Historical Events
Event of Interest
Fumio Kishida takes office as Japan's new Prime Minister after taking over as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
- Global outage of Facebook and its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, for six hours
- Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for discovering receptors for temperature and touch
- Three years worth of rain (14 inches or 300 mm) falls in 12 hours in city of Al Khaburah, Oman, in the wake of tropical cyclone Shaheen [1]
Famous Deaths
- Alan Kalter, American television announcer (Late Show with David Letterman, 1995-2015), dies at 78
- Eddie Robinson, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1949, 51–53; Washington Sens, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia A's) and executive (GM Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves), dies at 100
- Laurie Davidson, New Zealand yacht designer (Black Magic 1995; Team New Zealand 2000; America's Cup HOF 2007), dies at 94
Died in 2021 2021 Highlights
About October 4, 2021
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 2 years, 6 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Libra
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