Historical Events In March - 04

1881  On March - 04 south African President Kruger accepts ceasefire  

1881  On March - 04 california becomes 1st state to pass plant quarantine legislation  

1882  On this day in history britain's first electric trams run in East London.  

1883  On March - 04 john Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" in Mississippi  

1883  On this day in history alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71  

1885  Grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War on this day in history.  

1885  Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London on this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao)  

1888  Knute Rockne, Norwegian/US football player/coach (Notre Dame) on March - 04.  

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

1889  Benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd President on March - 04.  

1889  On March - 04 pearl White, [Victoria], US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline)  

1890  On March - 04 the longest bridge in the Great Britain, the Forth Bridge (railway) (1,710 ft) in Scotland is opened by the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII.  

1891  On this day in history dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher (led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs)  

1893  Francis Dhanis' army attacksthe Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe on this day in history.  

1893  On March - 04 grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th US President (2nd term)  

1894  On this day in history great fire in Shanghai; over 1,000 buildings destroyed  

1895  On March - 04 gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony, premieres in Berlin  

1897  William McKinley inaugurated as 25th President of US on this day in history.  

1897  Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player/organized Japanese baseball on March - 04.  

1899  On March - 04 cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 m wave that reaches up to 5 km inland  

1900  Roberto Soundy, El Salvador, trap shooter (Olympic-1968) on March - 04.  

1901  On this day in history president William McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term as President  

1901  On March - 04 1st advanced copy of inaugural speech (Jefferson-Natl Intelligencer)  

1901  Charles H Goren, bridge master (26 US Titles) on March - 04.  

1902  American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago on this day in history.  

1903  Harold Berens, comedian on March - 04.  

1903  Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68 on March - 04.  

1904  On March - 04 george Gamow, nuclear physicist/cosmologist/writer (1, 2, 3...  

1905  On this day in history gerhart Hauptmann's "Elga," premieres in Berlin  

1908  Collingwood OH primary school catches fire; 180 die on this day in history.  

1908  Collingwood Ohio, US primary school catches fire (180 killed) on March - 04.  

1909  On March - 04 president Taft inaugrated as 27th President during 10" snowstorm  

1909  US prohibits interstate transportation of game birds on March - 04.  

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

1394  On this day in history birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery  

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

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

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.  

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on March - 04.  

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on March - 04.  

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)  

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.  

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on March - 04.  

1484  On this day in history kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25  

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on this day in history.