Page 5: Historical Events In March - 04

1881  South African President Kruger accepts ceasefire on March - 04.   

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

1882  Britain's first electric trams run in East London on March - 04.   

1883  On this day in history john Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" in Mississippi   

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 March - 04.   

1885  On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London   

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  On March - 04 amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88   

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

1889  Pearl White, [Victoria], US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline) on March - 04.   

1890  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 on this day in history.   

1891  Dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher (led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs) on March - 04.   

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

1893  Grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th US President (2nd term) on March - 04.   

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

1895  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1900  On March - 04 roberto Soundy, El Salvador, trap shooter (Olympic-1968)   

1901  On March - 04 president William McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term as President   

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

1901  On this day in history charles H Goren, bridge master (26 US Titles)   

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 March - 04.   

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

1905  Gerhart Hauptmann's "Elga," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.   

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  President Taft inaugrated as 27th President during 10" snowstorm on this day in history.   

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  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  On March - 04 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  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.   

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

0251  On March - 04 death of pope Lucius I   

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

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 this day in history.   

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.