Page 7: 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  Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64 on March - 04.   

1941  On this day in history 18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague   

1941  On this day in history serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler   

1941  Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81 on March - 04.   

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

1943  On March - 04 nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71   

1944  On March - 04 anti-Germany strikes in North Italy   

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

1945  Finland declares war on Nazi-Germany on this day in history.   

1948  Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1949  Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister on March - 04.   

1949  Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player on March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

1952  On March - 04 movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis.   

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.   

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

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

1955  On March - 04 the first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent   

1958  On March - 04 albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54   

1959  On this day in history 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  Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz on this day in history.   

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

1962  On March - 04 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  On March - 04 jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering   

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

1966  Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die on this day in history.   

1966  Canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians on this day in history.   

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on March - 04.   

1394  On this day in history 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 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  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on March - 04.   

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

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.   

1303  On March - 04 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.