Famous Deaths In March - 04

1876  On March - 04 alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38   

1877  On this day in history hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42   

1883  On March - 04 alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71   

1888  On March - 04 amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88   

1903  On March - 04 joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68   

1906  Death of John McAllister Schofield, former U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army (b. 1831) on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history death of knut Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857)   

1915  Death of William Willett, inventor of Daylight Saving Time (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

1916  Death of Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 on this day in history.   

1918  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58 on March - 04.   

1922  Bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC on March - 04.   

1925  Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1927  Death of Ira Remsen American chemist (b. 1846) on March - 04.   

1933  On this day in history willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36   

1936  On this day in history ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64   

1938  Death of George Foster Peabody, American politician (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

1940  On March - 04 death of hamlin Garland, American novelist (b. 1860)   

1941  On March - 04 edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81   

1942  On March - 04 yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62   

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

1944  On March - 04 death of louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed)   

1945  On this day in history death of lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872)   

1946  On March - 04 death of bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886)   

1948  On this day in history antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51   

1950  Death of Adam Rainer, the only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1952  On March - 04 death of charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857)   

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   

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

1959  On March - 04 death of maxey Long, American athlete (b. 1878)   

1960  Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48 on March - 04.   

1962  On March - 04 cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77   

1963  On this day in history william Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79   

1966  On this day in history janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on March - 04.   

1394  On this day in history birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

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

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 March - 04.   

1665  On March - 04 birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

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)