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 this day in history.   

1936  On March - 04 ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64   

1941  On March - 04 18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague   

1941  Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler on March - 04.   

1941  Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81 on March - 04.   

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

1943  On this day in history nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71   

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

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

1945  Finland declares war on Nazi-Germany on this day in history.   

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

1949  On March - 04 andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister   

1949  Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel   

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.   

1952  Movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis on this day in history.   

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 March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

1955  The first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent on this day in history.   

1958  On March - 04 albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54   

1959  Pioneer 4 becomes the first American spacecraft to flyby the Moon on March - 04.   

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  Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz on March - 04.   

1960  Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history aEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation   

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   

1964  On this day in history 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  On this day in history canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians   

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

0251  On March - 04 death of pope Lucius I   

0480  On March - 04 death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on March - 04.   

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  On this day in history death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

1303  On March - 04 death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on March - 04.   

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