Historical Events In March - 04

1934  On this day in history easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated   

1936  First flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany on this day in history.   

1936  On March - 04 ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64   

1941  18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague on this day in history.   

1941  Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler on this day in history.   

1941  Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81 on March - 04.   

1942  On this day in history yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62   

1943  Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1944  Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy on this day in history.   

1944  On March - 04 first US bombing of Berlin   

1945  On March - 04 finland declares war on Nazi-Germany   

1948  Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister   

1949  On March - 04 piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player   

1949  On March - 04 security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel   

1952  On this day in history hokkaido, Japan a 8.3 earthquake occurred 31 killed, 572 injured; 713 houses destroyed, 5,980 damaged. 28 killed and warehouses destroyed at Kushiro. 3 killed and 309 houses destroyed at Kiratapu. 1,000 houses destroyed or damaged at Shiranuka and 400 schools collapsed at Sapporo. 10-foot tsunami.   

1952  On March - 04 movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis.   

1952  On this day in history hokkaido, Japan a 8.3 earthquake occurred: 31 killed, 572 injured; 713 houses destroyed, 5,980 damaged. 28 killed and warehouses destroyed at Kushiro. 3 killed and 309 houses destroyed at Kiratapu. 1,000 houses destroyed or damaged at Shiranuka and 400 schools collapsed at Sapporo. 10-foot tsunami.   

1953  Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 on March - 04.   

1954  Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1955  On March - 04 the first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent   

1958  Albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54 on March - 04.   

1959  On March - 04 pioneer 4 becomes the first American spacecraft to flyby the Moon   

1959  On this day in history uS Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet   

1960  French freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100 on March - 04.   

1960  Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48   

1962  On March - 04 aEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation   

1962  Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 on March - 04.   

1963  On March - 04 william Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79   

1964  On this day in history jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering   

1965  David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2 on this day in history.   

1966  Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die on March - 04.   

1966  Canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians on March - 04.   

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1188  On March - 04 birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

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  On March - 04 birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  On March - 04 birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

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

1702  On March - 04 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  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

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

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

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

1484  On March - 04 kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

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