The 247th day of the year, the 248th in a leap year
Born on 4 September
Every 4 September birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Virgo, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- VirgoEarth, mutable, ruled by Mercury.
- Birthstone
- SapphireThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Aster, Morning gloryUsually taken today to mean patience and affection.
- Most common weekdays
- Sunday and Friday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 4 September in any year.
Which weekday 4 September falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 4 September falls on every day of the week: Sunday 16, Friday 16, Saturday 15, Monday 15, Tuesday 15, Thursday 15, Wednesday 15.
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How common a birthday 4 September is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,857 babies were born on 4 September in each year of the twenty, making it the joint 73rd most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 4 September
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Beyoncé | 1981– | American singer-songwriter |
| Al-Biruni | 973–1048 | 11th-century Persian scholar and polymath |
| François-René de Chateaubriand | 1768–1848 | French writer, politician and historian |
| Anton Bruckner | 1824–1896 | Austrian composer |
| Giorgi Margvelashvili | 1969– | Georgian politician and philosopher, fourth President of Georgia (2013–2018) |
| Antonin Artaud | 1896–1948 | French poet, playwright, actor and theatre director |
| Raúl Albiol | 1985– | Spanish association football player |
| John McCarthy | 1927–2011 | American computer scientist and cognitive scientist |
| Juliusz Słowacki | 1809–1849 | Polish Romantic poet |
| Kenzō Tange | 1913–2005 | Japanese architect |
| Max Delbrück | 1906–1981 | biophysicist |
| Shinya Yamanaka | 1962– | Japanese doctor and medical scientist |
| Alexander III of Scotland | 1241–1286 | King of Scots 1249–1286 |
| Ivan Illich | 1926–2002 | Austrian philosopher and theologian |
| Yannick Carrasco | 1993– | Belgian association football player |
| Stanford Moore | 1913–1982 | American biochemist |
| Clive Granger | 1934–2009 | British economist |
| Fatih Terim | 1953– | Turkish association football player and manager |
Died on 4 September
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Schweitzer | 1875–1965 | French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher |
| Edvard Grieg | 1843–1907 | Norwegian composer and pianist |
| Georges Simenon | 1903–1989 | Belgian writer |
| Joan Rivers | 1933–2014 | American comedian, actress, and television host |
| Steve Irwin | 1962–2006 | Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality |
| Giorgio Armani | 1934–2025 | Italian fashion designer |
| Pope Boniface I | died 422 | Pope from 418 to 422 |
| Robert Schuman | 1886–1963 | Luxembourg-born French statesman |
| Marcel Achard | 1899–1974 | French writer |
| Giacinto Facchetti | 1942–2006 | Italian association football player |
| Irene Dunne | 1898–1990 | American actress and singer |
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