Page 7: Historical Events In March - 04

1934  Easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated on this day in history.   

1936  First flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany on this day in history.   

1936  Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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

1941  Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81 on March - 04.   

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

1944  On March - 04 first US bombing of Berlin   

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

1948  On this day in history antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51   

1949  On March - 04 andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister   

1949  Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player on this day in history.   

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  Movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis on March - 04.   

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  Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79 on March - 04.   

1955  The first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent on this day in history.   

1958  Albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54 on March - 04.   

1959  Pioneer 4 becomes the first American spacecraft to flyby the Moon on this day in history.   

1959  On March - 04 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  On March - 04 lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz   

1960  Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48 on March - 04.   

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 March - 04 william Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79   

1964  On this day in history jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering   

1965  On March - 04 david Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2   

1966  Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians   

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1188  On this day in history 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 March - 04.   

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  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  On this day in history birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)   

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 March - 04.   

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

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 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 this day in history.   

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