Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 04

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

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

1883  On this day in history alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 March - 04 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  On this day in history edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81   

1942  On this day in history yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62   

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 March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

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

1953  Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 on March - 04.   

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

1960  On March - 04 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  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on March - 04.   

1966  Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75 on March - 04.   

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1188  On this day in history birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

1394  On this day in history birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  On this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

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

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 March - 04.   

1702  On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)