Page 8: Historical Events In March - 04

1966  On March - 04 demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa   

1966  John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" on March - 04.   

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

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  On this day in history joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

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

1968  On this day in history 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 March - 04.   

1970  On this day in history french submarine "Eurydice" explodes   

1971  On March - 04 "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 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  15th Grammy Awards: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America on March - 04.   

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

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

1974  On March - 04 adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1981  On this day in history torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies   

1982  NASA launches Intelsat V on March - 04.   

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

1985  On March - 04 virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA   

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1188  On March - 04 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  On this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on March - 04.   

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1678  On March - 04 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 March - 04.   

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

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  On March - 04 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 this day in history.   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1496  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)