October 4th (1918) was a Friday. It's the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 88 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 4th October, 1918
» An explosion kills more than 100 and destroys the T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion e.g T.A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant in Sayreville, New Jersey. Fires and explosions continue for three days forcing massive evacuations and
Famous Birthdays on October 4 in 1918
» Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
October 4th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Saint Amun named Amun
» Francis of Assisi
» Saint Petronius of Bologna
» October 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Cinnamon Roll Day or 'kanelbullens dag' (Sweden)
» Day of Peace and Reconciliation (Mozambique)
» Independence Day (Lesotho), celebrates the independence of Lesotho from the United Kingdom in 1966.
» The beginning of World Space Week (International observance named International)