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Liu Yan declared himself emperor, establishing the state of Southern Han at his capital of Panyu (present-day Guangzhou) in southern China

Liu Yan (traditional Chinese: 劉龑; simplified Chinese: 刘䶮; pinyin: Liú Yǎn; Jyutping: Lau4 Jim2; 889 – 10 June 942), né Liu Yan (劉巖), also named Liu Zhi (劉陟) (from c. 896 to 911) 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.

Swa Saw Ke becomes king of Ava

Mingyi Swa Saw Ke (Burmese: မင်းကြီး စွာစော်ကဲ, pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃dʑí swà sɔ̀ kɛ́]; also spelled Minkyi Swa; Mon: မင်ဂီဆွာ; 1330–1400) 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.

Battle of Rapallo

The Battle of Rapallo, was fought between Swiss mercenaries and their Genoese-Milanese allies led by Louis d'Orleans against Neapolitan-Aragonese forces led by Giulio Orsini on 5 September 1494 near Rapallo. Rapallo was occupied by 4,000 Neapolitan troops on 3 September 1494 with Giulio Orsini, Obietto Fieschi and Fregosino Campofregoso in command, their plan being to force a rebellion in Genoa. Later the Neapolitan fleet was forced away by bad weather. On 5 September, Louis d'Orleans landed with 1,000 Swiss mercenary infantry which was later reinforced overland by 2,000 more Swiss mercenaries and a contingent of Genoese-Milanese infantry.

Rapallo, Italy

Conquest of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (1564)

The conquest of the peñón de Vélez de la Gomera by the Hispanic Monarchy happened in 1564 under the command of García de Toledo Osorio. It succeeded a failed expedition the previous year, and resulted in Spain taking control of the place as a plaza fuerte, which continued up to present day. The reconquest of the place, previously controlled by Spain from 1509 to 1522, was a small but symbolic victory.

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Siege of Velikiye Luki

The siege of Velikiye Luki was one of the battles of Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory. It took place between 1 and 5 September 1580, and ended in Polish-Lithuanian victory. Forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth captured the Russian fortress of Velikiye Luki. On 18 July 1580, King Stefan Batory called a council of his hetman, during which two plans were designed - either to march towards Pskov, or to attack Smolensk.

Velikiye Luki, Russia

Siege of Jülich (1621–1622)

The siege of Jülich was a major operation in the second phase of the Eighty Years' War that took place from 5 September 1621 to 3 February 1622. A few months after the Twelve Years' Truce between the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Monarchy expired, the Spanish Army of Flanders, led by the Genoese nobleman Ambrogio Spinola, went on the offensive against the Republic and approached the Rhine river to mask its true intentions: laying siege to the town of Jülich, which the Dutch States Army had occupied in 1610 during the War of the Jülich Succession.

Siege of Gloucester

The Siege of Gloucester was an engagement in the First English Civil War. It took place between 10 August and 5 September 1643, between the defending Parliamentarian garrison of Gloucester and the besieging army of King Charles I. The siege ended with the arrival of a relieving Parliamentarian army under the Earl of Essex.

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

D'Artagnan arrests Nicolas Fouquet in Nantes on Louis XIV's orders

On September 5, 1661, d'Artagnan arrested Nicolas Fouquet, Louis XIV's superintendent of finances, in Nantes on the king's orders. Fouquet had been one of the most powerful officials in France. His arrest ended his ministerial career and led to a long trial and imprisonment.

The arrest in Nantes took place September 5, 1661; the later trial and sentence occurred on other dates.

France

Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London occurred from Sunday 2 September to Wednesday 5 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while also extending past the wall to the west. The death toll is generally thought to have been relatively small, although some historians have challenged this belief. The fire started in a bakery in Pudding Lane shortly after midnight on Sunday 2 September and spread rapidly.

Battle of Derventa

The Battle of Derventa took place between the Holy Roman Empire and Ottoman Empire on 5 September 1688. It ended in a Holy Roman Empire victory.

Battle of Hudson's Bay

The Battle of Hudson's Bay, also known as the Battle of York Factory, was a naval battle fought during the War of the Grand Alliance (known in England's North American colonies as "King William's War"). The battle took place on 5 September 1697, when a French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English squadron commanded by Captain John Fletcher. As a result of this battle, the French took York Factory, a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company. For other fighting in the region see Anglo-French conflicts on Hudson Bay.

Canada

Northeast Coast campaign (1745)

The Northeast Coast campaign (1745) occurred during King George's War from 19 July until 5 September 1745. Three weeks after the British Siege of Louisbourg (1745), the Wabanaki Confederacy of Acadia retaliated by attacking New England settlements along the coast of present-day Maine below the Kennebec River, the former border of Acadia. They attacked English settlements on the coast of present-day Maine between Berwick and St.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

United States

Battle of the Chesapeake

The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a fleet action which took place near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781 during the American Revolutionary War. It was fought between a British fleet led by Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Thomas Graves and a French fleet under Lieutenant général des armées navales François Joseph Paul de Grasse.

Action of 5 September 1782

The action of 5 September 1782 took place during the American War of Independence between two French Navy frigates, Aigle and Gloire, and a lone British 74-gun ship of the line HMS Hector. In a two-day battle, the two frigates severely damaged Hector and failed to capture her only when a British squadron appeared on the horizon.

1791 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France between 29 August and 5 September 1791, the first national elections to the Legislative Assembly. They took place during a period of turmoil caused by the Flight and Arrest at Varennes, the Jacobin split, the Champ-de-Mars Massacre and the Pillnitz Declaration. Suffrage was limited to men paying taxes, although less than 25% of those eligible to do so voted.

France

Battle of Chantonnay

The Battle of Chantonnay (5 September 1793) saw Royalist and Republican French forces clash at Chantonnay during the War in the Vendée. In the wake of his victory at Luçon, Augustin Tuncq sent 7,000 Republican troops under René François Lecomte to occupy an exposed position at Chantonnay. Reacting to the threat, 25,000 Vendeans rebels with 21 cannons led by Louis d'Elbée and Charles de Bonchamps attacked and crushed the Republicans in a four-hour struggle in which François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers distinguished himself. Only 2,500 out of 7,500 Republicans escaped the disaster.

Chantonnay, France · Vendée, France

National Convention

The National Convention (French: Convention nationale, [kɔ̃vɑ̃sjɔ̃ nɑsjɔnal]) was the constituent assembly of the Kingdom of France for one day and of the French First Republic for its first three years during the French Revolution, following the two-year National Constituent Assembly and the one-year Legislative Assembly. The National Convention was created after the insurrection of 10 August 1792.

French Revolution: The French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror.

Newfoundland expedition

The Newfoundland expedition (French: Expédition à Terre-Neuve, Spanish: Expedición a Terranova) was a series of fleet manoeuvres and amphibious landings in the coasts of Newfoundland, Labrador and Saint Pierre and Miquelon carried out by the combined French and Spanish fleets during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Battle of Collooney

The Battle of Collooney, also called the Battle of Carricknagat, refers to a battle which occurred on 5 September during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 when a combined force of French troops and Irish rebels defeated a force of British troops outside of Collooney near Sligo Town.

Jourdan law

The Jourdan Law of 5 September 1798 (French: loi Jourdan-Delbrel) effectively institutionalised conscription in Revolutionary France, which began with the levée en masse. It stipulated that all single and childless men between the ages of 20 and 25 were liable for military service. Exemptions existed however for the clergy, industrial workers essential for the war effort, students from selected Grandes écoles (higher-education institutions), and public office holders.

The Jourdan Law of 5 September 1798 () effectively institutionalised conscription in Revolutionary France, which began with the .

Battle of Varvarin

The Battle of Varvarin (Serbian Cyrillic: Варваринска битка) was fought on 5 September 1810 between Serbian Revolutionary forces supported by Russian troops and Ottoman forces near Varvarin, at the time part of the Ottoman Empire, (today Serbia). During the 10-hour battle, the Turkish army unsuccessfully attacked the Russians and Serbs, but was never able to push them out of their positions, retreating in the evening with heavy casualties.

Serbia

Siege of Fort Wayne

The siege of Fort Wayne took place from September 5–12, 1812, during the War of 1812. The stand-off occurred in the modern city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, between the U.S. military garrison at Fort Wayne and a combined force of Potawatomi and Miami forces. The conflict began when warriors under the Potawatomi chiefs Winamac and Five Medals killed two members of the U.S. garrison.

Capture of HMS Boxer

The capture of HMS Boxer in 1813 was a sea fight off the coast of Maine in the War of 1812. The United States Navy brig USS Enterprise, commanded by Lieutenant William Burrows, defeated the Royal Navy gun-brig HMS Boxer, led by Commander Samuel Blyth. Constructed as a schooner in Maryland in 1799, the victorious American was rebuilt as a brig prior to the war.

United States

1836 Republic of Texas presidential election

The 1836 Republic of Texas presidential election was the first such election in the newly established Republic of Texas. Popular war hero Samuel Houston was elected in a decisive victory over Henry Smith and Stephen F. Austin. Houston was inaugurated on October 22, 1836, replacing interim president David G. Burnet.

1837 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1837 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1837. Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley with 55.65% of the vote.

Vermont, United States

1843 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1843 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1843. Incumbent Whig Governor Charles Paine did not run for re-election. Whig nominee John Mattocks defeated Democratic nominee Daniel Kellogg and Liberty nominee Charles K. Williams. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Mattocks was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.

Vermont, United States

1848 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1848 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1848, to elect the governor of Vermont. As no candidate received a majority of the votes cast, the Vermont General Assembly elected Whig Carlos Coolidge, the plurality winner, with 122 votes to 65 for Oscar L. Shafter, 54 for Paul Dillingham, and 1 each for Luke P. Poland and William M. Shafter.

Vermont, United States

Battle of Hetény

The Battle of Hetény, fought on 5 September 1849, between Hungarian Hussars led by General György Klapka and a Russian detachment of Cossacks was one of the last battles of the Hungarian War of Independence. After the surrender of the Hungarian army led by General Artúr Görgei at Szőlős, one of the last strongholds of the Hungarian independence was the fortress of Komárom, which now was being surrounded by Austrian and Russian troops.

Slovakia

French invasion of Honolulu

The French invasion of Honolulu (also known as the Sacking of Honolulu, or the Tromelin Affair) was an attack on Honolulu, capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, by French admiral Louis Tromelin in 1849 in retribution for the local persecution of Catholics and repression of French trade.

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United States

1854 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1854 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont took place on September 5. The Whig nominee was Stephen Royce, former Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. The Democratic nominee was Merritt Clark, and Lawrence Brainerd ran as the nominee of the Free Soil Party even as he was one of the organizers of the new anti-slavery Republican Party and appeared as a Whig candidate for the Vermont Senate on the ballot in Franklin County.

United States

1855 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1855 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1855, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Know Nothing nominee Robert M. Anderson defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Samuel Purdy.

California, United States

1855 California gubernatorial election

The 1855 California gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1855, to elect the governor of California. Incumbent governor John Bigler lost his bid for reelection.

Battle of Spokane Plains

The Battle of Spokane Plains was a battle during the Coeur d'Alene War of 1858 in the Washington Territory (now the states of Washington and Idaho) in the United States. The Coeur d'Alene War was part of the Yakima War, which began in 1855. The battle was fought west of Fort George Wright near Spokane, Washington, between elements of the United States Army and a coalition of Native American tribes consisting of Kalispel (Pend Oreille), Palus, Schitsu'umsh (Coeur d'Alene), Spokan, and Yakama warriors.

Battle of Anqing

The Battle of Anqing (安慶之戰) was a prolonged siege of the prefecture-level city of Anqing in Anhui, China, initiated by Hunan Army forces loyal to the Qing Dynasty against the armies of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The siege began in September 1860 and ended on September 5, 1861, when imperial forces under the command of Zeng Guoquan breached the walls of the city and occupied it.

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People's Republic of China

Battle of Whitestone Hill

The Battle of Whitestone Hill (known also as Whitestone Hill Massacre by the Dakota) was a battle of the Sioux Wars in 1863 in the Dakota Territory as punishment against the Sioux in the aftermath of the Dakota War of 1862. From September 3-5, 1863, Brigadier General Alfred Sully led U.S. Army troops against a village of Yanktonai, Santee, and Teton (Lakota) Sioux.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

United States

1865 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1865 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1865. In keeping with the "Mountain Rule", incumbent Republican J. Gregory Smith, who had served two one-year terms, was not a candidate for reelection as governor of Vermont. With the election taking during the American Civil War, Dillingham ran as a pro-Union Republican. The Democratic nomination was won by Charles N.

Vermont, United States

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1876

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1876 took place on September 5, 1876. Incumbent Republican Asahel Peck, per the "Mountain Rule", did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Horace Fairbanks defeated Democratic candidate W.H.H. Bingham to succeed him.

Vermont, United States

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1882

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1882 took place on September 5, 1882. Incumbent Republican Roswell Farnham, per the "Mountain Rule", did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate John L. Barstow defeated Democratic candidate George W. Eaton to succeed him.

Vermont, United States

Exeter Theatre Royal fire

On 5 September 1887, a fire broke out in the backstage area of the Theatre Royal in Exeter, England, during the production of The Romany Rye. The fire caused panic throughout the theatre, with 186 people dying from a combination of the direct effects of smoke and flame, crushing and trampling, and trauma injuries from falling or jumping from the roof and balconies. The death toll makes it the worst theatre disaster, the worst single-building fire, and the third worst fire-related disaster in UK history.

England, United Kingdom

1892 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1892 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1892. Incumbent Democratic Governor James Philip Eagle did not stand for re-election. Democratic nominee William Meade Fishback defeated Republican nominee William G. Whipple and Populist nominee Jacob P. Carnahan with 57.70% of the vote.

Arkansas, United States

1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1898. Incumbent Democratic Governor Daniel W. Jones defeated Republican nominee Henry F. Auten and Populist nominee W. Scott Morgan with 67.35% of the vote.

Arkansas, United States

Battle of Groenkloof

In the Battle of Groenkloof on 5 September 1901, a British column under Colonel Harry Scobell defeated and captured a small Boer commando led by Commandant Lötter in the Cape Colony during the Second Boer War.

1904 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1904 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1904, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Jeff Davis won re-election against Republican nominee Harry H. Myers in a rematch of the previous election.

Arkansas, United States

Treaty of Portsmouth

The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on September 5, 1905, after negotiations from August 6 to 30, at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine (then part of Portsmouth, New Hampshire), United States. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was instrumental in the negotiations and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, the first ever American recipient. The treaty recognized Japan's hegemony in Korea (which soon after became a protectorate of the Empire of Japan), awarded it Russia's lease on the Liaodong Peninsula (which became the Kwantung Leased Territory), control of the Russian-built South Manchuria Railway, and the southern half of the island of Sakhalin (Karafuto).

New Hampshire, United States

Russo-Japanese War

The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of the war were fought on the Liaodong Peninsula and near Mukden in Southern Manchuria, with naval battles taking place in the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

1909 Tie Cup final

The 1909 Tie Cup final was the final match to decide the winner of the Tie Cup, the 10th edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine Alumni and Uruguayan CURCC. In the match, played at Estadio GEBA in Palermo, Buenos Aires, Alumni beat CURCC 4–0, with goals by Eliseo Brown (3) and Alfredo Brown, achieving not only its sixth Tie Cup trophy but the record of titles won by any team.

Argentina

1910 FA Charity Shield

The 1910 FA Charity Shield was the third Charity Shield, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and Southern League competitions. The match was played on 5 September 1910 between 1909–10 Football League winners Aston Villa and 1909–10 Southern League champions Brighton and Hove Albion. The match was played at Stamford Bridge, London, and ended with a 1–0 win for Brighton and Hove Albion.

Australian federal election, 1914

Federal elections were held in Australia on 5 September 1914. The election had been called before the declaration of war in August 1914. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 36 seats in the Senate were up for election in a double dissolution. The incumbent Commonwealth Liberal Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Joseph Cook was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Andrew Fisher. Until the defeat of the Howard Government in 2007, the Cook Government was the only non-Labor Government in Australian history that did not last longer than the Labor Government it had replaced.

Australia

1914 Australian Senate election

The 5 September 1914 election was a double dissolution election which meant all 36 seats in the Senate were up for election, with each Australian states electing six members, with half to serve a six-year term and the rest to serve a three year term. Terms were taken to have commenced on 1 July 1914.

Australia

First Battle of the Marne

The First Battle of the Marne or known in France as the Miracle on the Marne (French: miracle de la Marne) was a battle of the First World War fought from 5 to 12 September 1914. The German army invaded France with a plan for winning the war in 40 days by occupying Paris and destroying the French and British armies. The Germans had initial successes in August.

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France

Great Retreat

The Great Retreat (French: Grande Retraite), also known as the retreat from Mons, took place in the First World War. The retreat was more than 200 km (120 mi), from Belgium to the River Marne in France in August and September 1914. The French Fifth Army and the British Expeditionary Force had been defeated by the armies of the German Empire at the Battle of Charleroi (21 August) and the Battle of Mons (23 August).

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Belgium · France

September 1914 Swedish general election

Early general elections were held in Sweden 5 and 13 September 1914, the second that year. Although the General Electoral League received the most votes, the Swedish Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party, winning 87 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren, and have managed to remain so in every subsequent Swedish election.

Sweden

Battle of Bazargic

The Battle of Bazargic, also known as the Battle of Dobrich or the Dobrich epopee (Bulgarian: Добричка епопея), (Russian: Битва при Добриче), took place between 5 and 7 September 1916 between a joint Bulgarian–German-Ottoman force, consisting mainly of the Bulgarian Third Army, and a Romanian–Russian force, including a Division of Serbian Volunteers serving under the Russian 47th Corps. The battle was part of the Romanian campaign towards the end of 1916.

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Bulgaria

Riga offensive (1917)

The Riga offensive (Russian: Рижская операция), also called the Jugla offensive or the Battle of Riga (German: Schlacht um Riga), took place in early September 1917 and was the last major campaign on the Eastern Front of World War I before the Russian Provisional Government and its army began disintegrating. The battle was fought between Oskar von Hutier's German Eighth Army and Dmitri Parsky's Russian Twelfth Army.

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Kazan Operation

Kazan Operation was the Red Army's offensive (5–10 September 1918) against the Czechoslovak Legion and the People's Army of Komuch during the Russian Civil War.

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Russia

1920 Mexican general election

General elections were held in Mexico on 5 September 1920. In the presidential election the result was a victory for Álvaro Obregón, who received 96% of the vote. Obregón was inaugurated on December 1.

Mexico

1922 U.S. Senate Democratic runoff in Mississippi

Democratic voters in Mississippi took part in a runoff for their party's US Senate nomination.

Party nomination runoff.

United States

August Uprising

The August Uprising (Georgian: აგვისტოს აჯანყება, romanized: agvist'os ajanq'eba) was an unsuccessful insurrection against Soviet rule in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic from late August to early September 1924. Aimed at restoring the independence of Georgia from the Soviet Union, the uprising was led by the Committee for Independence of Georgia, a bloc of anti-Soviet political organisations chaired by the Georgian Social Democratic (Menshevik) Party.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

The 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 39th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Ireland

Battle of Irún

The Battle of Irún was the critical battle of the Campaign of Gipuzkoa prior to the War in the North, during the Spanish Civil War. The Nationalist Army, under Alfonso Beorlegui, captured the city of Irún cutting off the northern provinces of Gipuzkoa, Biscay, Santander, and Asturias from their source of arms and support in France.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Spain

Argentine presidential election, 1937

The Argentine presidential election of 1937 was held on 5 September 1937.

Argentina

Tipperary defeats Kilkenny in the All-Ireland hurling final

On September 5, 1937, Tipperary beat Kilkenny 3–11 to 0–3 in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, County Kerry. The match decided the 1937 national hurling title. It was held in Killarney rather than at Dublin's Croke Park.

The hurling final was played September 5, 1937, in Killarney; Tipperary won 3–11 to 0–3.

Ireland

Seguro Obrero massacre

The Seguro Obrero massacre (Spanish: Matanza del Seguro Obrero, lit. 'Workers Insurance's Massacre') occurred on 5 September 1938, and was the Chilean government's response to an attempted coup d'état by the National Socialist Movement of Chile (MNSCh), whose members were known at the time as Nacistas ("Nazis"). Known for their affinity towards violence in order to attain their goals, their occupation of the central building at the University of Chile and the Seguro Obrero building was responded to quickly and harshly by the Chilean government and the carabineros.

Santiago, Chile

Battle of Tuchola Forest

The Battle of Tuchola Forest (German: Schlacht in der Tucheler Heide, Polish: Bitwa w Borach Tucholskich) was one of the first battles of World War II, during the invasion of Poland. The battle occurred from 1 September to 5 September 1939 and resulted in a major German victory.

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Poland

Convoy FS 271

Convoy FS 271 (3 to 5 September 1940) was a North Sea convoy of the FS series (Forth South) to the Thames, which ran during the Second World War from Methil, Fife on the Firth of Forth on the east coast of Scotland, picking up coasters from more southerly east coast ports, to Southend-on-Sea on the Thames Estuary.

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Finnish invasion of the Karelian Isthmus

The Finnish invasion of the Karelian Isthmus refers to a military campaign carried out by Finland in 1941. It was part of what is commonly referred to as the Continuation War. Early in the war, Finnish forces captured the Karelian Isthmus. It had been ceded to the Soviet Union on 13 March 1940, in the Moscow Peace Treaty, which marked the end of the Winter War.

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Battle of Alam el Halfa

The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 August and 5 September 1942 south of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Panzerarmee Afrika (Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel), attempted an envelopment of the British Eighth Army (Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery). In Unternehmen Brandung (Operation Surf), the last big Axis offensive of the Western Desert Campaign, Rommel intended to defeat the Eighth Army before Allied reinforcements arrived.

Egypt

10th Venice International Film Festival (void)

The "10th" annual (void) Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 5 September 1942. The events were hosted at places far away from the Lido and very few countries participated due to World War II and directors that were members of the Rome-Berlin axis. Additionally, a strong fascist political meddling from the Italian fascist government under Benito Mussolini had led to Italy experiencing a period of cultural depression oppressed by fascist propaganda.

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Italy

First Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton's Crossing

The First Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton's Crossing was fought from 31 August 1942 to 5 September 1942. Forming part of the Kokoda Track campaign of the Second World War, the battle involved military forces from Australia, supported by the United States, fighting against Japanese troops from Major General Tomitaro Horii's South Seas Detachment who had landed in Papua in mid-1942, with the intent of capturing Port Moresby.

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Landing at Nadzab

The Landing at Nadzab was an airborne landing on 5 September 1943 during the New Guinea campaign of World War II in conjunction with the landing at Lae. The Nadzab action began with a parachute drop at Lae Nadzab Airport, combined with an overland force. The parachute drop was carried out by the US Army's 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment and elements of the Australian Army's 2/4th Field Regiment into Nadzab, New Guinea in the Markham Valley, observed by General Douglas MacArthur, circling overhead in a B-17.

Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea · Nadzab, Papua New Guinea

1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 56th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 1943, between Cork and Antrim. The Ulster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 5–16 to 0–4.

Ireland

Battle of the Mons pocket

The battle of the Mons pocket was an engagement fought between Allied and German forces during late August and early September 1944. It formed part of the final stages of the rapid Allied advance across France and Belgium. During the battle United States Army forces, assisted by the Belgian Resistance, encircled a large number of retreating German Army and Waffen-SS troops near the town of Mons in Belgium.

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Belgium

1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 61st All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 1948, between Waterford and Dublin. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 6–7 to 4–2.

Ireland

Robert Schuman begins a brief second term as France's prime minister

On September 5, 1948, Robert Schuman began a second, short term as France's president of the Council of Ministers, the role then equivalent to prime minister. He also held the foreign affairs portfolio. He had previously led a government from 1947 to July 1948 and continued to shape French foreign policy after this brief second administration.

Schuman's second term as president of the Council began September 5, 1948; sources vary in how they mark the end of his short government.

France

Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Dabieshan

Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Dabieshan was a counter-guerrilla / counterinsurgency campaign the communists fought against the nationalist guerrilla that was mostly consisted of bandits and nationalist regular troops left behind after the nationalist regime withdrew from mainland China. The campaign was fought during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era in the region of Dabieshan (大别山, literally meaning Great Departure Mountain) and resulted in communist victory.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

People's Republic of China

Ningxia Campaign (1949)

The Ningxia Campaign was a series of battles fought between the Nationalists and the Communists during the final months of the Chinese Civil War. It resulted in a Communist victory.

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People's Republic of China

Battle of Bloody Ridge

The Battle of Bloody Ridge was a ground combat battle that took place during the Korean War from 18 August to 5 September 1951. By the summer of 1951, the Korean War had reached a stalemate as peace negotiations began at Kaesong. The opposing armies faced each other across a line which ran from east to west, through the middle of the Korean peninsula, located in hills a few miles north of the 38th Parallel in the central Korean mountain range.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

South Korea

KLM Flight 633

KLM Flight 633 was a passenger flight from Amsterdam to New York City. On 5 September 1954, immediately after takeoff from Shannon Airport, the Super Constellation Triton ditched on a mudbank in the River Shannon. 28 people were killed in the accident. It was caused by an unexpected re-extension of the landing gear, possibly compounded by pilot error.

Ireland

1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 67th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 1954, between Cork and Wexford. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 1-9 to 1-6.

Ireland

Battle of El Menaouer (1957)

The Battle of El Menaouer occurred in 1957, when two battalions of Algerian rebels were ambushed by a much larger French force.

Algeria

Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road is published

On September 5, 1957, Viking Press published Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road in the United States. Drawn from his travels and friendships, the book became closely associated with the Beat Generation. Kerouac had drafted an earlier version years before its publication.

Viking's original review slip gives September 5, 1957 as the publication date.

United States

1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 78th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 1965, between Wexford and Tipperary. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 2–16 to 0–10.

Ireland

Operation John Paul Jones

Operation John Paul Jones was an operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in Phú Yên Province, lasting from 21 July to 5 September 1966.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Congress of Carrara

The Congress of Carrara, held from 31 August to 5 September 1968, in the eponymous city, is one of the major anarchist congresses of the 20th century. Led by anarchist federations from 31 countries—primarily European—the congress aimed to coordinate anarchists on an international scale and founded the International of Anarchist Federations (IAF), one of the main anarchist organizations to this day. 40 delegates and around 120 participants attended the congress, which took place shortly after the Prague Spring and May '68, events marking the rebirth of the anarchist movement.

End of the Congress of Carrara, one of the major 20th century anarchist congresses.

30th Venice International Film Festival

The 30th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 23 August to 5 September 1969. There was no jury because from 1969 to 1979 the festival was not competitive.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Italy

U.S. Army charges William Calley over killings at Mỹ Lai

On September 5, 1969, the U.S. Army charged Lieutenant William Calley with six specifications of premeditated murder for killings during the March 1968 Mỹ Lai massacre in South Vietnam. The charges alleged he was responsible for the deaths of more than 100 Vietnamese civilians. His court-martial and conviction came later.

The murder charges were filed September 5, 1969; the massacre took place March 16, 1968, and the conviction came in 1971.

United States

Operation Jefferson Glenn

Operation Jefferson Glenn ran from September 5, 1970 to October 6, 1971 and was the last major operation in which U.S. ground forces participated in Vietnam and the final major offensive in which the 101st Airborne Division fought. This was a joint military operation combining forces of the 101st Airborne and the 1st Infantry Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). The purpose of this operation was to shield critical installations in Huế and Da Nang by patrolling communist rocket belts along the edge of the mountains.

Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam

Operation Texas Star

Operation Texas Star was a military operation of the Vietnam War that took place in Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces from 1 April to 5 September 1970.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Vietnam

1971 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 84th All-Ireland final and the culmination of the 1971 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match took place on 5 September 1971, at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by 1969 winners Kilkenny and 1968 runners-up Tipperary, and it was refereed by Frank Murphy from Cork.

Ireland

Munich massacre

The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, carried out by eight members of the Palestinian militant organisation Black September. The militants infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team, and took nine other Israeli team members hostage. Those hostages were later also killed by the militants during a failed rescue attempt.

Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine are murdered the following day.

Attempted assassination of Gerald Ford in Sacramento

On September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a member of the Manson Family cult, attempted to assassinate President of the United States Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California. Fromme, who was standing a little more than an arm's length from Ford, pointed a M1911 pistol at him in the public grounds of the California State Capitol building and without chambering a round in the gun, unsuccessfully attempted to fire. After the assassination attempt, Ford continued to walk to the California state house, where he met with Governor Jerry Brown. For her crime, Fromme spent 34 years in prison and was released on August 14, 2009—two years and seven months after Ford's death.

California, United States

1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 89th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 1976, between Cork and Wexford. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 2-21 to 4-11.

Ireland

Voyager 1

Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program, to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. It was launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2. It communicates through the NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) to receive routine commands and to transmit data to Earth.

1977 Deauville American Film Festival

The 3rd Deauville American Film Festival took place at Deauville, France from September 5 to 11, 1977. The festival was non-competitive in nature and remained so until 1995. This year, festival also paid tributes to Gregory Peck, Vincente Minnelli and Sydney Pollack. Elizabeth Taylor's name was also announced for the tribute but she was unable to come to the festival that year.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

France

36th Venice International Film Festival

The 36th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 5 September 1979. There was no jury because from 1969 to 1979 the festival was not competitive.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Italy

Opening of Gotthard Road Tunnel

The Gotthard Road Tunnel in Switzerland runs from Göschenen in the canton of Uri at its northern portal, to Airolo in Ticino to the south, and is 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) in length below the St Gotthard Pass, a major pass of the Alps. At time of construction, in 1980, it was the longest road tunnel in the world; it is currently the seventh-longest.

1981 Engkilili by-election

The 1981 Engkilili by-election is a by-election for the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly state seat of Engkilili, Malaysia that were held on 4 and 5 September 1981. It was called following the death of the incumbent, Nadeng Linggoh on 22 July 1981.

Sarawak, Malaysia

1981 Israel Super Cup

The 1981 Israel Super Cup was the 11th Israel Super Cup (16th, including unofficial matches, as the competition wasn't played within the Israel Football Association in its first 5 editions, until 1969), an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup. The match was played between Hapoel Tel Aviv, champions of the 1980–81 Liga Leumit and Bnei Yehuda, winners of the 1980–81 Israel State Cup.

Israel

1982 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1982 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 95th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 1982, between Kilkenny and Cork. Kilkenny defeated Cork on a score line of 3-18 to 1-13.

Ireland

1984 South African presidential election

The 1984 South African presidential election was the first to be held under the new South African Constitution of 1983, which abolished the office of Prime Minister and merged its powers into the position of State President, who was now both head of state and government. According to the new basic law, the State President was to be elected by an electoral college composed of members of the majority party in each of the chambers of the new tricameral parliament.

South Africa

Space Shuttle Discovery

Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, aggregating more spaceflights than any other spacecraft as of December 2024.

STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.

1985 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill

A leadership spill of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 5 September 1985 with John Howard replacing Andrew Peacock. A spill of the deputy leadership of the party took place on that day, Peacock attempting to replace John Howard with his preferred candidate John Moore. The spill was won by Howard over Moore by 38 votes to 31 with 7 members abstaining.

1985 Toronto International Film Festival

The 10th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and September 14, 1985. The festival featured 460 feature films, the highest number of films in festival. Joshua Then and Now by Ted Kotcheff was selected as the opening film.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Canada

Pan Am Flight 73

Pan Am Flight 73, a Pan American World Airways Boeing 747-121, was hijacked on September 5, 1986, while on the ground at Karachi, Pakistan, by four armed Palestinian men of the Abu Nidal Organization. The aircraft, with 360 passengers on board, had just arrived from Sahar International Airport in Mumbai, India, and was preparing to depart Jinnah International Airport in Karachi for Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, ultimately continuing on to John F.

Pakistan

Battle of Maaten al-Sarra

The battle of Maaten al-Sarra was a battle fought between Chad and Libya on September 5, 1987 during the Toyota War. The battle took the form of a surprise Chadian raid against the Libyan Maaten al-Sarra Air Base, meant to remove the threat of Libyan airpower, that had already thwarted the Chadian attack on the Aouzou Strip in August. The first clash ever held in Libyan territory since the beginning of the Chadian-Libyan conflict, the attack was fully successful, causing a high number of Libyan casualties and low Chadian casualties, also contributing to the definitive ceasefire signed on September 11 among the warring countries.

Libya

1987 Barkly by-election

A by-election for the seat of Barkly in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 5 September 1987. Ian Tuxworth's election to the seat of Barkly was declared void after independent candidate Maggie Hickey challenged the result on the basis that the Labor candidate, Keith Hallet, held British nationality and was not an Australian citizen.

1988 Israel Super Cup

The 1988 Israel Super Cup was the 17th Israel Super Cup (22nd, including unofficial matches, as the competition wasn't played within the Israel Football Association in its first 5 editions, until 1969), an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup. The match was played between Hapoel Tel Aviv, champions of the 1987–88 Liga Leumit and Maccabi Tel Aviv, winners of the 1987–88 Israel State Cup.

Israel

Eastern University massacre

The Eastern University massacre was the arrest and subsequent mass murder of 158 minority Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who had taken refuge in the Eastern University campus close to the city Batticaloa on 5 September 1990. A witness identified Sri Lankan Army personnel as the perpetrators. The event is part of what is known amongst Sri Lankan Tamils as Black September, a series of civilian massacres.

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989

The Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 is an International Labour Organization Convention, also known as ILO Convention 169, or C169. It is the major binding international convention concerning Indigenous peoples and tribal peoples, and a forerunner of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.

1991 Toronto International Film Festival

The 16th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and September 14, 1991. Jodie Foster's directorial debut film Little Man Tate, premiered in the Gala Presentation at the festival.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Canada

Argentina v Colombia (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)

The qualifying match for the 1994 FIFA World Cup between Argentina and Colombia is a historic football match played on September 5, 1993. It was the last day of qualifying matches in the group A of the South American qualifiers. Argentina, in that time second of the group, needed to win in order to not play the intercontinental play-off against Australia. If Argentina didn't win, the qualification to the World Cup depended on the result of the other match of the group (being held in Lima in the same day) between Peru and Paraguay.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

1993 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1993 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 106th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1993 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 1993, between Kilkenny and Galway. Galway lost to Kilkenny on a score line of 2–17 to 1–15. P. J.

Ireland

Hurricane Fran

Hurricane Fran caused extensive damage in the United States in early September 1996. The sixth named storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season, Fran developed from a tropical wave near Cape Verde on August 23. Due to nearby Hurricane Edouard, the depression remained disorganized as it tracked westward, though it eventually intensified into Tropical Storm Fran on August 27.

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.

1996 Toronto International Film Festival

The 21st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and September 14, 1996. The festival opened with the film Fly Away Home, and closed with That Thing You Do!. This year's festival marked significant changes in the programming streams, including The Edge, Asian Horizons and Latin American Panorama being merged into Contemporary World Cinema, and First Cinema being discontinued with first films instead appearing under Contemporary World Cinema, Real to Reel and Discovery.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Canada

Ansariya ambush

The Ansariya ambush took place during the conflict between the Israel Defense Forces occupying South Lebanon and the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, the armed wing of the Hezbollah movement. A 16-man force from the Israeli Navy’s special operation unit, Shayetet 13, on a mission in South Lebanon in 1997, stumbled into a deadly ambush by Hezbollah. Twelve Israeli soldiers were killed, which was the worst Israeli single-day casualty toll in Lebanon since 1985.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Maltese general election, 1998

General elections were held in Malta on 5 September 1998. The result was a victory for the Nationalist Party, which won 35 of the 65 seats.

Malta

Brandenburg state election, 1999

The Brandenburg state election, 1999, was conducted on September 5, 1999, to elect members to the Landtag of Brandenburg (Brandenburg State Parliament), the state legislature of Brandenburg.

Brandenburg, Germany

1999 Saarland state election

The 1999 Saarland state election was held on 5 September 1999 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Reinhard Klimmt was defeated. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won a narrow majority of one seat. CDU leader Peter Müller was subsequently elected minister-president.

1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final

The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final, the 68th event of its type, is the culmination of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. Tipperary finally won an All-Ireland final at their eighth attempt. Kilkenny led 1-5 to 0-7 at half-time but Tipp outpaced them in the end.

Ireland

Tukhchar massacre

The Tukhchar massacre (Russian: Тухчарская резня, romanized: Tukhcharskaya reznya) was an incident during the War in Dagestan which was filmed and distributed on tape, in which Russian prisoners of war were executed. Throughout the battle, Russian soldiers reported finding taped executions of Russian officers and men. Some videos were later sold as snuff films and ended up being posted online.

Russia

2000 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

The 2000 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on September 5, 2000. Incumbent Mayor Alex Penelas ran for re-election to a second term. He faced nine opponents, including County Commissioner Miguel Díaz de la Portilla and businessman Jay Love. In the primary election, Penelas won a second term outright, receiving 52 percent of the vote and avoiding the need for a runoff election.

Florida, United States

2002 Bangladeshi presidential election

The 2002 Bangladeshi presidential election were held in Bangladesh on 5 September 2002, after the resignation of the previous president A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury. The Election Commission declared Iajuddin Ahmed as the President after nomination papers of two other candidates were found to be invalid. Iajuddin Ahmed took his oath as president on 6 September 2002.

Bangladesh

2002 Toronto International Film Festival

The 27th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 5 to September 17 and screened 343 films from 50 countries. Of these 263 were feature films, of which 141 were in a language other than English. The ten-day festival opened with Atom Egoyan's Ararat and closed with Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Canada

2004 Saarland state election

The 2004 Saarland state election was held on 5 September 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Peter Müller retained its majority and continued in office.

Mandala Airlines Flight 091

Mandala Airlines Flight 091 (RI091/MDL091) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Medan to Jakarta, operated by Mandala Airlines with a Boeing 737-200. On 5 September 2005 at 10:15 a.m. WIB (UTC+7), the aircraft stalled and crashed into a heavily populated residential area seconds after taking off from Polonia International Airport. Of the 117 passengers and crew on board, only 17 survived.

Indonesia

2006 Orange County, Florida mayoral election

The 2006 Orange County, Florida, mayoral election took place on September 5, 2006. Incumbent Mayor Rich Crotty, who was first appointed in 2001 and elected in 2002, ran for re-election to a second full term. Following a 2004 amendment to the county charter that changed the name of the position, this was the first election for "Mayor."

Florida, United States

2006 Tallahassee mayoral election

The 2006 Tallahassee mayoral election was held on September 5, 2006, to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee. Incumbent mayor John Marks was reelected for 2nd term by over 77% of the vote.

WEC 30

WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). The event took place on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired live on the Versus Network. The event featured a lightweight title match between champion "Razor" Rob McCullough and Richard Crunkilton.

Las Vegas, United States · Nevada, United States

Caroline Lucas becomes the Green Party of England and Wales's first leader

On September 5, 2008, the Green Party of England and Wales announced that Caroline Lucas had won its first leadership election, with 92.4% of the vote. Adrian Ramsay was elected deputy leader without an opponent. Before the party created these posts, it had used principal speakers rather than a leader.

The leadership election result was announced September 5, 2008; the party had previously used principal speakers.

United Kingdom

Operation Eagle's Summit

Operation Eagle's Summit (Oqab Tsuka in Pashto) was a military operation conducted by ISAF and Afghan National Army troops, with the objective of transporting a 220-tonne turbine to the Kajaki Dam in Helmand Province through territory controlled by Taliban insurgents. Ending in success for the coalition, it involved many British troops, and was said to have been one of the largest logistical operations carried out by the British Army since World War II.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Afghanistan

No Surrender (2010)

No Surrender (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on September 5, 2010 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the sixth event under the No Surrender chronology and the ninth event of the 2010 TNA pay-per-view schedule.

Florida, United States

2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 113th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 2010 and was a repeat of the 2009 final with Kilkenny taking on Tipperary.

Ireland

2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion

The 2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion occurred at 21:15 local time on 5 September 2012 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. According to Turkish Armed Forces, 25 servicemen died, four other soldiers and three civilians were injured by the accident. A fire at the locality followed the explosion. The remains of two noncommissioned officers, two special sergeants and 21 privates were recovered after the fire was extinguished.

Turkey

2013 Toronto International Film Festival

The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and 15, 2013. The Fifth Estate was selected as the opening film and Life of Crime was the closing film. 75 films were added to the festival line-up in August. A total of 366 films from 70 countries were screened, including 146 world premieres.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Canada

UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi

UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi (also known as UFC Fight Night 50) was a mixed martial arts event held on September 5, 2014, at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

2014 Deauville American Film Festival

The 40th Deauville American Film Festival took place at Deauville, France from September 5 to 14, 2014. Woody Allen's romantic comedy film Magic in the Moonlight served as the opening night film. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller was the closing night film of the festival. The Grand Prix was awarded to Whiplash by Damien Chazelle, which also won the Audience award at the festival.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

France

TNA tapes One Night Only: Turning Point in Charlottesville

On September 5, 2014, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling taped its One Night Only: Turning Point show at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia. The matches were recorded in front of an audience that night, then released as a pay-per-view program on January 9, 2015. The 2015 in the series title refers to its broadcast season, not the taping date.

The show was taped September 5, 2014; its pay-per-view broadcast was January 9, 2015.

United States

UFC 191

UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on September 5, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Las Vegas Valley, United States · Nevada, United States

Afghan forces retake Janikhel district from the Taliban

On September 5, 2016, Afghan government forces retook Janikhel district in Paktia province from the Taliban after days of fighting. The Taliban had overrun the district in late August. Government reinforcements and air support helped drive the militants from the district centre, although the wider area remained contested.

Janikhel district was retaken on September 5, 2016; the Taliban had captured it on August 27.

Afghanistan

2018 Slovakia v Denmark football match

The 2018 Slovakia v Denmark football match was an international friendly association football match between the senior national teams of Slovakia and Denmark. The match took place on 5 September 2018 at the Anton Malatinský Stadium in Trnava, Slovakia.

Slovakia

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai (also known as UFC Fight Night 176, UFC on ESPN+ 34 and UFC Vegas 9) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 5, 2020, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Nevada, United States

2020 North vs South rugby union match

On 5 September 2020, was a rugby union match played between provinces on the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand. It was the eighty-first game between the islands and was the second one-off game after the fundraiser for the Otago Rugby Football Union in 2012 which the South won 32–24 at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.

2021 Guinean coup d'état

On 5 September 2021, President of Guinea Alpha Condé was captured by the country's armed forces in a coup d'état after gunfire in the capital, Conakry. Special forces commander Mamady Doumbouya released a broadcast on state television announcing the dissolution of the constitution and government. After several decades of authoritarian rule in Guinea, Condé was the country's first democratically elected leader.

Guinea

2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

The 2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final was the 48th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the county teams of Ireland. Dublin contested their 12th final, and were chasing 5 All-Ireland victories in a row after defeating Mayo in the 2021 semi-final.

Ireland

2021 Daraa offensive

The 2021 Daraa offensive was an offensive between rebel fighters and Syrian government forces in the Daraa Governorate, as part of the Daraa insurgency. The offensive saw heavy clashes throughout the governorate, particularly in the Daraa al-Balad neighborhood, which was besieged by government troops. The clashes were the fiercest Daraa had witnessed since the Syrian Army 2018 offensive.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

2021 São Toméan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 18 July 2021. As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was originally scheduled to be held on 8 August 2021. However, following an objection to the first-round result, the second round was postponed to 29 August 2021, and later postponed again to 5 September 2021.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

São Tomé and Príncipe

2022 Luding earthquake

A Mw 6.7 (Ms 6.8) earthquake struck Luding County in Sichuan province, China on 5 September 2022 at 12:52:19 local time. The epicenter was located 226 km (140 mi) from Chengdu, or 43 km (27 mi) southeast of Kangding. Ninety-three people died and 424 were injured. More than 13,000 homes and other infrastructure were damaged or destroyed. It was the largest earthquake to strike the province since 2017.

People's Republic of China

Liz Truss is named leader of the UK Conservative Party

On September 5, 2022, the UK Conservative Party announced that its members had chosen Liz Truss as leader over Rishi Sunak. She won 57.4% of valid votes. Truss became prime minister the following day, after Queen Elizabeth II appointed her at Balmoral.

The leadership result was announced September 5, 2022; Truss became UK prime minister September 6.

United Kingdom

2024 Kīngitanga election

The election of the eighth Māori monarch took place from 3 to 5 September 2024, following the death of King Tūheitia. The Tekau-mā-rua (Tūheitia's privy council) convened a meeting of tribal leaders from throughout New Zealand to choose his successor by consensus. They chose Nga wai hono i te po, Tūheitia's youngest child and only daughter.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

2025 Bougainvillean general election

General elections were held in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville on 5 September 2025 to elect the president and members of the House of Representatives. It was the first election in Bougainville to be held in a single day. A total of 46 seats were contested in the House of Representatives following the introduction of five single-member constituency seats.