Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 04

1876  On March - 04 alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38   

1877  Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1883  Alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88   

1903  Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history death of john McAllister Schofield, former U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army (b. 1831)   

1910  Death of Knut Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1915  Death of William Willett, inventor of Daylight Saving Time (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

1916  Death of Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 on March - 04.   

1918  On this day in history eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58   

1922  On March - 04 bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC   

1925  On this day in history moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70   

1927  On this day in history death of ira Remsen American chemist (b. 1846)   

1933  On March - 04 willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36   

1936  Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1938  Death of George Foster Peabody, American politician (b. 1852) on March - 04.   

1940  On March - 04 death of hamlin Garland, American novelist (b. 1860)   

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

1942  Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on March - 04.   

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

1944  On this day in history death of louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed)   

1945  On this day in history death of lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872)   

1946  Death of Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886) on March - 04.   

1948  On this day in history antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51   

1950  Death of Adam Rainer, the only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899) on March - 04.   

1952  Death of Charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857) on March - 04.   

1953  On March - 04 sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61   

1954  On this day in history georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

1958  On this day in history albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54   

1959  Death of Maxey Long, American athlete (b. 1878) on this day in history.   

1960  Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48 on March - 04.   

1962  Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1963  On March - 04 william Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79   

1966  Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75 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  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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