Historical Events In March - 04

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

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 March - 04.   

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  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 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 this day in history 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 March - 04.   

1971  "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey on March - 04.   

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

1974  On March - 04 david Hares' "Knuckle", premieres in London   

1974  Harold Wilson replaces resigning Ed Heath as British premier on March - 04.   

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  On this day in history earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541   

1977  On March - 04 the first big CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico   

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 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  On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat V   

1984  Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79 on March - 04.   

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 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  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  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 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 this day in history 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  On March - 04 death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)