Page 7: Historical Events In March - 04

1934  On this day in history easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated   

1936  First flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany on March - 04.   

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

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  On March - 04 edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81   

1942  Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on March - 04.   

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

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

1944  First US bombing of Berlin on this day in history.   

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

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

1949  Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister on March - 04.   

1949  On March - 04 piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player   

1949  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1959  US Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet on this day in history.   

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 March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

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

1963  On March - 04 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  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  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on March - 04.   

1394  On this day in history birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

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

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  On March - 04 death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

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

1496  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)