WHAT HAPPENED ON 4. SEPTEMBER
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Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire. (4. September 476)

Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang Dynasty of China. (4. September 626)

The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti. (4. September 1260)

The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal. (4. September 1479)

In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs. (4. September 1666)

New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook. (4. September 1774)

Los Angeles, California, is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola) by 44 Spanish settlers. (4. September 1781)

Coup of 18 Fructidor in France. (4. September 1797)

The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate. (4. September 1800)

War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire. (4. September 1812)

American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North. (4. September 1862)

Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared. (4. September 1870)

American Indian Wars: after almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona. (4. September 1886)

George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film. (4. September 1888)

Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands (4. September 1912)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace. (4. September 1919)

Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah. (4. September 1923)

World War II: a Bristol Blenheim is the first British aircraft to cross the German coast following the declaration of war and German ships are bombed. (4. September 1939)

World War II: a German submarine makes the first attack against a United States ship, the USS Greer. (4. September 1941)

World War II: the British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp. (4. September 1944)