Historical Events In March - 04

1966  Demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on this day in history.   

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

1966  On this day in history north Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1968  Alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84 on March - 04.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1972  Last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK on March - 04.   

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 March - 04 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 this day in history.   

1974  Adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71 on March - 04.   

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  Earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541 on this day in history.   

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

1978  Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue on March - 04.   

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

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 March - 04 torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies   

1982  NASA launches Intelsat V on March - 04.   

1984  Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1985  On March - 04 virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on this day in history.   

1394  On March - 04 birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

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  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  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 March - 04.   

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

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

1238  On March - 04 death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

1303  On this day in history 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.