Historical Events
Music Concert
Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Cello concert premieres in Leningrad
- First Baseball World Series game played west of St Louis; LA Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox 3-1 in Game 3; record 92,394 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Sports History
Future Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown makes club record 37 rushing attempts in Cleveland Browns, 34-7 win at Chicago Cardinals
- Netherlands equal best performance against neighbours Belgium; win, 9-1 in soccer friendly at De Kuip, Rotterdam; Piet van der Kuil & Faas Wilkes score 3 apiece
- USSR Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side
Famous Birthdays
- Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist (One Under The Eight, Pet Shop Boys), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
- Tony Meo, English snooker player (British Open 1989; English Pro C’ship 1986-87), born in London, England
About October 4, 1959
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 63 years, 8 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
#1 Song: Here Comes Summer - Jerry Keller
