October 4th, 1836

Born on October 4th, 1836

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What happened on October 4th?

October 4th, 1927

Gutzon Borglum and approximately 400 workers began sculpting Mount Rushmore.

October 4th, 2003

A suicide bomber killed 21 people, including a two-month-old baby, and injured 60 others inside a restaurant in Haifa, Israel.

October 4th, 1957

The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

October 4th, 1943

World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.

October 4th, 1941

Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

October 4th, 1925

Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.

October 4th, 1918

First World War: The Japanese merhant ship Hirano Maru was sunk by a German submarine in the Celtic Sea with the loss of 291 lives.

October 4th, 1917

First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among German commanders and causing a severe loss of morale in the 4th Army.

October 4th, 1876

Texas A&M University opened as the first public institution of higher education in the U.S. state.

October 4th, 1862

American Civil War: After a naval battle in Galveston Harbor, Texas, Confederate commanders negotiated the surrender of the city to Union forces.

October 4th, 1633

Smolensk War: Forces from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth broke the Russian siege of Smolensk (depicted).

October 4th, 1448

Skanderbeg and Gjergj Arianiti signed a peace treaty to end the Albanian–Venetian War.

October 4th, 1363

Red Turban Rebellions: The rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang won the Battle of Lake Poyang by deploying ships intentionally set aflame when the emperor tried to escape.

October 4th, 1209

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (seal pictured), was crowned.

October 4th, 2018

East Island (pictured), a critical wildlife habitat in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, was largely destroyed by Hurricane Walaka.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 4th

Born on October 4th, 1836

99

Juliette Adam

Author, salonnière

*October 4th, 1836, Verberie †August 23rd, 1936, Callian

Same year
Born in 1836

80

Wilhelmine von Hillern

German actress and writer

*March 11th, 1836, Munich †December 15th, 1916, Aschau im Chiemgau

65

Bret Harte

American writer and poet

*August 25th, 1836, Albany †May 5th, 1902, London

64

Walter Besant

English novelist and historian (1836–1901)

*August 14th, 1836, Portsmouth †June 9th, 1901, Frognal

70

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

American poet, novelist, editor (1836-1907)

*November 11th, 1836, Portsmouth †March 19th, 1907, Boston

34

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Spanish poet

*February 17th, 1836, Seville †December 22nd, 1870, Madrid

73

Mily Balakirev

Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (1837-1910)

*December 21st, 1836, Nizhny Novgorod †May 16th, 1910, Saint Petersburg

64

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-American chess player

*May 17th, 1836, Prague †August 12th, 1900, New York City

71

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

British Prime Minister from 1905 to 1908

*September 7th, 1836, Glasgow †April 22nd, 1908, Downing Street

67

Josef Srb

Czech music publicist and composer

*September 18th, 1836, Debrno †September 1st, 1904, Prague

77

Joseph Chamberlain

British politician (1836-1914)

*July 8th, 1836, London †July 2nd, 1914, London

69

Adolf von Wittich

Politician (1836-1906)

*August 28th, 1836, Trzcianka †February 23rd, 1906, Würzburg

59

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

Austrian author

*January 27th, 1836, Lviv †March 9th, 1895, Lindheim

74

W. S. Gilbert

English dramatist, poet and illustrator (1836–1911)

*November 18th, 1836, London †May 29th, 1911, London

65

James Tissot

French painter and illustrator (1836–1902)

*October 15th, 1836, Nantes †August 8th, 1902, Chenecey-Buillon

76

Segismundo Moret

Spanish politician, art collector and writer (1833-1913)

*June 2nd, 1836, Cádiz †January 28th, 1913, Madrid

95

Ellen Browning Scripps

American journalist, philanthropist (1836–1932)

*October 18th, 1836, London †August 3rd, 1932, La Jolla

54

Paul Barbe

French politician (1836-1890)

*February 4th, 1836, Nancy †July 29th, 1890, 9th arrondissement of Paris

62

Franz Hipler

German regional historian

*February 17th, 1836, Olsztyn †December 17th, 1898, Frombork

78

Antonie Jacobus Ackerman

Dutch pianist (1836-1914)

*April 2nd, 1836, Rotterdam †April 22nd, 1914, The Hague

49

Adriano Cecioni

Italian painter and sculptor (1836-1886)

*July 26th, 1836, Vaglia †May 23rd, 1886, Florence

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Leap year

Yes: 1836 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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