ON THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER, 1839

First Opium War began between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China

ON THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER,1958

First color video recording on magnetic tape, was presented in Charlotte, north California

ON THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2009

Gani Fawehinmi, a Nigerian author, publisher, philanthropist, social critic, human and civil rights lawyer, and politician, who also held the chieftaincy title of the Lamofin of Ondo, passed away at the age of 71 in the early hours of September 5, 2009, after a prolonged battle with lung cancer.

ON THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2016

American writer and political activist Phyllis Schlafly, who was best known for her opposition to the women’s movement and especially the Equal Rights Amendment, died at age 92.

 ON THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2017

Hurricane Irma became the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin region with winds of 185mph (280km/h)