October 4 in History

Historical Events on October 4

1302 A peace treaty between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice ends the Byzantine-Venetian War (1296-1302).

1535 The first complete English-language Bible (the Coverdale Bible) is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.

1795 Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence by suppressing armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the National Convention.

1853 The Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.

1917 World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.

1957 Space Race: Launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.

1965 Pope Paul VI arrives in New York City, the first Pope to visit the Americas.

1993 Russian Constitutional Crisis: In Moscow, tanks bombard the White House, a government building that housed the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Boris Yeltsin rally outside.

2006 Wikileaks is launched by Julian Assange.

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Famous Birthdays on October 4

1822 Rutherford B. Hayes

1946 Chuck Hagel

1980 Sarah Fisher

1988 Derrick Rose

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Famous Deaths on October 4

1669 Rembrandt

1970 Janis Joplin

1982 Glenn Gould

1992 Denny Hulme

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