Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 04

1876  On this day in history alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38   

1877  On March - 04 hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42   

1883  Alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1910  On March - 04 death of knut Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857)   

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

1916  On this day in history death of franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36   

1918  On March - 04 eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58   

1922  On this day in history bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC   

1925  Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70 on March - 04.   

1927  On March - 04 death of ira Remsen American chemist (b. 1846)   

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

1936  On March - 04 ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64   

1938  On this day in history death of george Foster Peabody, American politician (b. 1852)   

1940  Death of Hamlin Garland, American novelist (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

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

1942  On March - 04 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 this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61   

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

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

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  On this day in history cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77   

1963  On March - 04 william Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79   

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 March - 04.   

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on this day in history.   

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  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on March - 04.   

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.