456: The Visigoths under King Theodoric II, acting on the orders of the Roman emperor Abitus, invade the Iberian Peninsula with an army of Burgundians, Franks and Goths.
610: The exarch of Africa, Heraklion, is proclaimed emperor of Byzantium after the overthrow of the corrupt Phocas.
869: The Fourth Synod of Constantinople begins, which will decide on the fate of Patriarch Photios.
1143: King Alfonso VII of Leon and Castile recognizes Portugal as a kingdom.
1550: Concepcion is founded in Chile.
1582: A day that never existed. October 4, 1582 was the last day of the Julian Calendar. The next day and 1st of the Gregorian Calendar is October 15th. The days from October 5 to October 14 “will never exist”, as they are deleted, in order to harmonize the dates with the new Gregorian Calendar.
1793: During the French Revolution, Christianity was abolished as a religion in France.
1840: The miraculous relic of Saint Evdokimos of Vatopedino on Mount Athos is found in the Vatopedi Monastery of Mount Athos.
1864: The city of Calcutta, India, is almost completely destroyed by a cyclone. 60,000 people die.
1886: The city of Johannesburg in South Africa is founded after the discovery of gold in the region.
1892: The latest illegal activity of the Dalton gang. Attempts to rob a bank in Kofi Ville, Kansas, were spotted by citizens and in the ensuing exchange of gunfire, four were killed and Emmett Dalton, who was sentenced to life in prison, was rescued with serious injuries.
1900: In Paris, the Peace Conference condemns British policy in South Africa and proclaims the Boer Republic’s right to self-determination.
1910: Revolution in Portugal overthrows the monarchy and establishes democracy.
1912: Greece declares war on the Ottomans. The Greek Army crosses the border and enters the territory of Macedonia.
1919: Enzo Ferrari makes his debut in a car race. Later he will establish the car industry that bears his name.
1922: According to a decision of the Greek Revolutionary Committee, those responsible for the national tragedy (Asia Minor Catastrophe) will be punished by example. General Theodoros Pangalos is appointed chairman of the inquiry committee.
1930: Eleftherios Venizelos announces the start of the First Balkan Athletics Games at the Panathinaiko Stadium, in the presence of the Turkish Prime Minister. Panathinaikos striker Argyris Karagiannis becomes the first Greek in the Balkans.
1947: US President Harry Truman is urging Americans to cut back on meat and poultry to make food more available to Europe, which is suffering from hunger.
1949: The 6th plenary session of the KKE convenes in Bureli, Albania, 38 days after the end of the Civil War and decides on the official ceasefire.
1949: The official raising of the United Nations flag takes place at the new UN building in New York.
1949: Exactly 38 days after the end of the Civil War, the 6th plenary session of the KKE convenes in Bureli, Albania and decides on the official ceasefire. The party’s new tasks include founding a legal broad left-wing democratic party and publishing a left-wing legitimate Athenian newspaper.
1951: The Battalion of the Hellenic Expeditionary Corps of Korea, after a three-day fierce attack, occupies hill 313 (Scotland) near the Imjin River. This is his bloodiest operation with 28 dead and 87 injured.
1959: The football player of Ethnikos Piraeus, Thodoris Ioannou, leaves his last breath, who had clashed with the goalkeeper of Panathinaikos, Michalis Voutsaras, the previous day, in a friendly game between the two teams.
1962: The Beatles are releasing their first song, “Love Me Do”.
1962: The movie “Doctor No”, the first of the James Bond movie series, is released in cinemas.
1969: The new Corinth-Patras highway is delivered to traffic.
1984: The Challenger spacecraft with seven crew members is launched from Florida. It is the largest crew in the history of space travel.
1999: In London, 31 people were killed and 400 were injured when two high-speed trains collided at Paddington Station.
2000: Popular uprising in Belgrade aimed at overthrowing Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic. Thousands gather in Belgrade to protest presidential election fraud Protesters demand Milosevic’s resignation and invade parliament. The protests will force Milosevic to admit defeat and resign.
2009: George Papandreou receives a mandate to form a government from the President of the Republic, Karolos Papoulias.
2011: Former Apple chairman and CEO Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer and other health problems.
Births
954 – Malcolm II, King of Scotland
1319 – Peter IV, King of Aragon
1338 – Alexios III the Great Komnenos, emperor of Trebizond
1377 – Louis II of Anjou, king of Naples
1703 – Jonathan Edwards, American priest and theologian
1712 – Francesco Guardi, Italian painter
1713 – Denny Diderot, French philosopher
1737 – Alexios Orloff, Russian soldier
1829 – Chester Arthur, 21st President of the United States
1848 – Guido von Liszt, Austrian writer
1864 – Louis Limier, French filmmaker
1879 – Francis Rousseau, American physician
1884 – Suleiman Delvina, Albanian politician
1913 – Eugene Flake, US Vice Admiral
1925 – Antoine Gizenga, Congolese politician
1930 Reinhard Zelten, German economist
1933 – Petros Fyssoun, Greek actor
1936 – Vaclav Havel, Czech politician
1938 – Johnny Duncan, American singer
1944 – Arnhem Justas, politician from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1947 – Michel Pierre-Louis, Haitian politician
1947 – Brian Johnson, English singer
1952 – Clive Barker, English writer and director
1952 – Imomali Rakhmon, politician from Tajikistan
1955 – Eugenios Aranitsis, Greek writer
1958 – Neil DeGras Tyson, American astrophysicist
1967 – Guy Pierce, Australian actor
1969 – Giannis Kotsiras, Greek singer
1975 – Kate Winslet, English actress
1983 – Jesse Eisenberg, American actress
1987 – Kevin Miralas, Belgian footballer
1990 – Lais Ribeiro, Brazilian model
1992 – Kevin Magnussen, Danish racing driver
2006 – Jacob Tramblay, Canadian actor
Deaths
578 – Justin II, Byzantine emperor
610 – Phocas, Byzantine emperor
1056 – Henry III, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
1214 – Alfonso VIII, King of Castile
1285 – Philip III, King of France
1524 – Joachim Patinir, Flemish painter
1804 – Friedrich Daniel Benn, German educator
1880 – William Lassell, English astronomer
1880 – Jacques Offenbach, German composer
1907 – Minos Kalokairinos, Greek archaeologist
1918 – Roland Garros, French aviator
1934 – Jean Vigo, French director
1960 – Alfred Louis Kreber, American anthropologist
1981 – Gloria Graham, American actress
1982 – Konstantinos Bacolas, Greek politician
1983 – Earl Tapper, American inventor and businessman
1986 – Hull Wallis, American film producer
2005 – Elias Lagios, Greek poet
2007 – Walter Kebowski, German writer
2011 – Steve Jobs, American businessman
2016 – Antonis Sourounis, Greek writer
2017 – Anne Viazemski, French actress and writer

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