Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  On March - 04 alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71   

1888  On this day in history amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88   

1903  On this day in history joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68   

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

1910  Death of Knut Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1915  Death of William Willett, inventor of Daylight Saving Time (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

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  Bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC on March - 04.   

1925  Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1927  On March - 04 death of ira Remsen American chemist (b. 1846)   

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

1936  Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1940  Death of Hamlin Garland, American novelist (b. 1860) on March - 04.   

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

1942  On March - 04 yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62   

1943  On this day in history nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71   

1944  On this day in history death of louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed)   

1945  On March - 04 death of lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872)   

1946  Death of Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886) on March - 04.   

1948  On March - 04 antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51   

1950  On this day in history death of adam Rainer, the only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899)   

1952  On this day in history death of charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857)   

1953  On this day in history 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  Death of Maxey Long, American athlete (b. 1878) on this day in history.   

1960  Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48 on this day in history.   

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

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

1966  On this day in history 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  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on March - 04.   

1610  On March - 04 birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history.   

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.