Page 7: Historical Events In March - 04

1934  On this day in history easter Cross on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated   

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

1936  Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 March - 04 edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81   

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

1943  On this day in history nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71   

1944  Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy on March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1949  On March - 04 security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel   

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  Movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis on March - 04.   

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  On March - 04 sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61   

1954  On this day in history georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

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 March - 04.   

1959  On this day in history pioneer 4 becomes the first American spacecraft to flyby the Moon   

1959  US Pioneer IV misses Moon & becomes 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet on this day in history.   

1960  French freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100 on this day in history.   

1960  On March - 04 lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz   

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

1962  AEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation on March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  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 March - 04 birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

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

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

1610  On this day in history 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  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

0480  On March - 04 death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on March - 04.   

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on this day in history.   

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  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on this day in history.