Page 7: Historical Events In March - 04

1934  Easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated on this day in history.   

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 this day in history serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler   

1941  On this day in history edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81   

1942  Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on March - 04.   

1943  On March - 04 nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71   

1944  Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy on March - 04.   

1944  On March - 04 first US bombing of Berlin   

1945  Finland declares war on Nazi-Germany on March - 04.   

1948  On this day in history antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51   

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

1949  On this day in history piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player   

1949  Security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history 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  On this day in history movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis.   

1952  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 on this day in history.   

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

1954  Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history the first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent   

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

1959  On March - 04 pioneer 4 becomes the first American spacecraft to flyby the Moon   

1959  US Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet on this day in history.   

1960  French freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100 on March - 04.   

1960  On this day in history lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz   

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

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 this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history william Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79   

1964  Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering on March - 04.   

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  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 March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

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

1665  On March - 04 birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

1678  On March - 04 birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)   

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

0251  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

1496  On March - 04 death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)