Famous Deaths In March - 04

1876  Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1877  Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1883  Alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1888  On March - 04 amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88   

1903  Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history death of john McAllister Schofield, former U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army (b. 1831)   

1910  On March - 04 death of knut Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857)   

1915  On this day in history death of william Willett, inventor of Daylight Saving Time (b. 1856)   

1916  Death of Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 on this day in history.   

1918  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58 on March - 04.   

1922  On March - 04 bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC   

1925  On this day in history moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70   

1927  On this day in history death of ira Remsen American chemist (b. 1846)   

1933  Willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 on March - 04.   

1936  On this day in history ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64   

1938  On March - 04 death of george Foster Peabody, American politician (b. 1852)   

1940  On this day in history death of hamlin Garland, American novelist (b. 1860)   

1941  On this day in history edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81   

1942  Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71   

1944  On March - 04 death of louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed)   

1945  Death of Lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872) on March - 04.   

1946  On March - 04 death of bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886)   

1948  Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on March - 04.   

1950  Death of Adam Rainer, the only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1952  Death of Charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1953  On March - 04 sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61   

1954  On this day in history georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

1958  On this day in history albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54   

1959  Death of Maxey Long, American athlete (b. 1878) on March - 04.   

1960  On March - 04 leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48   

1962  On this day in history cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77   

1963  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on March - 04.   

1966  Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on this day in history.   

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1651  On March - 04 birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)   

1702  On this day in history birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)