Historical Events In March - 04

1934  On March - 04 easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated  

1936  First flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany on March - 04.  

1936  Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64 on March - 04.  

1941  18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague on this day in history.  

1941  On March - 04 serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler  

1941  On this day in history edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81  

1942  Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on March - 04.  

1943  Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71 on March - 04.  

1944  Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy on this day in history.  

1944  First US bombing of Berlin on this day in history.  

1945  On March - 04 finland declares war on Nazi-Germany  

1948  On March - 04 antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51  

1949  On this day in history andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister  

1949  On March - 04 piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player  

1949  Security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel on this day in history.  

1952  Hokkaido, Japan a 8.3 earthquake occurred 31 killed, 572 injured; 713 houses destroyed, 5,980 damaged. 28 killed and warehouses destroyed at Kushiro. 3 killed and 309 houses destroyed at Kiratapu. 1,000 houses destroyed or damaged at Shiranuka and 400 schools collapsed at Sapporo. 10-foot tsunami on March - 04.  

1952  On this day in history movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis.  

1952  Hokkaido, Japan a 8.3 earthquake occurred: 31 killed, 572 injured; 713 houses destroyed, 5,980 damaged. 28 killed and warehouses destroyed at Kushiro. 3 killed and 309 houses destroyed at Kiratapu. 1,000 houses destroyed or damaged at Shiranuka and 400 schools collapsed at Sapporo. 10-foot tsunami on this day in history.  

1953  Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1954  Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1955  The first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent on March - 04.  

1958  On March - 04 albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54  

1959  Pioneer 4 becomes the first American spacecraft to flyby the Moon on March - 04.  

1959  US Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet on this day in history.  

1960  French freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100 on this day in history.  

1960  Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz on this day in history.  

1960  Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48 on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history aEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation  

1962  Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1963  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1964  Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering on this day in history.  

1965  David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2 on March - 04.  

1966  On March - 04 canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die  

1966  Canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians on March - 04.  

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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  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  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 this day in history.  

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

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On March - 04 death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)  

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on March - 04.  

1496  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)