At A Glance

4 September 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
4 September 2024 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 September 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 September 2024 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 4 September

  • 1985 The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
  • 1989 In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
  • 1998 Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.
  • 2001 Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
  • 2002 The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017.

Famous people born on September 4

  • Beyoncé, American singer-songwriter (born 1981)
  • Wes Bentley, American actor and producer (born 1978)
  • Max Greenfield, American actor (born 1979)
  • Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (1973–2022)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2024 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • March 10 – The 96th Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is nominated for 13 awards and wins seven, including Best Picture.
  • April 8 – A total solar eclipse is viewable in the central and northeastern US, with the path of total eclipse over parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
  • April 19 – Taylor Swift releases her new double album The Tortured Poets Department. It breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and she becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day.

Life in the US in 2024

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.31

Loaf of Bread

$3.04

Average House

$420,000

Weekly Wage

$1,145

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