Page 8: Historical Events In March - 04

1966  Demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history john Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"   

1966  North Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP on March - 04.   

1966  Studebaker of Canada stops car production finally on March - 04.   

1966  Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Vienna won by Diane Towler & Bernard Ford (Great Britain)   

1968  Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1968  On March - 04 martin Luther King Jr announces plans for Poor People's Campaign   

1968  Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84   

1969  RCMP to replace remaining dog teams with snowmobiles, Sargent York and his faithful dog Yukon can now rest easy. on this day in history.   

1970  French submarine "Eurydice" explodes on March - 04.   

1971  On March - 04 "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey   

1971  On this day in history pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919- marries Margaret Sinclair in St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church; first Prime Minister to marry while in office; couple divorce in 1984   

1972  Last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK on this day in history.   

1972  Libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty on March - 04.   

1973  On March - 04 15th Grammy Awards The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America   

1973  15th Grammy Awards: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America on this day in history.   

1974  David Hares' "Knuckle", premieres in London on March - 04.   

1974  On this day in history harold Wilson replaces resigning Ed Heath as British premier   

1974  Adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71 on March - 04.   

1977  A 7.2 earthquake occurred in Romania, it was centered about 170 kilometers northeast of Bucharest. It killed 1,500, injured about 10,500, and caused extensive damage in Bucharest and other parts of Romania on March - 04.   

1977  On March - 04 colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain   

1977  Earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history the first big CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico   

1978  Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue on this day in history.   

1979  On March - 04 200th episode of "All in the Family"   

1979  US Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings on March - 04.   

1980  Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government on March - 04.   

1980  On this day in history robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe   

1981  Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies on March - 04.   

1982  NASA launches Intelsat V on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79   

1985  Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA 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  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on this day in history.   

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

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  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

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

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on March - 04.   

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

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 March - 04.   

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