Page 5: Historical Events In March - 04

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

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

1882  On March - 04 britain's first electric trams run in East London.   

1883  John Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" in Mississippi on this day in history.   

1883  On March - 04 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  On March - 04 gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London   

1885  Willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao) on March - 04.   

1888  On March - 04 knute Rockne, Norwegian/US football player/coach (Notre Dame)   

1888  On this day in history amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88   

1889  On this day in history benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd President   

1889  On this day in history 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 March - 04.   

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

1893  On this day in history grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th US President (2nd term)   

1894  Great fire in Shanghai; over 1,000 buildings destroyed on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony, premieres in Berlin   

1897  On this day in history william McKinley inaugurated as 25th President of US   

1897  Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player/organized Japanese baseball on this day in history.   

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  1st advanced copy of inaugural speech (Jefferson-Natl Intelligencer) on March - 04.   

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

1902  On this day in history american Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago   

1903  Harold Berens, comedian on March - 04.   

1903  Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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  Collingwood OH primary school catches fire; 180 die on March - 04.   

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

1909  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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  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  On March - 04 death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

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

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on March - 04.   

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

1303  On this day in history death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.