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  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  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on March - 04.  

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

1702  On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)  

1706  On March - 04 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 March - 04 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  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 March - 04.  

1754  On March - 04 birth of benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)  

1754  On March - 04 birth of dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer  

1756  On March - 04 birth of sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (d. 1823)  

1757  On March - 04 birth of ignaz Malzat, composer  

1765  Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

1766  On this day in history birth of emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)  

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

1781  Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869) was born on March - 04.  

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

1789  On this day in history birth of pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch  

1793  On this day in history birth of karl Lachmann, German philologist (d. 1851)  

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

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

1817  Edwards Pierrepont, American statesman, jurist and lawyer; 34th United States Attorney General (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.  

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

1820  Francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.  

1822  On March - 04 birth of jules Antoine Lissajous, French mathematician (d. 1880)  

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

1826  On this day in history birth of theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (d. 1863)  

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0251  On March - 04 death of pope Lucius I  

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

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

1193  On March - 04 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 March - 04 death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)  

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on March - 04.  

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