The USSR launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957, making it the first man-made satellite to orbit the planet. The satellite, a basketball-sized, 85-kilogram (187-pound), metal sphere that orbited the Earth at 29,000 kilometres per hour (18,000 miles per hour) for three months, was put into orbit by a massive rocket.

Steven Paul Jobs a renowned name in the field of technology and co-founder of Apple died of cancer on October in 2011. He achieved a lot in his life, he was the CEO of Apple, majority shareholder of Pixar, a member in Board of Directors in The Walt Disney Company and the founder, chairman and CEO of NeXT. He is still recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.

In the year 1952, on October 3rd United Kingdome became the third country to test the nuclear weapons after United States and Soviet Union. The code named 'Hurricane', the first British test was performed at the Montebello islands in Western Australia. As the land of British was small and had high population, hence was not suitable for the nuclear testing that's why they have asked Australia to provide the land for nuclear testing.

Hilton, Elizabeth Taylor Wilding Todd Fisher's Burton Warner married Larry Fortensky Friday in a spectacular, private ceremony that, from a distance, conjured memories of "Apocalypse Now." Two dozen news helicopters circled Michael Jackson's "Neverland" estate, evading tethered barrage balloons and a pair of security choppers sent to keep them away from the extremely private wedding.

At the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin, Obama met Michelle Robinson, a young lawyer assigned to be his mentor. The pair began dating soon after. He and Michelle married on October 3, 1992. They relocated to Kenwood, a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. Several years later, Barack and Michelle Obama had two daughters: Malia (born in 1998) and Sasha (born in 2004). (born 2001).

October 5th marks the thirtd flyer trip. It was the first airplane that was capable of sustained and maneuverable flight. It was on 5th October 1905, when the flight run for about 39 minutes and 24 seconds, covering slightly a distance of 24 miles.

The Mongol invasion on Japan took place in 1274. It was when Kublai Khan sent two huge fleets from China and Korea. When Mongol departed for the invasion of Japan, thier first stoppage was Tushima island and this was the first onslaught of Kabulai Khan's invasion of Japan.

Treaty of Nissa, a treaty of peace was signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire on October 3rd in the year 1739 to end up the Russio-Turkish War. As per the treaty of Nissa, Russians gave up their claim to Crimea and Moldavia. However, they were allowed to build a port at Azov that too without the right to have a fleet in the Black sea. The Austrian peace treaty compelled Russia to accept the peace at Nissa.

Pamela Anderson has married longtime friend Rick Salomon for the third time. According to reports, the couple married on October 6 night in Las Vegas at the Mirage Hotel in front of Anderson's children and family members. It wasn't a traditional wedding, as the ceremony took place in the hour and a half between Anderson's two magic acts.

On October 4th in the year 1854, Abraham Lincoln delivered his first political address at Illinois State Fair. The main motive of that speech was to oppose the slavery. He in his address, put some specific arguments against the slavery, which became an important step in Abraham Lincoln's political ascension.

Kate Elizabeth Winslet was born on October 5, 1975, in Reading, England, the granddaughter of two theater managers and the daughter of two performers. Kate Winslet began acting at the age of seven. She performed on the British stage until the mid-1990s, when she made her cinematic debut in Heavenly Creatures. She got the starring part in Titanic in 1997, which catapulted her to international prominence. She has since appeared in numerous films and received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Reader. She has also won numerous Golden Globes for her work on Revolutionary Road, Mildred Pierce, and Steve Jobs.

On October 2nd in the year 1906, a renowned Indian Painter and artist died. He was one of the greates Indian painters in the history of Indian arts. His exemplary works exhibits the fusion of European academic art. He was best known for making affordable lithographs of his paintings for the public. His work recieved profound acclaim and thorugh his work he is still living in this world.

Vinod Khanna was one of the best performers to come out of Hindi cinema. He wasn't merely an actor; he had his own identity. He was born in Peshawar on October 6, 1946. (present-day Pakistani city). He eventually decided to become a politician in addition to being a renowned Indian actor and producer. He served as a Member of Parliament for the Gurdaspur seat for two terms.

Guru Har Rai was born on January 16, 1630 in Kiratpur to Baba Gurditta, Guru Hargobind's oldest son. Because Ram Rai had disappointed his father, Guru Har Rai selected his younger son Harkrishan as the new Guru, and he died soon after on October 6, 1661. After Guru Hargobind's numerous wars, the years of Guru Har Rai were a time of consolidation for the Sikh community, with no significant battles throughout the Guru's lifetime.

Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis' wife, is most known for her shower scene as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller 'Psycho.' Leigh died at her Beverly Hills home in October 2004 at the age of 77 after suffering from vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels, for a year.

Michael Jordan best known by his initials MJ is an former American Professional basketballer and buisnessman. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, and had won six championship with Chicago Bulls. On 5th October,19994 he established career highs in 3-point attempts and 3-point goals.

Around 1889, Edison assembled a team of muckers, led by William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, to work on this project. They created the Strip Kinetograph, a very early movie camera. The "strip" was a length of long, flexible film invented for use with a conventional camera. It could be wrapped around a wheel or a spool, unlike earlier photographic film. The Strip Kinetograph captured photos so quickly that they appeared to move.

Lisa Marie Persley married Danny Keough at Church of Scienteology on October 3rd in the year 1988. Only 9 people attended the event including her mother Priscilla Persley. Lisa was 20 at the time of thier marriage and Danny was 23. They both dated each other for three years before getting married. Although both got split after few year of thier marriage.

According to witnesses, the golfer married Elin Nordegren in a magnificent sunset wedding at the island's most opulent golf resort, at an estimated cost of $1.5 million. Woods and Nordegren are said to have spent the night aboard a boat and arrived in a skiff this morning, with Woods wearing a wetsuit. Tiger Woods marries Elin Nordegren, a former Swedish model, in 2004 at Sandy Lane Resort in St. James, Barbados. The pair worked hard to keep media away from the occasion, and there has been no official confirmation that they married.