Today is Wednesday, September 4th, the 248th day of the year.
There are 118 days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Classical Music Month,
Hispanic Heritage Month, National Courtesy Month, National
Piano Month, Chicken Month, Baby Safety Month, Little League
Month, Honey Month, Self Improvement Month, Newspaper
Carrier Day!
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Merald “Bubba” Knight, 82, singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, 71, actor (Freddie-Welcome Back Kotter)
Khandi Alexander, 67, actress
Damon Wayans, 64, actor/comedian
Phil Lewis, 56, actor
Nona Gaye, 50, actress/singer (daughter of Marvin Gaye)
Kia Stevens, 47, wrestler
Beyonce Knowles, 43, singer
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Lewis H. Latimer, 175, inventor/engineer
Richard Wright, 115, author/poet (d. 1960)
DEATHS
Lee Roy Selmon, 2011, football player (b. 1954)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1949 – The Peekskill Riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in
Peekskill, New York.
1957 – Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus, calls out the National
Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling
in Little Rock Central High School.
1960 – Hurricane Donna, kills 148 in Caribbean & US.
1974 – The Black Caucus has first meeting with Pres. Ford.
1988 – Mike Tyson crashes a silver BMW into a tree near
Catskills, NY.
1992 – “Scared Silent” is 1st non news program to be seen
on 3 networks simultaneously. (CBS, NBC & PBS), about
child abuse hosted by Oprah.
1998 – Google is founded.
HOROSCOPE
As a willful and tactful individual, you can be successful in a variety of careers. Careers in sales, communications or commerce would be a great fit for your natural social skills. Likewise, as a leader you would be well-paired with a career in management or business. You genuinely care about others, which may translate well into a career path devoted to helping others. If so, you may find fulfillment in a career similar to that of Dr. Drew Pinsky, who was also born on September 4th. Your discipline will play a key role in whichever career you choose, very similar to another of your celebrity birthday twins, dedicated artist Beyonce Knowles
