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Asteroid (50) Virginia was discovered by American astronomer James Ferguson on October 4, 1857 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Virginia

Asteroid (251) Sophia was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 4, 1885 in Vienna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/251_Sophia

Asteroid (651) Antikleia was discovered on October 4, 1907 by August Kopff 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/651_Antikleia

Asteroid (650) Amalasuntha was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on October 4, 1907 at Heidelberg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/650_Amalasuntha

Asteroid (939) Isberga was discovered from Heidelberg on 4 October 1920 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/939_Isberga



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Title: Out of Old Books- The Lunar Eclipse of October 4, 1884
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55150927/lunar-eclipse-of-october-4-1884/

On October 4, "kanelbullens dag" (Cinnamon roll day) is celebrated in Sweden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon_roll

World Animal Day is celebrated each year on October the 4th. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Animal_Day

The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed on 4 October 1991
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_on_Environmental_Protection_to_the_Antarctic_Treaty

World Space Week is an annual observance held from October 4 to October 10 
http://www.worldspaceweek.org/

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit organisation founded on 4 October 1985 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Foundation

The naval battle of Lake Poyang (30 August - 4 October AD 1363) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Poyang



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The Ansari X Prize was won on October 4, 2004, by the Tier One project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansari_X_Prize

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be put into Earth's orbit on 4 October 1957. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t4298260/sputnik/

Luna 3, or E-2A No.1 was a Soviet spacecraft launched at 00:43:39 UTC, 4 October 1959
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_3

The Little Joe 6 mission was launched at 10:00 UTC, 4th October 1959
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Joe_6



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Félix Savary (October 4, 1797 - July 15, 1841) was a French astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Savary

Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (4 October 1562 - 8 October 1647) was a Danish astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Longomontanus

Viktor Karlovich Knorre (4 October 1840 - 25 August 1919) was a Russian astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Knorre

Thomas Corwin Mendenhall (October 4, 1841 - March 23, 1924) was a US physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Corwin_Mendenhall

Cyril Stanley Smith (October 4, 1903-August 25, 1992) was a renowned metallurgist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Stanley_Smith

John Vincent Atanasoff (October 4, 1903 - June 15, 1995) was an American physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Atanasoff

Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg (October 4, 1916 - November 8, 2009) was a Soviet theoretical physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly_Lazarevich_Ginzburg



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The Airdrie Public Observatory was re-opened on 4 October 1978
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airdrie_Public_Observatory



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Star Trek episode "The Paradise Syndrome" was broadcast October 4, 1968.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7861703/star-trek/



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NGC 149 was discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on 4 October 1883.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55147786/ngc-149/

The open cluster NGC 267 was discovered on 4 October 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55147857/ngc-267/

The open cluster NGC 306 was discovered on 4 October 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55147911/ngc-306/

Messier 73 was discovered by Charles Messier on October 4, 1780
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_73

NGC 1792 is a magnitude +10.2 spiral galaxy discovered by James Dunlop on the 4th October 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58693457/ngc-1792/

NGC 4205 is a magnitude +13.0 edge-on spiral galaxy discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on the 4th October 1861.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58693561/ngc-4205/

Astronomer John Herschel first observed the galaxy NGC 7090 on 4 October 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50806064/ngc-7090/

NGC 7140 was discovered byJohn Herschel on the 4th October 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55148075/ngc-7140/

NGC 7249 was discovered on the 4th October 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55148142/ngc-7249/

NGC 7307 was discovered on the 4th October 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55148217/ngc-7307/

NGC 7356 was discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 4th October 1883.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55148285/ngc-7356/

NGC 7368 was discovered by John Herschel on the 4th October 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55148382/ngc-7368/

NGC 7404 was discovered by John Herschel on the 4th October 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55148691/ngc-7404/

NGC 7628 was discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 4th October 1878.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55148442/ngc-7628/

NGC 7713 was discovered by John Herschel on the 4th October 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55148482/ngc-7713/

NGC 7764 was discovered by John Herschel on the 4th October 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55148514/ngc-7764/




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Periodic comet 50P/Arend was discovered on October 4, 1951.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50P/Arend



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The Shag Harbour UFO incident was the reported impact of an unknown large object into waters near Shag Harbour, a tiny fishing village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on October 4, 1967.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_Harbour_UFO_incident



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Oct. Delta-Aurigids meteor shower peak
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45349152/delta-aurigids/



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