394 Historic Events for October 4
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| 1868 |
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Marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28)
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| 1873 |
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Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms
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| 1875 |
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Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer
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| 1877 |
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Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexico, revolutionary rebel [or 6/25]
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| 1880 |
Death |
William Lassell, English astronomer (1st moon of Neptune), dies
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| 1880 |
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University of California founded in Los Angeles
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| 1880 |
Birth |
Damon Runyon, US journalist/writer (Guys and Dolls-based on his work)
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| 1881 |
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[Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal
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| 1881 |
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Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano
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| 1883 |
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Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail
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| 1885 |
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Henricus Wijdefield, Dutch architect (Peace Palace)
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| 1886 |
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Luis Alberni, Spain, actor (Topaze)
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| 1887 |
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Francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian)
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| 1889 |
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John B Kelly, Olympic champion rower/father of Grace Kelly
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Luis Trenker, Sankt Ulrich, actor (Berge in Flammen)
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian Fascist chancellor killed by Nazis
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| 1892 |
Death |
Guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Belgian captain, dies at 39
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| 1893 |
Death |
Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, MP (AR), dies at 88
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| 1894 |
Birth |
Cliff Hall, Bkln NY, actor (Crime Photographer)
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Sergei Jessenin, writer
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Buster [Joseph F] Keaton, actor (Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr)
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Hattie McDaniel, actress (Gone With the Wind-academy award)
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Richard Sorge, German spy for USSR in Tokyo (WW II)
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| 1895 |
Event |
1st US Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport GC RI
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| 1895 |
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Horace Rawlins wins 1st US Open golf tournament (Newport RI)
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