Historical Events In March - 04

1909  On this day in history president Taft inaugrated at 27th president during 10" snowstorm  

1911  Victor Berger (Wisconsin) becomes first socialist congressman in US on March - 04.  

1911  Victor Berger (Wisc) becomes 1st socialist congressman in US on March - 04.  

1913  On this day in history department of Commerce & Labor split into separate departments  

1913  On March - 04 first US law regulating the shooting of migratory birds passed  

1913  On this day in history gabriel Fauré's opera "Pénélope", premieres in Monte Carlo  

1913  New York Yankees are first to train outside US (Bermuda) on March - 04.  

1913  Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as 28th President on March - 04.  

1913  1st US law regulating the shooting of migratory birds passed on this day in history.  

1916  Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 on March - 04.  

1917  Jeannette Rankin (Representative-Republican-MT) becomes first female member of Congress on March - 04.  

1917  On this day in history peace activist and suffragist Jeanette Rankin became the first woman elected to the US House of Representatives.  

1917  Jeannette Rankin (Rep-R-Mont) becomes 1st female member of Congress on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history terek Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR (until 1921)  

1918  On March - 04 eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58  

1920  Last day of Julian civil calendar in Greece on this day in history.  

1921  On March - 04 hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas  

1921  On March - 04 warren G. Harding is sworn in as the 29th US President.  

1922  Bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC on this day in history.  

1923  On March - 04 lenin's last article in Pravda (about Red bureaucracy)  

1924  "Happy Birthday To You" published by Claydon Sunny on this day in history.  

1924  The birth of Marlon Brando, American actor on this day in history.  

1925  President Coolidge's inauguration broadcast live on 21 radio stations on this day in history.  

1925  Swain's Island (near American Samoa) annexed by US on this day in history.  

1925  On March - 04 moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70  

1926  On this day in history de Geer government in Netherlands takes office  

1929  On this day in history charles Curtis (R-Kansas) becomes first native American Vice President  

1929  Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st President on March - 04.  

1930  Coolidge Dam in Arizona dedicated on March - 04.  

1933  Chancellor Dollfuss disdolves Austrian parliament on March - 04.  

1933  FDR inaugrated as 32nd President, pledges to pull US out of Depression & says "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" on this day in history.  

1933  Frances Perkins becomes Secretary of Labor, first US woman cabinet member on this day in history.  

1933  On March - 04 franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in (for his first term) as US President.  

1933  On this day in history willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36  

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1188  On March - 04 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  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on this day in history.  

1610  On this day in history 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  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 March - 04.  

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  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies  

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

1238  On March - 04 death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)  

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 March - 04.