On this day: 4 October

Selected events and births on 4 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1876 – Texas A&M University opened as the first public institution of higher education in the U.S. state. Read more: Texas A&M University
• 1927 – Gutzon Borglum and approximately 400 workers began sculpting Mount Rushmore. Read more: Gutzon Borglum Mount Rushmore
• 1941 – Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. Read more: Willie Gillis Norman Rockwell The Saturday Evening Post

Born on this day

• 1938 – Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Kurt Wüthrich Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1942 – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic politician, 24th Prime Minister of Iceland Read more: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Prime Minister of Iceland
• 1946 – Chuck Hagel, American sergeant and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Defense Read more: Chuck Hagel United States Secretary of Defense
• 1993 – Mitchell Swepson, Australian cricketer Read more: Mitchell Swepson
• 1994 – Mike Williams, American football player Read more: Mike Williams (wide receiver, born 1994)
• 1995 – Jeonghan, South Korean singer Read more: Jeonghan
• 1995 – Kenny Clark, American football player Read more: Kenny Clark (defensive tackle)
• 1995 – Mikolas Josef, Czech singer and songwriter Read more: Mikolas Josef
• 1996 – Ella Balinska, English actress Read more: Ella Balinska
• 1997 – Rishabh Pant, Indian cricketer Read more: Rishabh Pant
• 1997 – Yuju, South Korean singer Read more: Yuju (singer)
• 2001 – Graham Campbell, American actor Read more: Graham Campbell (actor)

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / October 4 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.