Famous Birthdays In March - 04

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  On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer  

1610  On March - 04 birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)  

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

1665  On March - 04 birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)  

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.  

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

1706  On this day in history birth of lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759)  

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

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1719  On this day in history birth of aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter  

1719  George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (d. 1777) was born on this day in history.  

1742  Johann Heinrich Egli, composer was born on March - 04.  

1745  Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) was born on this day in history.  

1747  On March - 04 birth of casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general  

1754  On this day in history birth of benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)  

1754  Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer was born on this day in history.  

1756  Sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.  

1757  On March - 04 birth of ignaz Malzat, composer  

1765  On March - 04 birth of charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)  

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

1773  On this day in history 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  John Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877 was born on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history birth of wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked)  

1817  On this day in history birth of edwards Pierrepont, American statesman, jurist and lawyer; 34th United States Attorney General (d. 1892)  

1819  Charles Oberthur, composer was born on this day in history.  

1820  Francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary (d. 1856) was born on March - 04.  

1822  Jules Antoine Lissajous, French mathematician (d. 1880) was born on March - 04.  

1826  On this day in history birth of john Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863  

1826  On March - 04 birth of theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (d. 1863)  

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0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.  

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on March - 04.  

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

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)  

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

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

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

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.