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{{*mp}} [[1910]] - '''[[Manuel II of Portugal|Manuel II]]''' ''(pictured)'', the last [[List of Portuguese monarchs|King of Portugal]], fled to the [[United Kingdom]] when a revolution erupted in [[Lisbon]] and his [[palace]] was [[Shell (projectile)|shelled]]. The [[Portuguese First Republic]] was proclaimed the next day. |
{{*mp}} [[1910]] - '''[[Manuel II of Portugal|Manuel II]]''' ''(pictured)'', the last [[List of Portuguese monarchs|King of Portugal]], fled to the [[United Kingdom]] when a revolution erupted in [[Lisbon]] and his [[palace]] was [[Shell (projectile)|shelled]]. The [[Portuguese First Republic]] was proclaimed the next day. |
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{{*mp}} [[1957]] - [[Soviet space program|Soviet spacecraft]] '''''[[Sputnik 1]]''''' was launched by an [[R-7 Semyorka|R-7 rocket]] from [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]], [[Kazakh SSR]] and became the first artificial [[satellite]] to [[Planetary orbit|orbit]] the [[Earth]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1957]] - [[Soviet space program|Soviet spacecraft]] '''''[[Sputnik 1]]''''' was launched by an [[R-7 Semyorka|R-7 rocket]] from [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]], [[Kazakh SSR]] and became the first artificial [[satellite]] to [[Planetary orbit|orbit]] the [[Earth]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1993]] - '''[[Russian constitutional crisis of 1993|Russian Constitutional Crisis]]''': [[ |
{{*mp}} [[1993]] - '''[[Russian constitutional crisis of 1993|Russian Constitutional Crisis]]''': In [[Moscow]], [[tank]]s bombarded the [[White House of Russia|White House]], a government building that housed the [[Russia]]n [[parliament]], while demonstrators against [[President of Russia|President]] [[Boris Yeltsin]] rallied outside. |
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Recent days: [[October 3]] – [[October 2]] – [[October 1]] |
Recent days: [[October 3]] – [[October 2]] – [[October 1]] |
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Revision as of 13:41, 4 October 2006
October 4: Independence Day in Lesotho (1966); Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi (Catholicism); World Animal Day.
- 1830 - Belgian Revolution: A provisional government in Brussels declared the creation of the independent and neutral state of Belgium, in revolt against the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- 1883 - The Orient Express began operations.
- 1910 - Manuel II (pictured), the last King of Portugal, fled to the United Kingdom when a revolution erupted in Lisbon and his palace was shelled. The Portuguese First Republic was proclaimed the next day.
- 1957 - Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1 was launched by an R-7 rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakh SSR and became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
- 1993 - Russian Constitutional Crisis: In Moscow, tanks bombarded the White House, a government building that housed the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Boris Yeltsin rallied outside.
Recent days: October 3 – October 2 – October 1
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