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  On March - 04 north Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP   

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 March - 04 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 March - 04.   

1968  Martin Luther King Jr announces plans for Poor People's Campaign on March - 04.   

1968  On this day in history orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched   

1968  On March - 04 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  "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey on March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

1972  Libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty on this day in history.   

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 March - 04 david Hares' "Knuckle", premieres in London   

1974  On March - 04 harold Wilson replaces resigning Ed Heath as British premier   

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

1977  On March - 04 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   

1977  Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain on this day in history.   

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

1977  The first big CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico on this day in history.   

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

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

1979  US Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government   

1980  On March - 04 robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe   

1981  Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies on this day in history.   

1982  On March - 04 nASA launches Intelsat V   

1984  Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1985  Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA on this day in history.   

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1188  On March - 04 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  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on March - 04.   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history.   

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

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on this day in history.   

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

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

1193  On March - 04 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  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

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