Event:
Former Haitian leader Jean Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier dies of a heart attack at age 63; known for an oppressive regime, he fled the country in 1986 but returned in 2011, pleading not guilty to charges of corruption and human rights violations
More Notable Events on October 4: 1983 Richard Noble reaches record 1019 kph in jet-powered car
1977 Pier 39 opens in San Francisco
1933 Esquire magazine is 1st published
1931 Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts
1915 Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah is established
