1537: The 1st complete English-language Bible, the “Matthew Bible” is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale

1582: Last Julian calendar day in Spain, Portugal and pontifical states. To sync to the Gregorian calendar, 10 days are skipped and the next date is Oct 15.

1883: The Orient Express departs on its first official journey from Paris to Istanbul

1900: In a final confrontation, around 4,000 Ashantis are defeated by the British in the Gold Coast (Ghana)

1957: Soviet Union launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite into elliptical low Earth orbit

1993: Troops and tanks of President Boris Yeltsin shell and occupy the Russian White House in Moscow, the house of government of the Russian Federation

2006: WikiLeaks is launched, created by internet activist Julian Assange

Source: Onthisday.com