October 4th (1957) 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, 1957
» Space Race: Launch of 'Sputnik 1', the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
» Avro Arrow roll-out ceremony at Avro Canada plant in Malton, Ontario.
» 'Leave It To Beaver' premieres on CBS.
Famous Birthdays on October 4 in 1957
» Bill Fagerbakke, American actor
» Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (Dance with a Stranger (band) known as Dance with a Stranger) (d. 2013)
» Kyra Schon, American actress
» Russell Simmons, American businessman, founded Def Jam Recordings and Phat Farm
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)