Historical Events In March - 04

1881  South African President Kruger accepts ceasefire on March - 04.   

1881  On March - 04 california becomes 1st state to pass plant quarantine legislation   

1882  Britain's first electric trams run in East London on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history john Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" in Mississippi   

1883  Alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71 on March - 04.   

1885  Grover Cleveland inaugrated as first Democratic President since Civil War on this day in history.   

1885  Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London on March - 04.   

1885  On March - 04 willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curacao)   

1888  Knute Rockne, Norwegian/US football player/coach (Notre Dame) on March - 04.   

1888  Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88 on March - 04.   

1889  Benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd President on this day in history.   

1889  Pearl White, [Victoria], US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline) on March - 04.   

1890  The longest bridge in the Great Britain, the Forth Bridge (railway) (1,710 ft) in Scotland is opened by the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII on March - 04.   

1891  Dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher (led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs) on March - 04.   

1893  Francis Dhanis' army attacksthe Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe on this day in history.   

1893  Grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th US President (2nd term) on this day in history.   

1894  On March - 04 great fire in Shanghai; over 1,000 buildings destroyed   

1895  On March - 04 gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony, premieres in Berlin   

1897  William McKinley inaugurated as 25th President of US on this day in history.   

1897  Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player/organized Japanese baseball on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 m wave that reaches up to 5 km inland   

1900  On this day in history roberto Soundy, El Salvador, trap shooter (Olympic-1968)   

1901  President William McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term as President on March - 04.   

1901  1st advanced copy of inaugural speech (Jefferson-Natl Intelligencer) on March - 04.   

1901  On March - 04 charles H Goren, bridge master (26 US Titles)   

1902  On March - 04 american Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago   

1903  On March - 04 harold Berens, comedian   

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

1904  George Gamow, nuclear physicist/cosmologist/writer (1, 2, 3.. on this day in history.   

1905  Gerhart Hauptmann's "Elga," premieres in Berlin on March - 04.   

1908  On this day in history collingwood OH primary school catches fire; 180 die   

1908  Collingwood Ohio, US primary school catches fire (180 killed) on March - 04.   

1909  President Taft inaugrated as 27th President during 10" snowstorm on this day in history.   

1909  US prohibits interstate transportation of game birds on March - 04.   

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1188  On March - 04 birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

1394  On March - 04 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.   

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  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.   

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  On March - 04 death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on this day in history.   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on this day in history.