October 4th, 1837

Born on October 4th, 1837

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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, 1837

81

Auguste-Réal Angers

Canadian politician (1837-1919)

*October 4th, 1837, Quebec City †April 14th, 1919, Westmount

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70

Franz Bücheler

German classical philologist (1837-1908)

*June 3rd, 1837, Rheinberg †May 3rd, 1908, Bonn

58

lhaj Adam Opel

Founder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG

*May 9th, 1837, Rüsselsheim am Main †September 8th, 1895, Rüsselsheim am Main

71

Grover Cleveland

President of the United States (1885–89; 1893–97)

*March 18th, 1837, Caldwell †June 24th, 1908, Princeton

85

Johannes Diderik van der Waals

Netherlandish physicist (1837-1923)

*November 23rd, 1837, Leiden †March 8th, 1923, Amsterdam

53

Ernest Hoschedé

French businessman

*December 18th, 1837, Paris †March 18th, 1891, 9th arrondissement of Paris

78

Johannes Trojan

Writer and opinion journalist (1837-1915)

*August 14th, 1837, Gdańsk †November 21st, 1915, Rostock

75

J. P. Morgan

American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)

*April 17th, 1837, Hartford †March 31st, 1913, Rome

62

Thomas Henry Ismay

British businessman (1837-1899)

*January 7th, 1837, Maryport †November 23rd, 1899, Dawpool

62

Ludwig Held

Austrian writer and librettist (1837–1900)

*April 14th, 1837, Regensburg †March 2nd, 1900, Vienna

65

Alois Hitler

Austrian civil servant; father of Adolf Hitler (1837-1903)

*June 7th, 1837, Strones †January 3rd, 1903, Linz

56

Sadi Carnot

5th president of France (1837–1894)

*August 11th, 1837, Limoges †June 25th, 1894, 3rd arrondissement of Lyon

35

Vasil Levski

Bulgarian revolutionary (1837–1873)

*July 18th, 1837, Karlovo †February 18th, 1873, Sofia

62

Dwight Lyman Moody

American evangelist (1837–1899)

*February 5th, 1837, Northfield †December 22nd, 1899, Northfield

54

Georges Ernest Boulanger

French general (1837-1891)

*April 29th, 1837, Rennes †September 30th, 1891, Ixelles - Elsene

83

John Burroughs

American naturalist and essayist (1837-1921)

*April 3rd, 1837, Delaware County †March 29th, 1921, California

72

Algernon Charles Swinburne

English poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909)

*April 5th, 1837, London †April 10th, 1909, London

76

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1837–1913)

*October 28th, 1837, Koishikawa †November 22nd, 1913, Koishikawa-ku

48

Nicolás Avellaneda

Argentinian lawyer, journalist and politician (1837-1885)

*October 1st, 1837, San Miguel de Tucumán †December 26th, 1885, Atlantic Ocean

82

Itagaki Taisuke

Japanese politician (1837–1919)

*May 21st, 1837, Kochi †July 16th, 1919, Shibakōen

45

Henry Draper

American physician and astronomer

*March 7th, 1837, Prince Edward County †November 20th, 1882, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1837 is a normal year and no leap year.

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