October 4 in History

4 October in History – 80 years ago

Lapland War

the Arctic 1944: Lapland War

Finland, which had entered the War to reclaim land taken by the Soviets, had been trying to... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Northern Eurasia 1993: Russian Constitutional Crisis
Northern Eurasia 1993
Russian Constitutional Crisis
With the fall of the Soviet Union, Russian president Boris Yeltsin introduced radical economic...
Historical Atlas of the Arctic 1944: Lapland War
the Arctic 1944
Lapland War
Finland, which had entered the War to reclaim land taken by the Soviets, had been trying to...
Historical Atlas of Europe 447: Attila–Anatolius Treaty
Europe 447
Attila–Anatolius Treaty
With Thrace in ruins following the Hunnic invasion of 447, the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius...
 

on 4 October 1957

Soviets launch Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to be put in orbit

All Events on 4 October

ends   1993
Yeltsin cracks down on Russian parliament
  1957
Soviets launch Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to be put in orbit
ends   1944
US-led Allies captures Morotai
ends   1944
US thwarts German efforts to set up weather stations in Greenland
starts   1918
Influenza pandemic strikes Australasia*
starts   1878
Argentina conquers southern tribes
starts   1865
Bismarck meets with Napoleon III at Biarritz
  1859
Kansas votes to become a free state
ends   1849
Serbs in revolt against Hungarians in Vojvodina
  447
In new treaty with Huns, Eastern Romans agree to withdraw from Danube*
ends   391
Romans defeat Gothic bandits in Macedonia*
starts   376
Romans ferry Tervingi across Danube; Greuthungi cross secretly*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 4 October for purposes of Omniatlas

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