Christian feast day: Charbel (martyr)

Name: Christian feast day: Charbel (martyr)
Start: 2000-09-05
End: 2000-09-05
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On September 5, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Charbel (martyr). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of September 5, one of 493 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Charbel of Edessa also known as Tiphael, is an early 2nd-century Syriac saint and Christian martyr venerated by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was murdered during the Persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Trajan. His sister, Bebaia of Edessa, was murdered soon afterwards. The two martyrs are venerated on January 29. His story is linked to that of Barsimaeus, who was said to have converted him to Christianity from Paganism, and may be backdated from events that took place in Edessa under the emperor Decius.

Key Facts

This event took place on September 5, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia source last updated on 7 May 2026.

On This Date in History 493

Type	Year	Date	Event
Notable Deaths	2024	Sep 5	Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan athlete (born 1991)
Notable Deaths	2024	Sep 5	Herbie Flowers, English musician (born 1938)
Notable Deaths	2024	Sep 5	Radha Charan Gupta, Indian historian of mathematics (born 1935)
Notable Deaths	2024	Sep 5	Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2024	Sep 5	Rich Homie Quan, American rapper (born 1990)
Notable Deaths	2024	Sep 5	Laurent Tirard, French film director and screenwriter (born 1967)
Historical Events	2022	Sep 5	Liz Truss is declared the winner of the UK Conservative Party leadership election, beating Rishi Sunak.
Historical Events	2022	Sep 5	At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China.
Historical Events	2021	Sep 5	The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.
Notable Deaths	2021	Sep 5	Sarah Harding, English singer, member of Girls Aloud (born 1981)
Selected Events	2020	Sep 5	California wildfires: A pyrotechnic device at a gender reveal party ignited the El Dorado Fire (pictured), burning for…
Notable Deaths	2019	Sep 5	Francisco Toledo, Mexican painter, sculptor, and graphic artist (born 1940)
Notable Deaths	2018	Sep 5	Bhagwatikumar Sharma, Indian Gujarati writer and journalist (born 1934)
Notable Deaths	2018	Sep 5	Beatriz Segall, Brazilian actress (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2017	Sep 5	Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dutch-American physicist and Nobel laureate (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2016	Sep 5	Hugh O'Brian, American actor (born 1925)
Notable Deaths	2016	Sep 5	Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2015	Sep 5	Goh Eng Wah, Malaysian-Singaporean businessman, founded Eng Wah Global (born 1923)
Notable Deaths	2015	Sep 5	Aadesh Shrivastava, Indian singer-songwriter (born 1964)
Notable Deaths	2015	Sep 5	Chester Stranczek, American baseball player and businessman (born 1929)
Notable Deaths	2014	Sep 5	Bruce Morton, American journalist (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2014	Sep 5	Mara Neusel, German mathematician, author, and academic (born 1964)
Notable Deaths	2013	Sep 5	Edwin Bideau, American lawyer and politician (born 1950)
Notable Deaths	2013	Sep 5	Geoffrey Goodman, English pilot, journalist, and author (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2013	Sep 5	Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (born 1975)
Historical Events	2012	Sep 5	An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four…
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 5	Ian Dick, Australian cricketer and field hockey player (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 5	Victoria Fyodorova, Russian-American actress and author (born 1946)
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 5	John Oaksey, English jockey and journalist (born 1929)
Notable Deaths	2010	Sep 5	Hedley Beare, Australian author and academic (born 1932)
Notable Deaths	2010	Sep 5	Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, Belgian-Dutch poet and painter (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2009	Sep 5	Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (born 1938)
Notable Births	2007	Sep 5	Matthew Schaefer, Canadian ice hockey player
Notable Deaths	2007	Sep 5	Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2007	Sep 5	Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician (born 1939)
Notable Deaths	2007	Sep 5	Thomas Hansen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1976)
Notable Deaths	2007	Sep 5	D. James Kennedy, American pastor and author (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2007	Sep 5	Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director and screenwriter (born 1939)
Historical Events	2006	Sep 5	The Waziristan Accord is signed between the Government of Pakistan and local Taliban militants in North Waziristan,…
Historical Events	2005	Sep 5	Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashes after takeoff from Polonia International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, killing 149.
Notable Deaths	2005	Sep 5	Roberto Viaux, Chilean general (born 1917)
Selected Events	2005	Sep 5	Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashed shortly after take-off in Indonesia due to pilot error, killing 100 out of the 117…
Notable Deaths	2003	Sep 5	Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2002	Sep 5	David Todd Wilkinson, American cosmologist and astronomer (born 1935)
Notable Births	2001	Sep 5	Bukayo Saka, English footballer
Notable Births	2001	Sep 5	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Australian rugby league player
Notable Deaths	2001	Sep 5	Justin Wilson, American chef and author (born 1914)
Notable Deaths	2001	Sep 5	Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and academic (born 1912)
Notable Deaths	2000	Sep 5	Roy Fredericks, Guyanese cricketer and politician (born 1942)
Notable Births	1999	Sep 5	Filip Chytil, Czech ice hockey player