Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 04

1876  Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38 on March - 04.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history death of william Willett, inventor of Daylight Saving Time (b. 1856)   

1916  On March - 04 death of franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36   

1918  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58 on March - 04.   

1922  Bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC on March - 04.   

1925  On March - 04 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 this day in history.   

1940  Death of Hamlin Garland, American novelist (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1941  Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81 on March - 04.   

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  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 March - 04.   

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

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  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 March - 04.   

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

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1188  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on March - 04.   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.