Page 7: Historical Events In March - 04

1934  On this day in history easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated   

1936  First flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany on March - 04.   

1936  Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64 on March - 04.   

1941  18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague on this day in history.   

1941  On March - 04 serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler   

1941  On March - 04 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  Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy on this day in history.   

1944  First US bombing of Berlin on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history finland declares war on Nazi-Germany   

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

1949  On this day in history andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister   

1949  On March - 04 piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player   

1949  Security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel on March - 04.   

1952  On March - 04 hokkaido, Japan a 8.3 earthquake occurred 31 killed, 572 injured; 713 houses destroyed, 5,980 damaged. 28 killed and warehouses destroyed at Kushiro. 3 killed and 309 houses destroyed at Kiratapu. 1,000 houses destroyed or damaged at Shiranuka and 400 schools collapsed at Sapporo. 10-foot tsunami.   

1952  Movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis on March - 04.   

1952  On March - 04 hokkaido, Japan a 8.3 earthquake occurred: 31 killed, 572 injured; 713 houses destroyed, 5,980 damaged. 28 killed and warehouses destroyed at Kushiro. 3 killed and 309 houses destroyed at Kiratapu. 1,000 houses destroyed or damaged at Shiranuka and 400 schools collapsed at Sapporo. 10-foot tsunami.   

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.   

1955  The first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent on March - 04.   

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

1959  On this day in history pioneer 4 becomes the first American spacecraft to flyby the Moon   

1959  US Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet on March - 04.   

1960  On this day in history french freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100   

1960  Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz on this day in history.   

1960  On March - 04 leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48   

1962  AEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation on this day in history.   

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

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

1964  On March - 04 jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering   

1965  David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2 on March - 04.   

1966  Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die on this day in history.   

1966  Canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians on March - 04.   

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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  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 this day in history.   

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

0251  On March - 04 death of pope Lucius I   

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.   

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on this day in history.   

1238  On March - 04 death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on March - 04.   

1484  On March - 04 kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

1496  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)