On This Day for September 4 - Los Angeles founded, Beyoncé is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. September 04 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Beyoncé READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1781 Los Angeles founded READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2016: Mother Teresa, founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity and winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Peace, was canonized by Pope Francis I. [ Test your knowledge of saints.] 2014: American entertainer Joan Rivers—who first gained fame in the 1960s as a nightclub and television comic known for the catchphrase "Can we talk?" and who later critiqued celebrities' wardrobes—died in New York City. [Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz.] 2006: Australian wildlife conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin, who achieved worldwide fame as the exuberant and risk-taking host of The Crocodile Hunter (1992–2006) TV series and related documentaries, was killed by a venomous bull stingray. 2002: American singer Kelly Clarkson became the first winner of the reality television series American Idol. [Test your knowledge of songs and music stars.] 1998: The American search engine company Google Inc. was formally established as founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page filed incorporation papers. [ Take our quiz about tech companies.] 1989: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Air Force launched the last Titan III rocket. [ Sort fact from fiction in our space exploration quiz.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1981 Beyoncé American singer 1896 Antonin Artaud French author and actor 1908 Richard Wright American writer 1917 Henry Ford II American industrialist 973 Al-Bīrūnī Persian scholar and scientist 1825 Dadabhai Naoroji Indian nationalist leader SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help