Famous Deaths In March - 04

1876  Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1877  Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 on March - 04.   

1883  Alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71 on March - 04.   

1888  Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1903  Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68 on March - 04.   

1906  On this day in history death of john McAllister Schofield, former U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army (b. 1831)   

1910  On this day in history death of knut Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857)   

1915  On this day in history death of william Willett, inventor of Daylight Saving Time (b. 1856)   

1916  Death of Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 on March - 04.   

1918  On this day in history eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58   

1922  On March - 04 bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC   

1925  Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70 on March - 04.   

1927  Death of Ira Remsen American chemist (b. 1846) on this day in history.   

1933  On March - 04 willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36   

1936  On this day in history ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64   

1938  Death of George Foster Peabody, American politician (b. 1852) on March - 04.   

1940  On March - 04 death of hamlin Garland, American novelist (b. 1860)   

1941  On March - 04 edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81   

1942  Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1944  Death of Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed) on March - 04.   

1945  Death of Lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872) on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history death of bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886)   

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

1950  Death of Adam Rainer, the only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899) on March - 04.   

1952  Death of Charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1953  On March - 04 sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61   

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

1958  On this day in history albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54   

1959  On March - 04 death of maxey Long, American athlete (b. 1878)   

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

1962  On this day in history cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77   

1963  On this day in history william Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79   

1966  On March - 04 janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on March - 04.   

1394  On March - 04 birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

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

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

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  On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)