| 4-October-1847 |
| Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died. |
| 4-October-1857 |
| Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, was born at Mandvi village, Gujarat. |
| 4-October-1907 |
| Riots in Calcutta. |
| 4-October-1953 |
| India elected to the UN Trusteeship Council. |
| 4-October-1972 |
| Raman Vijayan, Indian soccer (Football) player, was born in Kandramanikam at Pasumpon, Tamil Nadu. |
| 4-October-1974 |
| India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals. |
| 4-October-1977 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee, External Affairs Minister of India, addressed the UNO General Assembly in Hindi language. |
| 4-October-1977 |
| Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, was released off the charges of corruption. |
| 4-October-1986 |
| Helicoptor Corporation of India established. |
| 4-October-1992 |
| D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died. |
| 4-October-1993 |
| PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore. |
| 4-October-1996 |
| Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against PVN Rao and three others in the St. Kitts forgery case. |
| 4-October-1997 |
| Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. |
| 4-October-1997 |
| J & K Assembly passed the Ladakh Hill Council Bill. |
| 4-October-1997 |
| Two top executives of Turkish firm 'Karsan', accused in Rs. 133 crore urea import scam case, were remanded to police custody. |
| 4-October-1999 |
| Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore. |
| 4-October-1999 |
| Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order. |
| 4-October-2000 |
| Kashmir has been the cause of tensions between India and Pakistan and foreign interference should be stopped,'' said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the joint session of both the Houses of Parliament. |