Talk:October 4
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October 4: Independence Day in Lesotho (1966); Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi (Catholicism); World Animal Day.
- 1830 - Belgian Revolution: A provisional government in Brussels declared the creation of the independent and neutral state of Belgium, in revolt against the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- 1883 - The Orient Express began operations.
- 1910 - Manuel II (pictured), the last King of Portugal, fled to the United Kingdom when a revolution erupted in Lisbon and his palace was shelled. The Portuguese First Republic was proclaimed the next day.
- 1957 - Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1 was launched by an R-7 rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakh SSR and became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
- 1993 - Russian Constitutional Crisis: In Moscow, tanks bombarded the White House, a government building that housed the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Boris Yeltsin rallied outside.
Recent days: October 3 – October 2 – October 1
- 1998 - Leafie Mason, 81-Year old senior citizen.
What was this doing in the deaths section is it surposed to be there or is it vandalism G-Man 23:55, 6 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- He/she is a victim of Angel Maturino Resendiz, a serial killer. I'm not sure if that warrants a mention in either the October 4 or 1998 article, but that's why it's there right now. Adam Bishop 00:00, 7 Oct 2003 (UTC)
I dont think it does warrant a mention here G-Man 00:04, 7 Oct 2003 (UTC)
St Francis of Assissi is listed as having died on this day (which is his feast day in the Church Calendar) but the article about him lists his death as 3 October. Can someone indicate which is correct, please? Furry 11:19, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
See the infobox on his page. Yes, this is correct. Why it is a day later, I don't know. Reywas92Talk 20:14, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
