Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 04

1876  Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38 on March - 04.   

1877  On March - 04 hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42   

1883  Alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1888  Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88 on March - 04.   

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

1906  On March - 04 death of john McAllister Schofield, former U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army (b. 1831)   

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 March - 04 eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58   

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

1925  On March - 04 moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70   

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

1933  Willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

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

1938  Death of George Foster Peabody, American politician (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

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

1941  Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

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

1944  Death of Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed) on this day in history.   

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

1946  Death of Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

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 March - 04.   

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

1954  On this day in history georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

1958  On March - 04 albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54   

1959  Death of Maxey Long, American athlete (b. 1878) on March - 04.   

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

1962  Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1963  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.