Historical Events In March - 04

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

1966  On this day in history 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  Studebaker of Canada stops car production finally on March - 04.   

1966  On March - 04 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched   

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

1969  On March - 04 rCMP to replace remaining dog teams with snowmobiles, Sargent York and his faithful dog Yukon can now rest easy..   

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  On March - 04 last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK   

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

1974  On this day in history david Hares' "Knuckle", premieres in London   

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

1974  On this day in history adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71   

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 March - 04.   

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  US Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings on this day in history.   

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

1980  Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history 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 March - 04.   

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

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

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 March - 04.   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on this day in history.   

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

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

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on this day in history.