March 04 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1913  Department of Commerce and Labor split into separate departments   

1913  inaugural US law regulating the shooting of migratory birds passed   

1913  New York Yankees are inaugural to train outside US (Bermuda)   

1913  Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as 28th President   

1913  1st US law regulating the shooting of migratory birds passed.   

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

1917  Jeannette Rankin (Representative-Republican-MT) is recorded as becoming inaugural female member of Congress   

1917  Peace activist and suffragist Jeanette Rankin became the inaugural woman elected to the US House of Representatives.   

1917  Jeannette Rankin (Rep-R-Mont) is recorded as becoming 1st female member of Congress   

1918  Terek Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR (until 1921).   

1918  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58   

1920  Last day of Julian civil calendar in Greece.   

1921  Hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas   

1921  Warren G. Harding is sworn in as the 29th US President.   

1922  Bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC   

1923  Lenin's last article in Pravda (about Red bureaucracy)   

1924  "Happy Birthday To You" published by Claydon Sunny   

1925  President Coolidge's inauguration broadcast live on 21 radio stations.   

1925  Swain's Island (near American Samoa) annexed by US   

1925  Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70   

1926  De Geer government in Netherlands takes office   

1929  Charles Curtis (R-Kansas) is recorded as becoming inaugural native American Vice President   

1929  Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st President   

1930  Coolidge Dam in Arizona dedicated.   

1933  Chancellor Dollfuss disdolves Austrian parliament.   

1933  FDR inaugrated as 32nd President, pledges to pull US out of Depression and says "We have nothing to fear but fear itself".   

1933  Frances Perkins is recorded as becoming Secretary of Labor, inaugural US woman cabinet member   

1933  Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in (for his inaugural term) as US President.   

1933  Willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36   

1934  Easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated   

1936  inaugural flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany.   

1936  Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64   

1941  18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague   

1941  Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler.   

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1188  Blanche of castile: Wife of louis viii of france   

1394  Henry the navigator: Prince/sponsors portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  Francesco de layolle: Composer   

1610  William dobson: English portraitist and painter   

1651  John baron somers: (whig), william iii's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  Philip christoph von königsmarck: Swedish soldier   

1678  Antonio vivaldi: Venice, baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 seasons)   

1702  Jack sheppard: English burglar and escapee   

0251  Death of Pope lucius i: Pope lucius i   

0480  Death of Saint landry: Bishop of sées   

1172  Stephan iii: King of hungary (1162-72),   

1193  Saladin: Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Joan of england: Queen consort of scotland, wife of alexander ii (b. 1210)   

1303  Daniel of moscow: Russian saint, grand prince of muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  Death of Kazimierz: The saint, polish ruler/saint,   

1496  Sigismund of austria: Sigismund of austria (b. 1427)