On This Day in History October 4, 2023

Historical Events 1537  1st printing in England of complete English-language Bible, the "Matthew's Bible", with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale (an update of the earlier "Coverdale Bible") [exact month/day unclear] 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 1993  Troops and tanks of President Boris Yeltsin shell and occupy the Russian White House in Moscow, the house of government of the Russian Federation 2006  WikiLeaks is launched, created by internet activist Julian Assange More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Buster Keaton 1895 - 1966 Damon Runyon 1880 - 1946 Richard Cromwell 1626 - 1712 Rutherford B. Hayes 1822 - 1893 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Janis Joplin 1943 - 1970 Loretta Lynn 1932 - 2022 More Famous Deaths October 4: Gregory Conquers Julius Caesar The calendar invented by Julius Caesar was to endure for 1,600 years, but it was finally discarded when Pope Gregory XIII came up with a more accurate version. Read the Article