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On September 5, 917: Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu.

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Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu.

Liu Yan, né Liu Yan (劉巖), also named Liu Zhi (劉陟) and briefly as Liu Gong (劉龔), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Gaozu of Southern Han (南漢高祖), was the first emperor of the Chinese Southern Han dynasty, one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

People

Born on September 5

Bukayo Saka 2001– English footballer (born 2001)
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2001– Australia & Samoa international rugby league footballer
Filip Chytil 1999– Czech ice hockey player (born 1999)
Caroline Dolehide 1998– American tennis player (born 1998)
Mac Jones 1998– American football player (born 1998)
Davion Mitchell 1998– American basketball player (born 1998)
Steven Kwan 1997– American baseball player (born 1997)
Kyōko Saitō 1997– Japanese actress, television presenter, singer, and model
Jarren Duran 1996– American baseball player (born 1996)
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Sigrid 1996– Norwegian singer (born 1996)
Richairo Zivkovic 1996– Curaçaoan footballer (born 1996)
Lucas Wallmark 1995– Swedish ice hockey player (born 1995)
Gregorio Paltrinieri 1994– Italian swimmer (born 1994)
Pablo Reyes 1993– Dominican baseball player (born 1993)
T. J. Warren 1993– American basketball player (born 1993)
Skandar Keynes 1991– British political adviser and former actor (born 1991)
Lance Stephenson 1990– American basketball player (born 1990)
Yuna Kim 1990– South Korean figure skater (born 1990)

People

Died on September 5

Rebecca Cheptegei Ugandan athlete (1991–2024)
Herbie Flowers English musician (1938–2024)
Radha Charan Gupta Indian historian of mathematics (1935–2024)
Sérgio Mendes Brazilian musician (1941–2024)
Rich Homie Quan American rapper (1989–2024)
Laurent Tirard French film director and screenwriter (1967–2024)
Sarah Harding English singer, model, and actress (1981–2021)
Francisco Toledo Mexican artist (1940–2019)
Bhagwatikumar Sharma Indian author and journalist (1934–2018)
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Beatriz Segall Brazilian actress (1926–2018)
Nicolaas Bloembergen Dutch–American physicist (1920–2017)
Hugh O'Brian American actor (1925–2016)
Phyllis Schlafly American activist (1924–2016)
Goh Eng Wah Malaysian-Singaporean businessman, founded Eng Wah Global (born 1923)
Aadesh Shrivastava Indian musician (1964-2015)
Chester Stranczek American politician
Bruce Morton American journalist
Mara Neusel Mathematician

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Every September 5 on record

  1. 917 Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu.

    Emperor of Southern Han from 917 to 942

    Liu Yan, né Liu Yan (劉巖), also named Liu Zhi (劉陟) and briefly as Liu Gong (劉龔), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Gaozu of Southern Han (南漢高祖), was the first emperor of the Chinese Southern Han dynasty, one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

  2. 1367 Swa Saw Ke becomes king of Ava

    King of Ava from 1367 to 1400

    Mingyi Swa Saw Ke, also called Bǔ Là Làng (卜剌浪), in Ming History, was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Myanmar (Burma) for the first time since the fall of the Pagan Empire in the 1280s. He essentially founded the Ava Kingdom that would dominate Upper Burma for the next two centuries.

  3. 1590 An army led by Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris.

    Italian general and governor (1545–1592)

    Alexander Farnese was an Italian noble and military leader, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592. Nephew to King Philip II of Spain, he served in the Battle of Lepanto and the subsequent campaigns of the Holy League against the Ottoman Empire. He was latter appointed general of the Spanish army during the Dutch revolt and its ramifications, serving in Netherlands, France and the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1592.

  4. 1661 Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV's Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers.

    French official (1615–1680)

    Nicolas Fouquet, marquis de Belle-Île, vicomte de Melun et Vaux was the Superintendent of Finances in France from 1653 until 1661 under King Louis XIV. He had a glittering career, and acquired enormous wealth. He fell out of favor, accused of peculation and lèse-majesté.

  5. 1697 War of the Grand Alliance : A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English squadron at the Battle of Hudson's Bay.

    War between France and a European coalition (1688–1697)

    The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamite war in Ireland, and King William's War in North America.

  6. 1698 In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.
  7. 1725 Wedding of Louis XV and Maria Leszczyńska.
  8. 1774 First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
  9. 1781 Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown.
  10. 1791 Olympe de Gouges writes the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen.
  11. 1793 French Revolution: The French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror.
  12. 1798 Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law.
  13. 1812 War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Wayne begins when Chief Winamac's forces attack two soldiers returning from the fort's outhouses.
  14. 1816 Louis XVIII of France has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable ("Unobtainable Chamber").
  15. 1836 Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
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  1. 1839 The United Kingdom declares war on the Qing dynasty of China.
  2. 1862 American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.
  3. 1877 American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
  4. 1882 The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
  5. 1887 A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter kills 186, making it the UK's deadliest ever building fire.
  6. 1905 Russo-Japanese War: In New Hampshire, United States, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the war.
  7. 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.
  8. 1915 The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.
  9. 1932 The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
  10. 1937 Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.
  11. 1938 Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
  12. 1941 Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany.
  13. 1942 World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War.
  14. 1943 World War II: In the Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae during the Salamaua–Lae campaign.
  15. 1944 Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux.

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