Page 7: Historical Events In March - 04

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

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

1936  On March - 04 ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64   

1941  On this day in history 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 this day in history yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62   

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

1944  On March - 04 anti-Germany strikes in North Italy   

1944  First US bombing of Berlin on March - 04.   

1945  Finland declares war on Nazi-Germany on this day in history.   

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

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

1949  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis on March - 04.   

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.   

1953  On this day in history sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61   

1954  On March - 04 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  On this day in history uS Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet   

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  AEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation on this day in history.   

1962  Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 on March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

1966  Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die on March - 04.   

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  On this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on March - 04.   

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

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 March - 04.   

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

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

0480  On March - 04 death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

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

1193  On March - 04 death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

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

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