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Notable anniversaries in history for today: October 4
- 200th: 1824 - Mexico becomes a republic.
- 100th: 1924 - New York Giants become first team to appear in four consecutive World Series (World Series #21).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Sam Huff; NFL linebacker (New York Giants, Washington Redskins).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Patti LaBelle; singer (LaBelles - "Lady Marmalade").
- 80th: 1944 - The Saint Louis World Series: Saint Louis Cardinals versus Saint Louis Browns; Browns win first World Series game in their only appearance (World Series #41).
- 70th: 1954 - CBS TV debuts December Bride TV series, starring comedienne Spring Byington.
- 60th: 1964 - In Canada, CBC TV first airs the news show This Hour has Seven Days, hosted by Patrick Watson and Laurier LaPierre.
- 60th: 1964 - Three cars of a commuter train derail in South Africa killing 81.
- 60th: 1964 - Boston Patriots' Gino Cappelletti kicks 6-of-6 field goals against Denver Broncos.
- 60th: 1964 - Saint Louis Cardinals clinch National League pennant.
- 40th: 1984 - Tim Macartney-Snape and Greg Mortimer become the first Australians to reach summit of Mount Everest.
- 40th: 1984 - US government closes down due to budget problems.
- 40th: 1984 - New York Yankees clinch American League East.
- 40th: 1984 - NBC TV debuts the sitcom Night Court, starring Harry Anderson.
- 30th: 1994 - In the Kuril Islands, a magnitude 8.3 earthquake occurs. At least ten people killed or missing and extensive damage on Iturup; at least 340 people injured and extensive damage occurred along the east coast of Hokkaido, Japan. Felt in the Tokyo area, Japan. Tsunami wave heights up to 3.46m.
- 20th: 2004 - The White Knight carrier plane launches SpaceShipOne rocket plane, piloted by Brian Binnie, which flies into space (69.6 miles high) and back. Because of this second successful flight within 2 weeks of the first flight, the Scaled Composites company wins the Ansari X Prize of US$10 million.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Bruce Palmer of a heart attack; bassist (The Mynah Birds, The Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Neil Young).
- 20th: 2004 - Two car bombs kill at least 16 people and injure dozens more in Baghdad, Iraq.
- 15th: 2009 - In Estoril, Portugal, round 14 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Jorge Lorenzo.
- 15th: 2009 - In Suzuka, Japan, round 15 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Sebastian Vettel.
- 15th: 2009 - In Spain, round 11 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Japan's former finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, at age 56 of unknown cause.
- 15th: 2009 - Greece's opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Pasok) wins a general election victory over the New Democracy party, 44 to 33.5 percent.
- 10th: 2014 - Death of Jean-Claude Duvalier, 41st President of Haiti (born 1951).
- 5th: 2019 - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and the Chief Executive in Council invokes the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, banning the face mask in public gatherings with immediate effect.
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