Historical Events Happened In March - 04

1933 On this day in history franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in (for his first term) as US President. Share it »

1933 On this day in history willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 Share it »

1934 On this day in history easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated Share it »

1936 On this day in history first flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany Share it »

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

1941 On this day in history 18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague Share it »

1941 Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler on this day in history. Share it »

1941 Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history. Share it »

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

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

1944 Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy on this day in history. Share it »

1944 On this day in history first US bombing of Berlin Share it »

1945 Finland declares war on Nazi-Germany on this day in history. Share it »

1948 Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on this day in history. Share it »

1949 Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister on this day in history. Share it »

1949 Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player on this day in history. Share it »

1949 On this day in history security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel Share it »

1952 On this day in history hokkaido, Japan a 8.3 earthquake occurred 31 killed, 572 injured; 713 houses destroyed, 5,980 damaged. 28 killed and warehouses destroyed at Kushiro. 3 killed and 309 houses destroyed at Kiratapu. 1,000 houses destroyed or damaged at Shiranuka and 400 schools collapsed at Sapporo. 10-foot tsunami. Share it »

1952 Movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis on this day in history. Share it »

1952 Hokkaido, Japan a 8.3 earthquake occurred: 31 killed, 572 injured; 713 houses destroyed, 5,980 damaged. 28 killed and warehouses destroyed at Kushiro. 3 killed and 309 houses destroyed at Kiratapu. 1,000 houses destroyed or damaged at Shiranuka and 400 schools collapsed at Sapporo. 10-foot tsunami on this day in history. Share it »

1953 On this day in history sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 Share it »

1954 Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history. Share it »

1955 The first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent on this day in history. Share it »

1958 Albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54 on this day in history. Share it »

1959 Pioneer 4 becomes the first American spacecraft to flyby the Moon on this day in history. Share it »

1959 On this day in history uS Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet Share it »

1960 On this day in history french freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100 Share it »

1960 Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz on this day in history. Share it »

1960 Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48 on this day in history. Share it »

1962 AEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation on this day in history. Share it »

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

1963 On this day in history william Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 Share it »

1964 Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering on this day in history. Share it »

1965 On this day in history david Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2 Share it »

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1188 On this day in history birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) Share it »

1394 On this day in history birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery Share it »

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

1610 On this day in history birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) Share it »

1651 John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1665 On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) Share it »

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

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

1172 On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies Share it »

1193 Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on this day in history. Share it »

1238 Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history. Share it »

1303 On this day in history death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) Share it »

1484 On this day in history kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 Share it »

1496 Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on this day in history. Share it »

1583 On this day in history death of bernard Gilpin, English clergyman, "Apostle of the North" (b. 1517) Share it »

1595 On this day in history death of robert Southwell, English poet, hanged for becoming a Catholic priest Share it »