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On This Day In History for October 4, 2023
This is the 277th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 88 days remaining in 2023.
- It was on this date in 1582, that The Gregorian Calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII
- On October 4, 1883, First run of the Orient Express
- Also on October 4, 1927, Gutzon Borglum began sculpting Mount Rushmore
- Also today in 1957, Sputnik 1 became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
- October 4, 1983, Richard Noble set a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 km/h) at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada
- It was 38 years ago today, that The Free Software Foundation was founded
- Also today in 2004, SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight
- October 4, 2006, WikiLeaks was launched
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
- Danish astronomer and author, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, born on this date in 1562.
- French mathematician and academic, Louis François Antoine Arbogast was born 264 years ago today.
- American mathematician and suffrage activist, Florence Eliza Allen, born on this date in 1876.
- Hermann Glauert, English aerodynamicist and author was born on that same date in 1892.
- Buster Keaton, the American film actor, director, and producer was born 128 years ago today.
- English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I, Dorothy Lawrence was born 127 years ago today.
- John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff & Berry computer was born on that same date in 1903.
- inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer, Ken Wood was born 107 years ago today.
- Charlton Heston, American actor, director and gun rights activist was born on that same date in 1923.
- English-American author and actress, Jackie Collins, born on this date in 1937.
- American actress and activist, Susan Sarandon is 77 today.
Listener Birthdays
- 6 – John Deurholt (Jo Dho)
- 9 – Itsuko Rumpke (sounds like IT SUE-Koe)
- 9 – Mario (New Jersey)
- 10 – Victor Cajiao
- 10 – Garrett Riffal
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 4, 2023
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- New solar device makes desalinated seawater cheaper than tap water
- NASA Spots Eerie ‘Spider’ Shapes in Mars Crater View – CNET
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