On This Day in History October 4, 2019

Historical Events 1537  The 1st complete English-language Bible, the "Matthew Bible" is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale 1582  Last Julian calendar day in Spain, Portugal and pontifical states. To sync to the Gregorian calendar, 10 days are skipped and the next date is Oct 15. 1883  The Orient Express departs on its first official journey from Paris to Instanbul 1900  In a final confrontation, around 4,000 Ashantis are defeated by the British in the Gold Coast (Ghana) 1957  Soviet Union launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite into elliptical low Earth orbit 2006  WikiLeaks is launched, created by internet activist Julian Assange More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Anne Rice 78th Birthday Charlton Heston (1923 - 2008) Damon Runyon (1880 - 1946) Rutherford B. Hayes (1822 - 1893) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Janis Joplin (1943 - 1970) Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) More Famous Deaths