Major Events
- 1537 First printing in England of the complete English-language Bible, the “Matthew’s Bible,” with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale (an update of the earlier “Coverdale Bible”) [exact month/day unclear] [1]
- 1582 Last Julian calendar day in Spain, Portugal, and the Papal States. To sync to the Gregorian calendar 10 days are skipped, and the next date is Oct 15.
- 1883 The Orient Express departs on its first official journey from Paris to Istanbul
- 1900 In a final confrontation, around 4,000 Ashantis are defeated by the British in the Gold Coast (Ghana)
- 1957 Soviet Union launches Sputnik I, the first artificial Earth satellite, into an elliptical low Earth orbit
- 1993 Troops and tanks under President Boris Yeltsin shell and occupy the Russian White House in Moscow, the seat of government of the Russian Federation
- 2023 Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker of the US House of Representatives to be removed from office after fellow Republican hardliners, led by Matt Gaetz, vote for his ouster [1]
Oct 4 in Film & TV
Oct 4 in Music
- 1974 Apple Records releases John Lennon‘s fifth studio album, “Walls & Bridges” in the UK; features #1 single “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night” (with Elton John) and “#9 Dream”
- 1975 Pink Floyd‘s concept album “Wish You Were Here” reaches No. 1 in the US and goes on to sell 13 million copies
Oct 4 in Sport
- 1895 1st US Open Men’s Golf, Newport GC: Englishman Horace Rawlins wins the inaugural event, beating Willie Dunn of Scotland by 2 strokes
Did You Know?
End of the Battle of Lake Poyang; Chinese rebel forces led by Zhu Yuanzhang defeat those of his rival, Chen Youliang, in one of the largest naval battles in history with approximately 850,000 participants
Fun Fact About October 4
Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mount Rushmore and works on it until 1941
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