Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 04

1876  Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1877  On March - 04 hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42   

1883  On March - 04 alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71   

1888  Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88 on March - 04.   

1903  On this day in history joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68   

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

1910  On this day in history death of knut Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857)   

1915  On March - 04 death of william Willett, inventor of Daylight Saving Time (b. 1856)   

1916  Death of Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 on this day in history.   

1918  On March - 04 eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58   

1922  On this day in history bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC   

1925  Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70 on March - 04.   

1927  On March - 04 death of ira Remsen American chemist (b. 1846)   

1933  Willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 on March - 04.   

1936  Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64 on March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1944  Death of Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed) on March - 04.   

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

1946  On this day in history death of bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886)   

1948  Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history death of adam Rainer, the only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899)   

1952  Death of Charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1953  Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1954  On March - 04 georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

1958  On March - 04 albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54   

1959  Death of Maxey Long, American athlete (b. 1878) on March - 04.   

1960  On this day in history leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48   

1962  Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 on March - 04.   

1963  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1966  On March - 04 janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

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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 March - 04.   

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

1610  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.