Happy Birthday September 4

Singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles-Carter was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, to Celestine "Tina" Knowles (née Beyoncé), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager.

As a child, Beyoncé charged her parents' house guests $5 each to watch her perform.

Beyoncé was nicknamed Dumbo because of her big ears by other children at school, recalling: ‘I used to get teased because they were bigger than my head.’

The 'Lemonade' title of Beyoncé's 2016 album was taken from a speech her rapper husband Jay Z's grandmother, Hattie White, gave at her 90th birthday party: "I've had my ups and downs, but I always find the inner strength to pull myself up. I was served lemons, but I made lemonade."

Beyoncé and Jay-Z were named by Forbes as the world’s first $1billion showbusiness couple.

For more September 4 anniversaries, including the founding of Los Angeles, the first heart surgery, the founding of eBay and the incorporation of Google, check out OnThatDay.