Historical Events In March - 04

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

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  Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler on March - 04.  

1941  On March - 04 edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81  

1942  On this day in history yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62  

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

1944  Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy on March - 04.  

1944  First US bombing of Berlin on March - 04.  

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  Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister on this day in history.  

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

1949  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1954  On this day in history georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79  

1955  On March - 04 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 March - 04 uS Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet  

1960  On March - 04 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 March - 04.  

1962  On this day in history aEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation  

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

1963  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1964  On March - 04 jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering  

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

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1188  On March - 04 birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)  

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

1492  On March - 04 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  On this day in history 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  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.  

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I  

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.  

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

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on this day in history.  

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  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on this day in history.