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 March - 04.   

1941  Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler on March - 04.   

1941  On March - 04 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  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 this day in history.   

1948  Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on March - 04.   

1949  On March - 04 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 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  On March - 04 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  On this day in history georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

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  On March - 04 uS Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet   

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

1960  On March - 04 lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz   

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 this day in history.   

1963  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on March - 04.   

1964  On this day in history jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering   

1965  David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2 on this day in history.   

1966  Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die on March - 04.   

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

1651  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on this day in history.   

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

1172  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

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

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.