On 4th October 2013, despite opposition, the Newport Chartist Mural was controversially demolished to make way for a new shopping centre development.   

The Chartist Mural, celebrated the Chartist uprising of 1839 when John Frost led a march of thousands of protestors to the Westgate Hotel and was fired on by troops, with some 22 demonstrators killed.

The mosaic, designed by Kenneth Buddmural comprised of 200,000 pieces of tile and glass, it was 115 feet long and 13 feet high and situated in a pedestrian underpass in Newport. Its panels depicted;   

* The march of the armed Chartist insurrectionists towards Newport.   

* The Chartists' marching banners for the democratic demands of the Six Points of the People's Charter.   

* Their convergence on the Westgate Hotel to protest their demands.   

* The final tragedy when soldiers opened fire upon the assembled Chartists.   

On 4th October 1976, British Rail began its Inter-City 125 mph High-Speed Train service, with the first scheduled journey on the London - Bristol - Cardiff  route.  Powered by two diesel motors the Inter-City 125 recorded a top speed of over 140mph, making it the fastest diesel-powered train in the world at the time.  Its introduction made significant reductions in journey times across the UK and led to a marked surge in passenger numbers. 

In the absence of an official ceremony by British Rail to mark the occasion, passengers were unaware that they were making history as the 0805 left Paddington.  But most travellers did appreciate some improvement in comfort, with the aircraft-like seating and sliding electric doors at the end of each carriage.  Hot food was also served quickly from an onboard kitchen with the aid of a then state-of-the-art microwave oven.  

Born on this day 1946 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City. 

Actress Susan Sarandon, who won an Oscar for her performance in the 1995 film "Dead Man Walking" and also gained cult status for her role as Janet in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". 

She is descended from the Tomalin family of Carmarthenshire and tests for the BBC programme "Coming Home" showed that her DNA was "clearly very Welsh".    

Born on this day 1984 in Johannesburg, South Africa (brought up in Aberdare) 

Ian Evans  - Wales and Lions rugby international.   

Born on this day 1958 in Cowbridge. 

Anne "Anneka" Rice - television presenter. 

Rice began her TV career as a trainee for the BBC World Service, before moving to Hong Kong, where she presented the news on English-language television station TVB Pearl. Upon returning to the UK, she worked as a secretary in the BBC Children's department and landed her first major TV job as the jump-suited "sky runner" of Channel 4's Treasure Hunt, in 1983 which was hosted by former BBC newsman Kenneth Kendall.  Rice hosted the BBC's Children in Need appeal in 1987 and then launched, Challenge Anneka in 1989. 

Rice quit television in 1998 to study for and ultimately gain a degree in painting at Chelsea College of Art.  Then in 2003 Rice returned to presenting on the Five show Dinner Doctors and in 2012 she became co-presenter of The Flowerpot Gang on BBC1 with Joe Swift (TV garden presenter) and Phil Tufnell (ex-cricketer).   She was also confirmed in 2012, as the successor to Zoe Ball on Radio 2's Weekend Breakfast show, on Saturday mornings.  

Brigadier Lewis Pugh Evans from Abermad, near Aberystwyth, was awarded the Victoria Cross for action on 4th October 1917, near Zonnebeke, Belgium during The First World War. 

Whilst leading his batallion on an assault, they came under strong machine gun fire. Lt.-Col. Evans rushed the garrison and captured it by firing his revolver through the loophole.  He refused medical attention, even though severely wounded and led his battalion forward against a second position.  When this objective was completed and their position was secure, Evans collapsed from loss of blood, but as there were many other casualties, he refused immediate assistance and made his own way to the Dressing Station.