Historical Events In March - 04

1966  Demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March - 04.   

1966  On this day in history john Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"   

1966  North Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP on this day in history.   

1966  Studebaker of Canada stops car production finally on March - 04.   

1966  Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75 on March - 04.   

1967  World Ice Dance Championship in Vienna won by Diane Towler & Bernard Ford (Great Britain) on March - 04.   

1968  On this day in history joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

1968  On March - 04 martin Luther King Jr announces plans for Poor People's Campaign   

1968  Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched on March - 04.   

1968  On this day in history alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84   

1969  RCMP to replace remaining dog teams with snowmobiles, Sargent York and his faithful dog Yukon can now rest easy. on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history french submarine "Eurydice" explodes   

1971  "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey on this day in history.   

1971  Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919- marries Margaret Sinclair in St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church; first Prime Minister to marry while in office; couple divorce in 1984 on March - 04.   

1972  On this day in history last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK   

1972  Libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty on March - 04.   

1973  15th Grammy Awards The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America on this day in history.   

1973  On March - 04 15th Grammy Awards: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America   

1974  On this day in history david Hares' "Knuckle", premieres in London   

1974  On this day in history harold Wilson replaces resigning Ed Heath as British premier   

1974  On March - 04 adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71   

1977  A 7.2 earthquake occurred in Romania, it was centered about 170 kilometers northeast of Bucharest. It killed 1,500, injured about 10,500, and caused extensive damage in Bucharest and other parts of Romania on March - 04.   

1977  On March - 04 colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain   

1977  Earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history the first big CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico   

1978  Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue on March - 04.   

1979  200th episode of "All in the Family" on March - 04.   

1979  On March - 04 uS Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings   

1980  Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government on March - 04.   

1980  Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe on March - 04.   

1981  Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat V   

1984  Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79 on March - 04.   

1985  Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA on this day in history.   

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1188  On March - 04 birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

1394  On March - 04 birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on March - 04.   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on March - 04.   

1651  On this day in history birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)   

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

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.   

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I   

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.   

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on March - 04.   

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on March - 04.   

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on March - 04.   

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

1496  On March - 04 death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)