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October 4, 2013

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Headlines from October 4, 2013

G.O.P. Elders See Liabilities in Shutdown

By Jonathan Martin

Senior Republican officials say the conservatives pushing the shutdown are undermining the party and its efforts to modernize, and helping President Obama just as his standing with the public has begun to slide.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 2, 2013, covering October 4, 2013.

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    Album cover for From Here To Now To You by Jack Johnson

    From Here To Now To You

    Jack Johnson

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    Album cover for Off The Beaten Path by Justin Moore

    Off The Beaten Path

    Justin Moore

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    Album cover for A.M. by Chris Young

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    Chris Young

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    Album cover for Maybach Music Group Presents: Self Made; Vol. 3 by Various Artists

    Maybach Music Group Presents: Self Made; Vol. 3

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for True by Avicii

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    Avicii

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Notable Deaths

John Cloudsley-Thompson

2013John Cloudsley-Thompson, Pakistani-English commander (born 1921)[†]

John Leonard Cloudsley-Thompson DSc CBiol FSB FRES FZS was a British naturalist renowned for his work on desert fauna. He was a tank commander during the Second World War.

Ulric Cross

2013Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (born 1917)[†]

Philip Louis Ulric Cross was a Trinidadian jurist, diplomat and Royal Air Force (RAF) navigator, recognised as possibly the most decorated West Indian of World War II. He is credited with helping to prevent some two hundred bombers from being shot down in a raid over Germany in 1943. He subsequently studied law at London's Middle Temple, and went on to fulfil a distinguished international career as a jurist across Africa and within Trinidad and Tobago. He also served as a diplomat for Trinidad and Tobago to the United Kingdom.

2013Akira Miyoshi, Japanese composer (born 1933)[†]

Akira Miyoshi was a Japanese composer.

2013Diana Nasution, Indonesian singer (born 1958)[†]

Diana Nasution, was an Indonesian singer.

Võ Nguyên Giáp

2013Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam (born 1911)[†]

Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary and politician. Highly regarded as a military strategist, Giáp led Vietnamese communist forces to victories in wars against Japan, France, South Vietnam, the United States, and China. Giáp was the military commander of the Việt Minh and the People's Army from 1941 to 1972, minister of defense of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1946–1947 and from 1948 to 1980, and deputy prime minister from 1955 to 1991. He was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Nicholas Oresko

2013Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1917)[†]

Nicholas Oresko was an American combat veteran of World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in Germany on January 23, 1945.

Historical Context for October 4, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]