Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 04

1876  On this day in history alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38   

1877  Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 on March - 04.   

1883  On this day in history 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  Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68 on March - 04.   

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  Death of Knut Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857) on March - 04.   

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

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  On this day in history ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64   

1938  Death of George Foster Peabody, American politician (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

1940  Death of Hamlin Garland, American novelist (b. 1860) on March - 04.   

1941  On March - 04 edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81   

1942  Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1943  Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1944  Death of Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed) on this day in history.   

1945  Death of Lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872) on this day in history.   

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 March - 04.   

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

1952  On this day in history death of charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857)   

1953  On this day in history sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61   

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

1958  Albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54 on March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1966  On this day in history janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on March - 04.   

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 this day in history birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

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 March - 04 birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.