Page 8: Historical Events In March - 04

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

1966  On March - 04 john Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"   

1966  On this day in history north Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP   

1966  On March - 04 studebaker of Canada stops car production finally   

1966  On this day in history janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

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 this day in history.   

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

1968  On March - 04 orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched   

1968  Alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84 on March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1971  On March - 04 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  On this day in history libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty   

1973  On this day in history 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  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  Adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71 on March - 04.   

1977  On this day in history 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  Earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541 on March - 04.   

1977  The first big CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico on March - 04.   

1978  On March - 04 chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue   

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

1979  On March - 04 uS Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings   

1980  Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government on this day in history.   

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

1981  On March - 04 torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies   

1982  NASA launches Intelsat V on this day in history.   

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

1985  On this day in history virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA   

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

1394  On March - 04 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 this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

0480  On March - 04 death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

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  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on March - 04.   

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on March - 04.   

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)