Historical Events In March - 04

1934  Easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated on March - 04.   

1936  On March - 04 first flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany   

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

1941  18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague on March - 04.   

1941  On March - 04 serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler   

1941  On this day in history 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 this day in history anti-Germany strikes in North Italy   

1944  First US bombing of Berlin on this day in history.   

1945  On March - 04 finland declares war on Nazi-Germany   

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

1949  Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 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  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 on this day in history.   

1952  Movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis 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.   

1953  Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 on March - 04.   

1954  Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1955  The first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent on March - 04.   

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

1959  On March - 04 pioneer 4 becomes the first American spacecraft to flyby the Moon   

1959  On March - 04 uS Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet   

1960  On this day in history french freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100   

1960  On this day in history lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz   

1960  On this day in history leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48   

1962  On this day in history aEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation   

1962  Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 on March - 04.   

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

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

1965  David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2 on March - 04.   

1966  On this day in history 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 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  On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  On March - 04 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 this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

1678  On this day in history 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 March - 04.   

1193  On March - 04 death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on March - 04.   

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