Page 7: Historical Events In March - 04

1934  Easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated on March - 04.   

1936  On this day in history first flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany   

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

1941  On March - 04 18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague   

1941  On March - 04 serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler   

1941  Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1942  On March - 04 yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62   

1943  Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history anti-Germany strikes in North Italy   

1944  On this day in history first US bombing of Berlin   

1945  Finland declares war on Nazi-Germany on March - 04.   

1948  Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1949  Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister on this day in history.   

1949  Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player on March - 04.   

1949  On March - 04 security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel   

1952  On March - 04 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.   

1952  On March - 04 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 March - 04.   

1954  On this day in history georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

1955  On March - 04 the first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent   

1958  On this day in history albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54   

1959  On March - 04 pioneer 4 becomes the first American spacecraft to flyby the Moon   

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  On this day in history lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz   

1960  On this day in history leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48   

1962  On March - 04 aEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation   

1962  On this day in history cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77   

1963  On this day in history william Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79   

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

1965  David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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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 March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on March - 04.   

1665  On March - 04 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  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I   

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  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on this day in history.   

1238  On this day in history death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

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 March - 04.   

1496  On March - 04 death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)