October 4

Facts & Historical Events On This Day

2017

UK Prime Minister Theresa May was 'pink-slipped' during her speech at the Conservative National Conference.

2011

Dark Souls, the second Souls game after Demon's Souls, was released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America.

2006

Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks.com.

2001

143 people were killed in a Siberian Airlines plane crash that was shot down by Ukrainian Missiles over the Black Sea.

1997

The second largest cash robbery in US history was committed.

1974

John Lennon's album 'Walls and Bridges' was released in the US.

1965

Pope John Paul IV visited New York, becoming the first Pope to visit the Western Hemisphere.

1957

Sputnik 1 became Earth's first artificial satellite to go into orbit.

1927

Gutzon Borglum began sculpting Mount Rushmore.

1918

The musical 'Sometime' put on its first performance at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, New York City, US.

1883

The Orient Express started its first journey from Paris to Istanbul.

1675

The pocket watch patent was awarded to Dutch mathematician and scientist Christiaan Huygens.

1582

Pope Gregory XIII introduced the concept of the Gregorian Calendar to Europe.

1535

The first complete English Bible translation was published.