October 4

October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). There are 88 days remaining.

Events:

• 1957 -- launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.

Births:

Deaths:

• 1947 -- Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (German physicist)
• 1970 -- Janis Joplin, Blues singer

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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