September 5 in History

starts   2014

International coalitions formed to fight Daesh

starts   1978

Camp David talks between Israel and Egypt

starts   1960

UN closes airports and radio in the Congo

  1960

Pres. Kasa-Vubu of the Congo dismisses PM Lumumba

  1944

Ceasefire between Soviet Union and Finland

ends   1914

Germans invade France; Allies withdraw to Marne

starts   1914

Allies defeat German advance on Paris

  1905

Russo-Japanese War ends; Russia cedes territory to Japan

  1900

French create Military Territory of Chad

starts   1888

US-German naval standoff over Samoa

ends   1854

Russians defeat Anglo-French attempt to take Petropavlovsk

ends   1499

Ojeda explores Venezuelan coast

  413

Athaulf’s Goths occupy Narbona*

starts   394

Theodosius I defeats Arbogast and Eugenius on Frigidus

ends   394

Theodosius I marches west against Eugenius and Arbogast

ends   353

Persians mount abortive raid on Batnae*

ends   352

Constantius II campaigns against Sarmatians*

ends   323

Crispus defeats Franks and Alemanni*

ends   308

Constantine raids across Rhine*

ends   293

Constantius captures Gesoriacum from Carausius*

starts   293

Constantius defeats Frisian incursion into Gaul*

  268

Gallienus assassinated by his generals*

ends   268

Gallienus rules Roman Empire*

ends   167

Marcomanni cross Danube, raiding into Italy*