugh's novel A Handful of Dust was first published in full.
Evelyn Waugh →Peasants in and around Križ began a rebellion to protest economic and conscription policies enacted by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Križ, Zagreb County →The Albanian revolt ended when the Ottoman government agreed to meet most of the rebels' demands.
Albanian revolt of 1912 →Calculate business days and elapsed calendar time between this date and any other.
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Questions & Answers
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 falls on a Wednesday.
749 days ago (2 years, 19 days ago). It is day 248 of 2024 with 118 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Wednesday, September 4, 2024 is written as IV.IX.MMXXIV (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is New Moon (approx. 1% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Virgo.