Question 1

What happened on September 4?

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One highlighted entry is from 2010: A magnitude-7.1 earthquake (damage pictured) struck the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, causing two deaths and up to NZ$40 billion in damages.

Question 2

Who was born on September 4?

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People listed for September 4 include Talitha Bateman (2001), Sergio Gómez (footballer, born 2000) (2000), and Neru Nagahama (1998).

Question 3

What observances fall on September 4?

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Observances listed for September 4 include Christian feast day: Blessed Catherine of Racconigi, Christian feast day: Blessed Dina Bélanger, and Christian feast day: Candida the Elder.

Question 4

Where does this historical information come from?

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The event, birth, death, and observance lists come from Wikipedia's English-language On this day feed, and each available item links to a Wikipedia source page.

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