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4 October 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
1943 - World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.Global conflict from 1939 to 1945
Anniversary
1941 - Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.Fictional character by Norman Rockwell
Anniversary
1927 - Gutzon Borglum and approximately 400 workers began sculpting Mount Rushmore.American sculptor (1867–1941)
Anniversary
1925 - Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.1920s uprising against French rule
Anniversary
1918 - First World War: The Japanese merhant ship Hirano Maru was sunk by a German submarine in the Celtic Sea with the loss of 291 lives.Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
Historical events
History
2017 - Joint Nigerien-American Special Forces are ambushed by Islamic State militants outside the village of Tongo Tongo.Special operations branch of the U.S. Army
History
2010 - The Ajka plant accident in Hungary releases a million cubic metres of liquid alumina sludge, killing nine, injuring 122, and severely contaminating two major rivers.Ajka alumina 2010 industrial accident in Hungary
History
2004 - SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight.American experimental spaceplane
History
2003 - The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.2003 Palestinian terror attack in Haifa, Israel
History
2001 - Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.2001 aircraft shootdown over the Black Sea
History
1997 - The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina.Robbery in the United States
History
1993 - Battle of Mogadishu occurs killing 18 U.S. Special Forces, two UN Peacekeepers and at least 600 Somalian militia men and civilians.Military conflict during the Somali Civil War
History
1993 - Tanks bombard the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Yeltsin rally outside.Conflict between Boris Yeltsin and the parliament
History
1992 - The Rome General Peace Accords end a 16-year civil war in Mozambique.1992 treaty ending the Mozambican Civil War
Notable births
Born
1995 - Kenny Clark, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1995)
Born
1995 - Mikolas Josef, Czech singer and songwriterCzech singer-songwriter (born 1995)
Born
1994 - Mike Williams, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1994)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Christopher Ciccone, American artist (born 1960)American artist (1960–2024)
Died
2024 - Billy Shaw, American football player (born 1938)American football player (1938–2024)
Died
2022 - Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1932)American country singer (1932–2022)
Died
2020 - Kenzō Takada, Japanese-French fashion designer (born 1939)Japanese-French fashion designer (1939-2020)
Died
2015 - Dave Pike, American vibraphone player and songwriter (born 1938)American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1938–2015)
Died
2015 - Edida Nageswara Rao, Indian director and producer (born 1934)Indian film producer
Died
2015 - Neal Walk, American basketball player (born 1948)American basketball player
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
63.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 8.6 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
11.25 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
0.99 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
Moon
Moon at ApogeeThe Moon reaches a relatively distant point in its orbit around Earth.