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What happened in history on this day: September 4?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On September 4 in ...
- 1991 - Sun Microsystems announces it is developing a version of its Solaris operating system for Intel-based personal computers.
- 2001 - Hewlett-Packard announces it will acquire Compaq Computer in a stock swap worth about US$25 billion.
- 2002 - In Los Angeles, California, Microsoft introduces Windows Media 9 Series digital media software.
- 1938 - Walt Disney convenes the first formal story conference for Bambi.
- 1942 - The Goofy film How to Play Baseball is released to theaters. (Basketball [16])
- 1955 - The Hobbyland area opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Art Corner shop opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1992 - The Disney Channel airs the last episode of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- 1993 - The ABC TV network airs the last episode of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- 1993 - The CBS TV network airs the last episode of Raw Toonage.
- 1994 - The Fox TV network airs the first episode of the Disney TV show Hardball.
- 1995 - The UPN TV network premieres the Touchstone Television series Nowhere Man.
- 1997 - The Spirit of Pocahontas show gives its last performance at Disneyland.
- 1998 - Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film He Got Game to theaters in Great Britain.
- 2001 - The Tokyo DisneySea theme park opens in Japan. It features seven "ports of call": American Waterfront, Port Discovery, Lost River Delta, Mermaid Lagoon, Arabian Coast, Mysterious Island, and Mediterranean Harbor. There are initially 23 attractions. The park is owned by the Oriental Land Company, Ltd., operated under licence from the Walt Disney Company.
- 2001 - The Discovery Gifts shop opens in Port Discovery in Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Cape Cod Cook-Off restaurant opens in American Waterfront in Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Casbah Food Court opens in the Arabian Coast area of Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Broadway Music Theater opens in Tokyo DisneySea, with first show being Encore!.
- 2001 - The Cafe Portofino restaurant opens in the Mediterranean Harbor area of Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - Aunt Peg's Village Store opens in the American Waterfront area in Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Ariel's Playground attraction opens in Mermaid Lagoon in Tokyo DisneySea. It contains nine areas for children to play in.
- 2001 - The Aquatopia attraction opens in Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Agrabah Marketplace shop opens in Arabian Coast in Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Aquasphere fountain sculpture attraction opens at Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Sinbad's Seven Voyages storybook boat ride opens in the Arabian Coast port of call at Tokyo DisneySea. The ride features 163 Audio-Animatronics people and animals.
- 2001 - The Hotel MiraCosta, with 502 rooms, opens in the Mediterranean Harbor port of call at Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster roller coaster opens in the Mermaid Lagoon port of call at Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The S.S. Columbia ocean liner opens in the American Waterfront port of call at Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Dockside Stage opens in the American Waterfront port of call at Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Storm Rider simulator ride opens in Port Discovery at Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull attraction opens in the Lost River Delta port of call in Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Magic Lamp Theater opens in the Arabian Coast port of call at Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction opens in the Mysterious Island port of call at Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Journey to the Center of the Earth attraction opens in the Mysterious Island port of call at Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Fortress Explorations play area opens in the Mediterranean Harbor port of call at Tokyo DisneySea.
- 2001 - The Caravan Carousel attraction opens in the Arabian Coast port of call at Tokyo DisneySea. This is the first two-story carousel for a Disney park.
- 2007 - The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland is temporarily closed for extra-spooky decorating.
- 1956 - The second Corvette SR-2, for Bill Mitchell, is completed. It has a large headrest/fin, and twin small wind screens.
- 1977 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Twin 80/2 SCCA Trans-Am Championship - Round 10 race is held.
- Finishing 3rd in category II and 3rd overall is the Greenwood GT #4 Corvette 427, driven by Jerry Hansen.
- Finishing 2nd in category I and 7th overall is The Big Apple #9 Corvette 427, driven by John Huber.
- Finishing 5th in category I and 10th overall is the Hager Racing #99 Corvette 427, driven by Don Hager.
- Finishing 6th in category I and 11th overall is the Sanborn Racing #35 Corvette 350, driven by Jim Sanborn.
- Finishing 7th in category I and 12th overall is the Vettemotion Racing #23 Corvette 350, driven by Vernon Brown.
- Finishing 8th in category I and 13th overall is the Kerns Racing #38 Corvette 350, driven by Bob Kerns.
- Finishing 10th in category I and 15th overall is the Barwell Racing #17 Corvette 461, driven by Jim Barnett.
- Finishing 11th in category I and 16th overall is the R&R Racing #84 Corvette 350, driven by Richard Rosenmerkel.
- Finishing 13th in category I and 20th overall is the Strandemo Midwest #28 Corvette 433, driven by Steve Strandemo.
- Finishing 15th in category I and 22nd overall is the Franko #74 Corvette 350, driven by Gary Glojek.
- Finishing 16th in category I and 23rd overall is the Rauth Auto Parts #29 Corvette 350, driven by D.T. Mitchell.
- Finishing 17th in category I and 25th overall is the Dittman #24 Corvette 350, driven by Rick Dittman.
- Finishing 20th in category I and 28th overall is the Smego Racing #55 Corvette 350, driven by Ron Smego.
- In 21st place in category I and 29th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Brandt Moving #60 Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt, Jr.
- Finishing 22nd in category I and 30th overall is the Midwest Speed #32 Corvette 454, driven by John Tully.
- Finishing 23rd in category I and 31st overall is the Vision Graphics #19 Corvette 427, driven by Chuck Phillippi.
- Finishing 9th in category II and 32nd overall is the Henderson Chev-Olds #8 Corvette 461, driven by Robert Adams.
- In 24th place in category I and 34th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the DePirro Racing #73 Corvette 350, driven by Paul DePirro.
- In 25th place in category I and 35th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Pirrotta Racing #87 Corvette 460, driven by Joe Pirrotta.
- Finishing 26th in category I and 37th overall is the Babe's Garage #78 Corvette 427, driven by Babe Headley.
- In 12th place in category II and 38th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Greenwood GT #76 Corvette 427, driven by Buzz Fyhrie.
- Finishing 27th in category I and 39th overall is the King Engine #80 Corvette 454, driven by Nick Engels.
- In 28th place in category I and 40th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Apex Race Eng. #3 Corvette 350, driven by Andrew Boone.
- In 13th place in category II and 41st place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Automotive Enterprise #27 Corvette 427, driven by Rich Sloma.
- In 29th place in category I and 42nd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the King Engines #30 Corvette 460, driven by Alex Davidson.
- In 32nd place in category I and 47th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Pipe Dreams #47 Corvette 350, driven by Dick Danielson.
- 1978 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the SCCA Trans-Am Championship - Round 8 race is held.
- Finishing 1st in category II and 1st overall is the Pickett Racing #6 Corvette 427, driven by Greg Pickett.
- Finishing 2nd in category I and 6th overall is the Babe's Garage #78 Corvette 427, driven by Babe Headley.
- Finishing 5th in category II and 7th overall is the Rich Sloma Enterprises #27 Corvette 427, driven by Rich Sloma.
- Finishing 4th in category I and 10th overall is the Sanborn Racing #34 Corvette 350, driven by Jim Sanborn.
- Finishing 5th in category I and 11th overall is the Western Automotive #17 Corvette 427, driven by Bill Morrison.
- Finishing 6th in category I and 12th overall is the Bekins Van Lines #60 Corvette 350, driven by John J. Brandt, Jr.
- Finishing 8th in category I and 16th overall is the Phantom Racing #43 Corvette 454, driven by Frank Joyce.
- Finishing 9th in category I and 17th overall is the Briggs & Stratton #21 Corvette 350, driven by James Durovy.
- Finishing 10th in category I and 19th overall is the Schott Racing #20 Corvette 460, driven by Dan Schott.
- Finishing 13th in category I and 23rd overall is the Gross Racing #36 Corvette 454, driven by Larry Gross.
- In 14th place in category I and 24th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the LSI-Corvettes Unlimited #37 Corvette 454, driven by Doug Rippie.
- Finishing 15th in category I and 25th overall is the Midwestern Council #26 Corvette 350, driven by Rick Dittman.
- Finishing 16th in category I and 27th overall is the Flying Tiger #3 Corvette 350, driven by A. Bard Boand.
- In 17th place in category I and 28th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Metamorphic #80 Corvette 454, driven by Nick Engels.
- Finishing 18th in category I and 30th overall is the Rosenmerkel Racing #84 Corvette 350, driven by Ron Rosenmerkel.
- In 20th place in category I and 32nd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Bob Kerns Racing #35 Corvette 350, driven by Bob Kerns.
- In 14th place in category II and 34th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Schmidt Construction #64 Corvette 350, driven by Rusty Schmidt.
- In 21st place in category I and 35th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Dead Bear Racing #5 Corvette 427, driven by Bill Adam.
- In 22nd place in category I and 36th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Wink-DeLorenzo Racing #40 Corvette 454, driven by Tony DeLorenzo.
- In 23rd place in category I and 37th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Hager Racing #99 Corvette 427, driven by Don Hager.
- 1983 - At the Trois-Rivieres raceway in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, the SCCA Budweiser Trans-Am Championship - Round 9 race is held.
- Finishing 11th is the Cavendish #70 Corvette, driven by Murray Edwards.
- Finishing 13th is the Deman #42 Corvette, driven by Peter Deman.
- Finishing 15th is the Quaker Manufacturing #73 Corvette, driven by Dan Furey.
- Finishing 17th is the Auto Barn #64 Corvette, driven by Robert Baechle.
- In 20th place, but not finishing the race, is the Pickett Racing #6 Corvette, driven by Darin Brassfield.
- In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Brandt Racing #60 Corvette, driven by John Brandt, Jr.
- In 25th place, but not finishing the race, is the Technequip #47 Corvette, driven by Wayne Harper.
- In 27th place, but not finishing the race, is the Gray Racing/APS #25 Corvette, driven by Jon Gray.
- 1998 - The Corvette Hall of Fame inducts
- Edward Cole, General Motors President and Chief Engineer of Chevrolet;
- Bill Mitchell, head of General Motors Design staff;
- Joe Pike, Corvette promoter and editor of Corvette News and founder of the National Council of Corvette Clubs (NCCC);
- Larry Shinoda, designer and member of the 1963 Sting Ray design team; and
- Zora Arkus-Duntov, first Chief Engineer of Corvette.
- 2005 - At the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Grand Prix of Mosport race is held, round eight of the American Le Mans Series is held.
- Finishing 1st in GT1 class and 6th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C6-R driven by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta.
- Finishing 2nd (by 2.022 seconds) in GT1 class and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C6-R driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell. The 3rd place Saleen is 0.644 seconds behind the Corvette.
- 1939 - (morning Wellington time) Governor General Viscount Galway proclaims New Zealand is at war with Germany.
- 1939 - (early) Polish troops cross into Germany north of Breslau.
- 1939 - British Admiralty orders convoys be organized for all merchant ships, with naval escorts.
- 1939 - Argentina and Uruguay issue decrees declaring their neutrality.
- 1939 - President Jorge Ubico of Guatemala issues a manifesto declaring strict neutrality.
- 1939 - Mexican President Lazaro Cardenas declares the neutrality of his country.
- 1939 - A Protocol of Mutual Assistance is signed between Poland and France.
- 1939 - Quote of Canadian Major General A.G.L. McNaughton: "This war may be over in three or four days, or it will last ten years. Certainly it will be longer than the last one.".
- 1939 - German forces capture Bydgoszcz and Grudziadz in northern Poland.
- 1939 - Spanish Generalissimo Francisco Franco signs a decree ordering subjects to observe strict neutrality.
- 1939 - (1530 hours) Fifteen Blenheim bombers take off from England to attack the German pocket battleship Admiral von Scheer sighted at the western end of Kiel Canal, near Wilhelmshaven. The few bombs that hit do not explode. Five planes and sixteen crew are lost.
- 1939 - (1537 hours) An unidentified plane drops four bombs on Esbjerg, Denmark, killing two civilians.
- 1939 - Dutch anti-aircraft batteries fire on several unidentified planes over Amsterdam.
- 1939 - Fourteen Wellington bombers take off from England to attack two large warships sighted off Brunsbüttel. Only one plane reaches the ships, and is not successful in damaging them. Two planes and twelve crew are lost.
- 1939 - (evening) Yugoslavia, Romania, and Bulgaria officially declare neutrality unless attacked.
- 1940 - Adolf Hitler announces that British cities will be bombed night after night, in retaliation for their bombing of Berlin.
- 1940 - In Japan, a meeting is held of four principal ministers to establish guidelines for negotiating joining an alliance with Germany and Italy. They establish that Japan's sphere of influence would encompass China, Manchuria, former German-mandated islands, French Indochina and Pacific islands, Siam, British Malaya and Borneo, Netherlands East Indies, Burma, Australia, New Zealand, and possibly India.
- 1940 - German submarine U-47 torpedoes and sinks Blue Funnel Line ship Titan in convoy OA-207, west of the Hebrides, with loss of six crew.
- 1941 - American destroyer USS Greer and a British plane attack a German submarine in the Atlantic ocean. The submarine retaliates with several off-target torpedoes.
- 1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill receives a reply from Soviet leader Josef Stalin, requesting a second front in the Balkans or France.
- 1944 - The Belgian port of Antwerp falls to the British 2nd Army.
- 1944 - Former German Military Governor of Belgium, General Alexander Falkenhausen is hung for his part in the coup attempt.
- 1944 - General Dwight Eisenhower directs British General Bernard Montgomery to secure Antwerp and seize the Ruhr.
- 1990 - Jersey issues five stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
- 2006 - The September 4 issue of Business Week includes an image of a teen boy with a Nintendo Game Boy Advance as an example of a "maturiteen".
- 1979 - The US Mint begins sales of uncirculated 1979 coin sets; issue price is $8 for 12 coins.
- 1996 - The House of Representatives votes to pass H.R. 3793 seeking a 50-state circulating commemorative coin program.
- 2007 - The US Senate approves a House bill providing for commemorative reverses for Sacagawea dollar coins.
- 1923 - New York Yankees pitcher Sad Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 2-0.
- 1937 - Doris Kopsky becomes first NABA woman cycling champion (4:22.4).
- 1941 - New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant.
- 1949 - Marie Robie sinks 393 yard hole-in-one (first hole in Furnace Brook).
- 1953 - New York Yankees become first team to win five consecutive championships.
- 1954 - Peter B Cortese of the US achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 pounds; 22 pounds, over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania.
- 1966 - Houston Oilers holds Denver Broncos to no first downs, winning 45-7.
- 1972 - US swimmer Mark Spitz becomes first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals.
- 1978 - New York Yankees' pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season).
- 1981 - Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox, 8-7, in 20 innings (started September 3).
- 1983 - Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship.
- 1983 - Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed record (119.36 mph).
- 1985 - Igor Paklin of the USSR sets a new high jump world record at 2.41 metres.
- 1985 - New York Mets' Gary Carter's two home runs ties record of five home runs in two games.
- 1988 - Phoenix Cardinals play first regular-season NFL game.
- 1993 - The Essendon Football Club wins its 15th AFL premiership over rivals Carlton Football Club.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Diego Padres by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Los Angeles Angels by score 9-1.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Cleveland Guardians by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Chicago Cubs by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Chicago White Sox by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats New York Mets by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Texas Rangers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Baltimore Orioles by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Miami Marlins by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Colorado Rockies beats Cincinnati Reds by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Cincinnati Reds beats Colorado Rockies by score 10-0.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-3.
- 1964 - NASA launches its first Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1).
- 2007 - Northeast Nicaragua takes a direct hit from Hurricane Felix. The hurricane is a strong Category 5 storm when it reaches the coast.
- 1862 - North Beach and Mission Railway Company is organized in San Francisco, California.
- 1864 - Bread riots in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1882 - First district lit by electricty (New York's Pearl Street Station).
- 1885 - First cafeteria opens (New York City).
- 1886 - Geronimo is captured, ending last major US-Indian war.
- 1888 - George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
- 1899 - Near Cape Yakataga, Alaska, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurs.
- 1918 - US troops land in Archangel, Russia.
- 1923 - The first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah, makes its maiden flight.
- 1933 - J.R. Wendell flies first airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), in Glenview, Illinois, USA.
- 1945 - US regains possession of Wake Island from Japan.
- 1950 - First helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines.
- 1951 - The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
- 1951 - NBC extends to become a 61-station coast-to-coast network.
- 1957 - Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel car.
- 1961 - US authorizes Agency for International Development.
- 1964 - NASA launches its first Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1).
- 1971 - Alaskan 727 crashes into Chilkoot Mountain, kills 109 (Alaska).
- 1990 - Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186.
- 1997 - In Lorain, Ohio, the last Ford Thunderbird for three years rolls off the assembly line.
- 1998 - Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University in California, found Google.
- 2001 - Hewlett-Packard announces it will acquire Compaq Computer in a stock swap worth about US$25 billion.
Other history:
- 476 - Romulus Augustulus, last Roman emperor in west, is deposed.
- 1870 - 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king.
- 1886 - Geronimo is captured, ending last major US-Indian war.
- 1888 - George Eastman patents first roll-film camera and registers "Kodak".
- 1933 - First airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), JR Wendell, Glenview, Il.
- 1957 - Ford Motor Co introduces the Edsel.
- 1964 - Forth Road Bridge opens in England over the "Firth of Forth".
- 1972 - US swimmer Mark Spitz becomes first athlete to win 7 olympic gold medals.
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