September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). There are 118 days remaining.
- 1889 — Ramiro Artieda is born.
- 1941 — John Baughman is born.
- 1943 — Gary Rardon is born.
- 1946 — Orlando Sabino is born.
- 1950 — Daniel Joseph Johnston is born.
- 1954 — David Fuller is born.
- 1959 — Jacques Fruminet is born.
- 1966 — John Bunting is born.
- 1986 — Wayne Nance died.
- 2006 — Mark Goudeau is apprehended.