September 5 in History

Historical Events on September 5

1812 War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Wayne begins when Chief Winamac's forces attack two soldiers returning from the fort's outhouses.

1862 American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.

1914 World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.

1937 Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.

1941 Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany.

1942 World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War.

1945 Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War.

1970 Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.

1990 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.

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Famous Birthdays on September 5

1638 Louis XIV of France

1946 Freddie Mercury

1986 Colt McCoy

1990 Kim Yuna

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Famous Deaths on September 5

1902 Rudolf Virchow

1970 Jochen Rindt

1982 Douglas Bader

1997 Mother Teresa

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