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1844 – Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (d. 1934) 1848 – Guido von List , Austrian-German journalist and poet (d. 1919) 1850 – Sergey Muromtsev , Russian lawyer and politician (d. 1910)
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1766 – As part of wider food riots, citizens in Nottingham, England, looted large quantities of cheese; one man was killed during attempts to restore order.; 1879 – Qing China signed the Treaty of Livadia with the Russian Empire, but the terms were so unfavorable that the Chinese government refused to ratify the treaty.
Highlights of this day in history: First victim dies in post-Sept. 11th anthrax scare; VP candidates spar over JFK; The Beatles release 'Love Me Do'; 'Monty Python' premieres; Baseball's Barry ...
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1892 - Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13-14; 1917 - The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal; 1954 – Birth of Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician
Rob Schneider was born on October 31, 1963, making it his 61st birthday this year. Rob Schneider in 2017. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Images.
October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) ... In one of the largest naval battles in history, Zhu Yuanzhang's rebels defeat rival Chen Youliang.