On This Day in History 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 Istanbul 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 Famous Birthdays Anne Rice 79th 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