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Holidays and Observances
- World Animal Day
- First Day of World Space Week
- Lesotho - Independence Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1979: Rachael Leigh Cook - She's All That
- 1976: Alicia Silverstone - Clueless
- 1957: Russell Simmons - Music Producer
- 1946: Chuck Hagel - Nebraska Senator
- 1946: Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking
- 1895: Buster Keaton - Silent Film Star
Famous Deaths
- 1989: Secretariat - Triple Crown Winner
- 1970: Janis Joplin - Musician
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
Top Sports Teams
League Leaders on This day
- 2008: Drew Brees, NO - 1343 Pass YDS
- 2008: Michael Turner, ATL - 422 Rush YDS
- 2008: Cortland Finnegan, TNE - 4 InterceptionsNFL: Play Stat Leaders
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The 2000s
- 2003: A suicide bomber kills 21 people inside a restaurant in Haifa, Israel.
The 1990s
- 1993: Two Blackhawk Helicopters are shot down and 5 Americans are killed in Mogadishu during a humanitarian mission in Somalia.
The 1800s
- 1895: The first U.S. Open Golf tournament is held at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. The first champion was was Horace Rawlins
October 4 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Thomas R. Marshall with Pages (2006)
- The Daily Show: Double Banfield (2001)
- The Daily Show: Colbert Flub (2000)
- The Daily Show: Whole Tooth (1999)
- The Daily Show: Bush's Tongue Twister (2005)
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