Page 8: Historical Events In March - 04

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

1966  On this day in history john Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"   

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

1966  Studebaker of Canada stops car production finally on March - 04.   

1966  Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1967  World Ice Dance Championship in Vienna won by Diane Towler & Bernard Ford (Great Britain) on March - 04.   

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

1968  On March - 04 martin Luther King Jr announces plans for Poor People's Campaign   

1968  Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched on March - 04.   

1968  On this day in history alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84   

1969  On March - 04 rCMP to replace remaining dog teams with snowmobiles, Sargent York and his faithful dog Yukon can now rest easy..   

1970  On this day in history french submarine "Eurydice" explodes   

1971  "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey on this day in history.   

1971  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 on March - 04.   

1972  On this day in history last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK   

1972  On March - 04 libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty   

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  On March - 04 harold Wilson replaces resigning Ed Heath as British premier   

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 March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

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

1979  On this day in history 200th episode of "All in the Family"   

1979  On March - 04 uS Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings   

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

1980  On this day in history robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe   

1981  Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies on this day in history.   

1982  NASA launches Intelsat V on this day in history.   

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

1985  Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA on this day in history.   

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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 March - 04.   

1492  On this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

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

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

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

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

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