September 5 in History
Ancestry
Holiday Sale: 65% off AncestryDNA. Offer ends 11/19. Terms apply.
Discover your ethnicity and find relatives with AncestryDNA.
Fan Zhongyan, Chinese chancellor was born in 989, while Authari, Lombard king died in 590.
Ancestry
AncestryDNA® with Traits
Ethnicity estimate, DNA matches and personal traits.
Editor's picks
Born on September 5
- 989 — Fan Zhongyan, Chinese chancellor (died 1052)
- 1187 — Louis VIII, king of France (died 1226)
- 1201 — Alix of Thouars, duchess of Brittany (died 1221)
Died on September 5
- 590 — Authari, Lombard king (born 540)
- 714 — Shang, emperor of the Tang Dynasty
- 1165 — Nijō, emperor of Japan (born 1143)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for September 5
Explore genealogy records
Researching someone born in September? Search birth records
Live genealogy events
This calendar is live and has its own date controls; it is separate from the September 5 historical article above.
Ancestry
Holiday Sale: 65% off AncestryDNA. Offer ends 11/19. Terms apply.
Discover your ethnicity and find relatives with AncestryDNA.
Ancestry
AncestryDNA® with Traits
Ethnicity estimate, DNA matches and personal traits.