October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). There are 88 days remaining.
Events:
Births:
- 1814 - Jean-Francois Millet, French painter
- 1822 - Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States (+ 1893)
- 1861 - Frederic Remington[?], painter (+ 1909)
- 1858 - Michael Pupin[?], telephone pioneer, Pulitzer Prize winning author
- 1880 - Damon Runyon, writer (+ 1946)
- 1892 - Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian politician
- 1895 - Buster Keaton, American comedian, actor (+ 1966)
- 1903 - John Atanasoff, American computer pioneer
- 1903 - Ernst Kaltenbrunner German military officer (+ 1946)
- 1917 - Jan Murray[?], comedian
- 1924 - Charlton Heston, American actor, NRA president
- 1928 - Alvin Toffler, futurist, author
- 1939 - Jackie Collins[?], author
- 1941 - Anne Rice, American horror/fantasy writer
- 1943 - H. Rap Brown (Jamil Al-Amin), civil rights activist
- 1946 - Susan Sarandon, American actress
- 1947 - Ann Widdecombe, British Member of Parliament
- 1949 - Armand Assante[?], actor
- 1953 - Tchéky Karyo[?], actor
- 1960 - Afrika Bambaataa, musician
- 1961 - Jon Secada[?], singer
- 1963 - A.C. Green[?], basketball star
- 1967 - Liev Schreiber, actor
- 1976 - Alicia Silverstone, American actress
- 1979 - Rachael Leigh Cook[?], actress
Deaths:
- 1582 - Saint Teresa of Avila
- 1880 - Jacques Offenbach, composer
- 1904 - Frédéric Bartholdi, sculptor of the Statue of Liberty
- 1944 - Al Smith[?], candidate for President of the United States, Governor of New York
- 1946 - Barney Oldfield[?], automobile pioneer
- 1947 - Max Planck, German physicist
- 1967 - Woody Guthrie, folk music singer
- 1970 - Janis Joplin, American singer
- 1982 - Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist
- 1989 - Graham Chapman, British comedian
Holidays:
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
October 3 - October 5 - September 4 - November 4 - more historical anniversaries