Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 04

1876  Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1877  Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 on March - 04.   

1883  On this day in history alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71   

1888  On this day in history amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88   

1903  Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Knut Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1915  Death of William Willett, inventor of Daylight Saving Time (b. 1856) on March - 04.   

1916  Death of Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 on March - 04.   

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

1922  On March - 04 bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC   

1925  On March - 04 moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70   

1927  Death of Ira Remsen American chemist (b. 1846) on this day in history.   

1933  Willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

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

1938  Death of George Foster Peabody, American politician (b. 1852) on March - 04.   

1940  Death of Hamlin Garland, American novelist (b. 1860) on March - 04.   

1941  On this day in history edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81   

1942  On this day in history yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62   

1943  Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71 on March - 04.   

1944  Death of Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed) on March - 04.   

1945  Death of Lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872) on this day in history.   

1946  Death of Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886) on March - 04.   

1948  Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on March - 04.   

1950  On March - 04 death of adam Rainer, the only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899)   

1952  Death of Charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857) on March - 04.   

1953  Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1954  On March - 04 georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

1958  Albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54 on March - 04.   

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

1960  Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48 on this day in history.   

1962  Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1963  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on March - 04.   

1966  Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75 on March - 04.   

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

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

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on March - 04.   

1610  On March - 04 birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  On March - 04 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 March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)