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 this day in history.   

1941  On March - 04 18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague   

1941  Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler on March - 04.   

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

1942  Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on March - 04.   

1943  Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1944  On March - 04 first US bombing of Berlin   

1945  Finland declares war on Nazi-Germany on March - 04.   

1948  On March - 04 antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51   

1949  On March - 04 andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister   

1949  On March - 04 piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player   

1949  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history 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.   

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

1954  Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79 on March - 04.   

1955  The first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent on this day in history.   

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

1959  On March - 04 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  On March - 04 lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz   

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

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 March - 04.   

1963  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1964  Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering on this day in history.   

1965  On March - 04 david Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2   

1966  On this day in history canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die   

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 this day in history.   

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

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 04.   

0251  On March - 04 death of pope Lucius I   

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.   

1172  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

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

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on March - 04.   

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on March - 04.   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.