EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
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TODAY IN HISTORY
September 5
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Day 247 of 2026 | Week 36 | 112 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Liz Truss is declared the winner of the UK Conservative Party leadership election, beating Rishi Sunak.
At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China.
The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.
An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.
Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashes after takeoff from Polonia International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, killing 149.
Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.
The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport.
STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
England cricketer
American NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks)
American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996)
American NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
American musician (Sifl and Olly)
American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996)
American pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
Bangladeshi cricketer
American NFL safety (Detroit Lions)
American rock guitarist and son of Frank Zappa
Brazilian footballer
English cricketer
American drummer (Audioslave; Rage Against the Machine)
British model
Dutch soccer player (Helmond Sport
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