1800s / 19th century history on the 4th of September
1888 : George Eastman registered Kodak and received a patent for the 1st roll-film camera. His invention created amateur photography, as a recreation, because the earlier photographic equipment was too cumbersome. Official website : Kodak.com
1824 : Anton Bruckner, the Austrian composer, was born in Ansfelden, Linz, Austria (died in 1896 aged 72) .
1900s / 20th century history on the 4th of September
1905 : Walter Zapp, the Baltic – German camera inventor, was born in Riga, in the Russian Empire, now known as Latvia (died in 2003 aged 87).He is best known for inventing the Minox subminiature camera. Official website : Minox.com
1907 : Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer, died aged 64 (born in 1843).
1923 : USS Shenandoah ZR-1 airship maiden flight. It later became the first airship to make a crossing of North America.
1928 : Dick York, the American actor, was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA (died in 1992 aged 63). He was best known as the first Darrin Stephens on the Bewitched television series, from 1964 to 1969.
1937 : Dawn Fraser (AC, MBE), the Australian swimmer, was born in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia.
1949 : Darryl Cotton, the Australian singer-songwriter and television host, was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (died in 2012 aged 62).
1970 : Deni Hines, the Australian singer-songwriter, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Official website : DeniHines.com
1971 : Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashed into a mountain near Juneau, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of all 111 people on board the Boeing 727-193 aircraft.
1972 : Mark Spitz became the 1st competitor to win 7 Olympic medals at an individual Olympic Games.
1972 : The Price Is Right premiered on television, on CBS. After 46 years, it became the longest running game show on American television in 2018. The 50th season of The Price Is Right will premiere on the 13th September in 2021, and the 50th year anniversary of the show will be on the 4th September 2022. Official website : PriceisRight | @ CBS.com
1975 : Mark Ronson, the English musician, was born in Notting Hill, London, England. He is also a DJ, songwriter, and record producer. Official website : MarkRonson.co.uk
1981 : Beyoncé, the American singer-songwriter and actress, was born Beyonce Giselle Knowles in Houston, Texas, USA. Official website : Beyonce.com
1996 : Joan Clarke, the English cryptanalyst and numismatist, died aged 79 (born in 1917).
1998 : GOOGLE was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, when the company was incorporated on the 4th of September in 1998. The Google company was based in a garage, in a house belonging to Susan Wojcicki, on Santa Margarita Avenue, in Menlo Park, California, USA. Google originally began as a research project by Larry and Sergey, when they were both PhD students at Stanford University in California. Official website : Google.com | see inside Google’s original garage
1998 : Who Wants to be a Millionaire? television game show premiered on television for the first time in the World, in the UK, where it all started. Since the debut, the television show franchise has aired in about 160 countries worldwide. Official website : @ SonyPictures.com
2000s / 21st century history on the 4th of September
2006 : Steve Irwin, the Australian zookeeper and television host, died aged 44, after he was pierced in the chest by a stingray’s barb (born in 1962). Official website : AustraliaZoo.com.au
2014 : Joan Rivers, the American comedian, died aged 81 (born in 1933). Official website : JoanRivers.com
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