Page 8: Historical Events In March - 04

1966  On this day in history demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa   

1966  John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" on this day in history.   

1966  On March - 04 north Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP   

1966  On March - 04 studebaker of Canada stops car production finally   

1966  On March - 04 janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

1967  World Ice Dance Championship in Vienna won by Diane Towler & Bernard Ford (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

1968  Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title on March - 04.   

1968  Martin Luther King Jr announces plans for Poor People's Campaign on March - 04.   

1968  Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched on March - 04.   

1968  On March - 04 alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84   

1969  On this day in history rCMP to replace remaining dog teams with snowmobiles, Sargent York and his faithful dog Yukon can now rest easy..   

1970  French submarine "Eurydice" explodes on March - 04.   

1971  "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey on March - 04.   

1971  On March - 04 pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919- marries Margaret Sinclair in St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church; first Prime Minister to marry while in office; couple divorce in 1984   

1972  On March - 04 last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK   

1972  Libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history 15th Grammy Awards The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America   

1973  On this day in history 15th Grammy Awards: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America   

1974  On this day in history david Hares' "Knuckle", premieres in London   

1974  Harold Wilson replaces resigning Ed Heath as British premier on March - 04.   

1974  Adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1977  A 7.2 earthquake occurred in Romania, it was centered about 170 kilometers northeast of Bucharest. It killed 1,500, injured about 10,500, and caused extensive damage in Bucharest and other parts of Romania on this day in history.   

1977  Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain on March - 04.   

1977  On this day in history earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541   

1977  The first big CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue   

1979  200th episode of "All in the Family" on March - 04.   

1979  On this day in history uS Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings   

1980  On March - 04 robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government   

1980  Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies   

1982  On March - 04 nASA launches Intelsat V   

1984  On March - 04 shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79   

1985  On this day in history virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA   

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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  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.   

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

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

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

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

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

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.