Historical Events In March - 04

1966  Demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March - 04.  

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  On March - 04 janis Medins, composer, dies at 75  

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  Martin Luther King Jr announces plans for Poor People's Campaign on this day in history.  

1968  On March - 04 orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched  

1968  Alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1969  RCMP to replace remaining dog teams with snowmobiles, Sargent York and his faithful dog Yukon can now rest easy. on March - 04.  

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

1971  On this day in history "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey  

1971  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 on this day in history.  

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

1972  On March - 04 libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty  

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

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

1974  On this day in history david Hares' "Knuckle", premieres in London  

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

1974  On this day in history adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71  

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 this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain  

1977  On this day in history earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541  

1977  On March - 04 the first big CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico  

1978  Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue on March - 04.  

1979  200th episode of "All in the Family" on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history uS Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings  

1980  On March - 04 robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government  

1980  Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe on March - 04.  

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 this day in history.  

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on March - 04.  

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  On March - 04 birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)  

1651  On March - 04 birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)  

1665  On March - 04 birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)  

1678  On this day in history 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 March - 04.  

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

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)  

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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