Page 8: Historical Events In March - 04

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched   

1968  Alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

1971  On this day in history 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  Libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty on March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1974  David Hares' "Knuckle", premieres in London on this day in history.   

1974  Harold Wilson replaces resigning Ed Heath as British premier on this day in history.   

1974  Adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1977  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 on March - 04.   

1977  Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain on March - 04.   

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  On this day in history chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue   

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

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

1980  On March - 04 robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government   

1980  On this day in history robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe   

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

1982  NASA launches Intelsat V on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79   

1985  Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA on March - 04.   

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1188  On this day in history 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 March - 04.   

1492  On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on March - 04.   

1651  On this day in history 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 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  On March - 04 death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

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

1193  On March - 04 death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

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 March - 04.   

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

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