October 4th, 1891

Born on October 4th, 1891

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What happened on October 4th?

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 execute 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

An ammunition plant in Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S., exploded, killing around 100 people and destroying more than 300 buildings.

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: Union forces capture Galveston, Texas.

October 4th, 1633

Forces from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth break the Russian siege of Smolensk.

October 4th, 1448

Skanderbeg and Gjergj Arianiti sign 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, 2003

The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.

October 4th, 2001

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.

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

Born on October 4th, 1891

65

Francisco Tamayo Pacheco

Peruvian politician and lawyer (1891-1957)

*October 4th, 1891, Urubamba District †April 18th, 1957, Lima

81

Herbert Kranz

German writer (1891-1973)

*October 4th, 1891, Nordhausen †August 30th, 1973, Brunswick

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 4th?

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

*October 4th, 1887, 18th arrondissement of Paris †January 22nd, 1965, Paris

24

Lit Killah

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 4th, 1999, González Catán

41

Engelbert Dollfuss

Austrian Christian Social and Patriotic Front statesman (1892-1934)

*October 4th, 1892, Texingtal †July 25th, 1934, Vienna

70

Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1895–1966)

*October 4th, 1895, Piqua †February 1st, 1966, Woodland Hills

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

70

John B. Kelly Sr.

American Olympic rower (1889–1960)

*October 4th, 1889, Philadelphia †June 20th, 1960, Philadelphia

80

Anne Rice

American writer

*October 4th, 1941, New Orleans †December 11th, 2021, Rancho Mirage

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*October 4th, 1822, Delaware †January 17th, 1893, Fremont

49

Richard Sorge

Soviet spy in Germany and Japan (1895－1944)

*October 4th, 1895, Baku †November 7th, 1944, Sugamo Prison

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

93

Benjamin Harrison Freedman

American businessman (1890-1984)

*October 4th, 1890, Manhattan †January 1st, 1984, Garden City

71

Ernst Helwing

German historian

*October 4th, 1803, Lemgo †April 25th, 1875

65

Oscar Mathisen

Norwegian speed skater (1888-1954)

*October 4th, 1888, Christiania †April 10th, 1954, Oslo

34

Viktoria Rebensburg

German alpine skier

*October 4th, 1989, Kreuth

62

Jon Secada

Cuban-American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

85

Kurt Wüthrich

Swiss chemist

*October 4th, 1938, Aarberg

Same year
Born in 1891

68

Hans Albers

German actor (1891-1960)

*September 22nd, 1891, Hamburg †July 24th, 1960, Berg

54

Anton Dostler

German general

*May 10th, 1891, Munich †December 1st, 1945, Aversa

65

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)

*April 14th, 1891, Bhim Janmabhoomi †December 6th, 1956, Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial

69

Zora Neale Hurston

African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891-1960)

*January 7th, 1891, Notasulga †January 28th, 1960, Fort Pierce

54

Walter Model

German field marshal

*January 24th, 1891, Genthin †April 21st, 1945, Ratingen

82

James Chadwick

English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932

*October 20th, 1891, Bollington †July 24th, 1974, Cambridge

52

Erwin Rommel

German field marshal of World War II

*November 15th, 1891, Heidenheim an der Brenz †October 14th, 1944, Herrlingen

76

Paul Whiteman

American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967)

*March 28th, 1891, Denver †December 29th, 1967, Doylestown

78

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

*December 10th, 1891, Schöneberg †May 12th, 1970, Stockholm

53

Erich Marcks

German general

*June 6th, 1891, Schöneberg †June 12th, 1944, Saint-Lô

81

James Bell

American actor (1891-1973)

*December 1st, 1891, Suffolk †October 26th, 1973, Kents Store

82

Frank Mills

American actor (1891-1973)

*January 26th, 1891, Kalamazoo †August 18th, 1973, Los Angeles

88

Henry Miller

American novelist (1891–1980)

*December 26th, 1891, Yorkville †June 7th, 1980, Pacific Palisades

61

Fritz Schellong

German internist and university professor (1891-1953)

*September 10th, 1891, Königsberg †January 18th, 1953, Münster

65

Kurt von Tippelskirch

German World War II general

*October 9th, 1891, Charlottenburg †May 10th, 1957, Lüneburg

76

Adolf Wurmbach

German author

*July 15th, 1891, Littfeld †January 17th, 1968, Kredenbach

56

Gitz Rice

Canadian pianist and composer (1891-1947)

*March 5th, 1891, New Glasgow †October 16th, 1947, New York City

95

John Howard Northrop

American biochemist (1891-1987)

*July 5th, 1891, Yonkers †May 27th, 1987, Wickenburg

48

Mikhail Bulgakov

Russian author

*May 3rd, 1891, Kyiv †March 10th, 1940, Moscow

53

Walther Arndt

German zoologist (1891–1944) executed by the Nazis

*January 8th, 1891, Kamienna Góra †June 26th, 1944, Brandenburg an der Havel

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1891 is a normal year and no leap year.

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October 1891