Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 04

1876  On March - 04 alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38   

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  On March - 04 amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88   

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

1906  Death of John McAllister Schofield, former U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army (b. 1831) on March - 04.   

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  On March - 04 death of franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36   

1918  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58 on March - 04.   

1922  On this day in history bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC   

1925  On this day in history moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70   

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  Death of Hamlin Garland, American novelist (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history 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 March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1953  Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1954  Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79 on March - 04.   

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

1959  On this day in history death of maxey Long, American athlete (b. 1878)   

1960  Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48 on March - 04.   

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

1963  On this day in history 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  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on this day in history.   

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on March - 04.   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on March - 04.   

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

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on March - 04.   

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.