Famous Birthdays In March - 04

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

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

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.  

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

1706  Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759) was born on March - 04.  

1715  James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, British statesman (d. 1763) was born on March - 04.  

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1719  On March - 04 birth of aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter  

1719  On March - 04 birth of george Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (d. 1777)  

1742  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Egli, composer  

1745  On this day in history birth of charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814)  

1747  Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general was born on this day in history.  

1754  Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer) was born on March - 04.  

1754  Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer was born on March - 04.  

1756  Sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (d. 1823) was born on March - 04.  

1757  Ignaz Malzat, composer was born on this day in history.  

1765  Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized) was born on March - 04.  

1766  On March - 04 birth of emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)  

1773  On March - 04 birth of pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer  

1781  On March - 04 birth of rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869)  

1782  Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) was born on this day in history.  

1789  Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch was born on March - 04.  

1793  Karl Lachmann, German philologist (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.  

1798  On March - 04 birth of john Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877  

1813  On March - 04 birth of wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked)  

1817  On March - 04 birth of edwards Pierrepont, American statesman, jurist and lawyer; 34th United States Attorney General (d. 1892)  

1819  Charles Oberthur, composer was born on March - 04.  

1820  On this day in history birth of francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary (d. 1856)  

1822  Jules Antoine Lissajous, French mathematician (d. 1880) was born on this day in history.  

1826  John Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.  

1826  Theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (d. 1863) was born on this day in history.  

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0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on this day in history.  

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées  

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on this day in history.  

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

1238  On March - 04 death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)  

1303  On March - 04 death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)  

1484  On March - 04 kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25  

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