October 4 in History
4 October in History – 32 years ago

Northern Eurasia 1993: Russian Constitutional Crisis
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Ending on 4 October 1944
All Events on 4 October
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1993
Yeltsin cracks down on Russian parliament
1957
Soviets launch Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to be put in orbit
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1944
US-led Allies captures Morotai
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1944
US thwarts German efforts to set up weather stations in Greenland
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1918
Influenza pandemic strikes Australasia*
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1878
Argentina conquers southern tribes
1859
Kansas votes to become a free state
*Actual date uncertain; set to 4 October for purposes of Omniatlas
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