Historical Events In March - 04

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

1966  John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" on this day in history.  

1966  North Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history studebaker of Canada stops car production finally  

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 March - 04.  

1968  On March - 04 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  On March - 04 french submarine "Eurydice" explodes  

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

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 March - 04 libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty  

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

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

1974  On March - 04 david Hares' "Knuckle", premieres in London  

1974  Harold Wilson replaces resigning Ed Heath as British premier on March - 04.  

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 March - 04.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1979  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1982  On March - 04 nASA launches Intelsat V  

1984  On March - 04 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 March - 04.  

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  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  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.  

1702  On this day in history birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)  

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I  

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 March - 04.  

1238  On this day in history death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)  

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

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on March - 04.  

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