Page 7: Historical Events In March - 04

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

1936  On March - 04 first flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany   

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

1942  Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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

1944  First US bombing of Berlin on March - 04.   

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

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

1949  Security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel 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.   

1952  Movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis 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.   

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

1954  On March - 04 georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

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

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 March - 04.   

1960  On March - 04 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 March - 04 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 March - 04.   

1966  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history 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  On March - 04 birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)   

1702  On this day in history birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)   

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I   

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

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on this day in history.   

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on March - 04.   

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

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on March - 04.   

1484  On March - 04 kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

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