09-04-2005, 07:58 AM
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September 4th
476 ~ Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed.
1761 ~ Los Angeles founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciúncula (the City of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula).
1824 ~ Birthday of Anton Bruckner, Composer.
1888 ~ George Eastman registered the trademark Kodak, and received a patent for his camera which uses roll film.
1891 ~ Birthday of Fritz Todt, developer of the German autobahn, the archtype for the limited access highway.
1907 ~ Death of Edvard Grieg, Norwegian Composer.
1945 ~ World War II: Japanese forces surrender on Wake Island after hearing word of their nation's surrender.
1965 ~ Death of Albert Schweitzer, Physician, 1952 Nobel Peace Prize laureate & JS Bach interpreter.
1972 ~ Mark Spitz won his seventh swimming gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.
1995 ~ Death of William Kunstler, Attorney.
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