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  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  Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75 on March - 04.   

1967  World Ice Dance Championship in Vienna won by Diane Towler & Bernard Ford (Great Britain) on March - 04.   

1968  On March - 04 joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

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  On this day in history alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84   

1969  On this day in history rCMP to replace remaining dog teams with snowmobiles, Sargent York and his faithful dog Yukon can now rest easy..   

1970  On March - 04 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 March - 04.   

1972  Last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK on March - 04.   

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

1974  On March - 04 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 this day in history.   

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  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  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  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  Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government on March - 04.   

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

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

1982  On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat V   

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 this day in history.   

1394  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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  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  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 March - 04.   

1303  On March - 04 death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

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.