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

1941  Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler on this day in history.   

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

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

1943  On March - 04 nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71   

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

1944  On this day in history first US bombing of Berlin   

1945  On this day in history finland declares war on Nazi-Germany   

1948  Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on March - 04.   

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

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

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.   

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 this day in history the first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent   

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

1959  On this day in history 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  On this day in history french freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100   

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

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

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 March - 04.   

1963  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on March - 04.   

1964  On March - 04 jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering   

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

1966  On this day in history canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die   

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

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on March - 04.   

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 March - 04 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  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.