Historical Events In March - 04

1881  On this day in history south African President Kruger accepts ceasefire  

1881  California becomes 1st state to pass plant quarantine legislation on March - 04.  

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

1883  On this day in history 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  On March - 04 grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War  

1885  Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London on March - 04.  

1885  On March - 04 willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao)  

1888  On this day in history knute Rockne, Norwegian/US football player/coach (Notre Dame)  

1888  Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1889  Benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd President on this day in history.  

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  Dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher (led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs) on this day in history.  

1893  On March - 04 francis Dhanis' army attacksthe Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe  

1893  Grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th US President (2nd term) on this day in history.  

1894  Great fire in Shanghai; over 1,000 buildings destroyed on March - 04.  

1895  Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony, premieres in Berlin on this day in history.  

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

1897  On March - 04 francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player/organized Japanese baseball  

1899  On this day in history cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 m wave that reaches up to 5 km inland  

1900  On this day in history roberto Soundy, El Salvador, trap shooter (Olympic-1968)  

1901  President William McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term as President on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history 1st advanced copy of inaugural speech (Jefferson-Natl Intelligencer)  

1901  On March - 04 charles H Goren, bridge master (26 US Titles)  

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

1903  Harold Berens, comedian on this day in history.  

1903  On March - 04 joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68  

1904  On this day in history george Gamow, nuclear physicist/cosmologist/writer (1, 2, 3...  

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

1908  On this day in history collingwood OH primary school catches fire; 180 die  

1908  On March - 04 collingwood Ohio, US primary school catches fire (180 killed)  

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

1909  On March - 04 uS prohibits interstate transportation of game birds  

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1188  On this day in history 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  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  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 March - 04.  

1702  On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)  

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I  

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.  

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies  

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on this day in history.  

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 March - 04 kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25  

1496  On March - 04 death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)