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  On this day in history ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64   

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

1941  On this day in history serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler   

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  On March - 04 anti-Germany strikes in North Italy   

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

1954  On March - 04 georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

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

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

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

1962  On March - 04 aEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation   

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 this day in history.   

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

1965  On March - 04 david Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2   

1966  On March - 04 canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die   

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  On March - 04 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 this day in history.   

1610  On March - 04 birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history.   

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

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

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on this day in history.   

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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)