Today, September 4, several holidays and significant events are observed around the world and in Kazakhstan. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

Holidays

On this day, a number of wonderful and special holidays are celebrated. For example, one can celebrate the Day of the Curious. The most interesting thing is that all these holidays can be combined and have a good time. Because on September 4, the world celebrates Fun Day.

In addition, today is the birthday of the game "What? Where? When?". The popular TV show first aired in 1975. Vladimir Voroshilov made a great contribution to the popularity of this program. His distinctive appearance, ability to compete between "experts" and "viewers", and asking participants "tricky questions" increased the interest in the game and led to high achievements.

In Armenia, today is celebrated as Rescuer's Day. In Russia, it is the professional holiday of nuclear support specialists. In the world, it is International Taekwondo Day.

Historical events on September 4 in the world

  • 01In 1781, the city of Los Angeles was founded in the USA;
  • 02In 1882, one of Thomas Edison's first commercial power plants was launched in New York;
  • 03In 1888, George Eastman registered the name Kodak;
  • 04In 1944, during World War II, the Belgian city of Antwerp was liberated;
  • 05In 1957, the Soviet jet passenger aircraft "TU-104A" made its first flight on the Moscow–New York route;
  • 06In 1959, nylon stockings went on sale for the first time;
  • 07In 1972, American swimmer Mark Spitz won his seventh gold medal at a single Olympics, setting a historic record;
  • 08In 1991, Sverdlovsk was renamed Yekaterinburg;
  • 09In 1998, the multinational corporation Google was founded.

Historical events on September 4 in Kazakhstan

  • 01In 1953, Karaganda Polytechnic Institute was opened;
  • 02In 1992, the first issue of the newspaper "Sakshy" in the Kazakh language of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan was published;
  • 03In 1996, the building of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan was constructed;
  • 04In 2007, the first issue of the newspaper "Vesti Ukrainy" for the Ukrainian diaspora in Kazakhstan was published in Astana;
  • 05In 2009, the official opening of the Days of Culture of the Peoples of Kazakhstan in the Czech Republic took place in Prague.

Famous people born on September 4

  • 01In 1768, French writer, politician and diplomat Chateaubriand was born;
  • 02In 1824, Austrian composer and organist Anton Bruckner was born;
  • 03In 1908, American writer Richard Wright, author of the novel "Native Son", was born;
  • 04In 1927, one of the founders of artificial intelligence, American scientist John McCarthy was born;
  • 05In 1929, Russian theater and film actress Nina Urgant ("Tiger Tamer", "Belorussky Vokzal") was born. Grandmother of famous showman Ivan Urgant;
  • 06In 1937, Olympic champion, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser was born;
  • 07In 1956, Soviet footballer, midfielder, Master of Sports of the USSR of international class Sergei Shavlo was born;
  • 08In 1962, Nobel Prize laureate, Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka was born;
  • 09In 1968, American baseball player, Hall of Fame member Mike Piazza was born;
  • 10In 1981, American R&B singer, dancer and fashion designer Beyoncé was born.

Who was born on September 4 in Kazakhstan?

  • 01In 1928, famous geologist, laureate of the State Prize of Kazakhstan Dubek Duisenbekov was born;
  • 02In 1942, writer, laureate of the State Prize of Kazakhstan Tolen Abdikov was born;
  • 03In 1948, poetess Zhadira Daribayeva, one of the authors of the text of the state anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan adopted in 1992, was born;
  • 04In 1986, actor, screenwriter and director Azamat Abdildinov was born.