March 4
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March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). There are 302 days remaining.
The United States Constitution originally provided that the President of the United States was to be inaugurated on this date, starting in 1793 and then repeating every four years until 1933. In 1933, the 20th Amendment changed the presidential inauguration date to January 20.
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Events
- 303 or 304 - Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.
- 1152 - Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans.
- 1461 - Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his Yorkist cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
- 1665 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
- 1681 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.
- 1789 - In New York City, the first U.S. Congress meets and declares the new Constitution of the United States is in effect.
- 1789 to 1933 - US Inauguration Day
- 1790 - France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land.
- 1791 - Vermont is admitted as the 14th U.S. state.
- 1804 - The Battle of Vinegar Hill, colony of New South Wales (Australia)
- 1837 - Chicago is granted a city charter by Illinois.
- 1848 - Carlo Alberto di Savoia signs the Statuto Albertino that will represent the first constitution of the Regno d'Italia
- 1849 - America goes without a President for one day. The expiration of James K. Polk's term occurred at 12pm, but Zachary Taylor was not sworn in until the next day. Although rejected by constitutional experts, some believe that David Rice Atchison, the President pro tempore of the United States Senate at the time, was the "acting president".
- 1861 - The "Stars and Bars" is adopted as the flag of the Confederate States of America.
- 1877 - Emile Berliner invents the microphone.
- 1877 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake debuts.
- 1881 - A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story, begins.
- 1902 - In Chicago, the American Automobile Association is established.
- 1904 - Russo-Japanese War: Russian troops in Korea retreat toward Manchuria followed by 100,000 Japanese troops.
- 1913 - The United States Department of Commerce and United States Department of Labor are established by splitting the duties of the 10-year-old Dept. of Commerce and Labor.
- 1917 - Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
- 1933 - Frances Perkins becomes United States Secretary of Labor, first female member of the United States Cabinet.
- 1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlines his "New Deal" in his inauguration speech.
- 1933 - The Parliament of Austria is suspended because of a quibble over procedure - Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss initiates authoritarian rule by decree (see Austrofascism)
- 1941 - Britain launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands, during World War II.
- 1944 - In Ossining, New York, Louis Buchalter, the leader of 1930s crime syndicate Murder, Inc., is executed at Sing Sing.
- 1946 - The Voice Of Frank Sinatra, the first Frank Sinatra album ever, is released by Columbia Records.
- 1954 - Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston announces the first successful kidney transplant.
- 1963 - In Paris six people are sentenced to death for conspiring to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle.
- 1966 - John Lennon says, "We (The Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" which sparks controversy in the United States.
- 1975 - Charlie Chaplin is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of England.
- 1977 - The 1977 Bucharest Earthquake in southern and eastern Europe kills more than 1,500.
- 1989 - Time, Inc. and Warner Communications announce plans for a merger forming Time-Warner.
- 1993 - Authorities announce the capture of suspected World Trade Center bombing conspirator Mohammad Salameh.
- 1994 - Four terrorists are convicted for their roles in the World Trade Center bombing which killed six and injured more than a thousand.
- 1995 - The World Summit on Social Development begins in Copenhagen.
- 1997 - United States President Bill Clinton bars federal funding for any research on human cloning.
- 1998 - Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
- 1999 - Monica Lewinsky's book detailing her affair with Bill Clinton goes on sale in the United States.
- 1999 - In a military court, Captain Richard Ashby of the United States Marines is acquitted of the charge of reckless flying which resulted in the deaths of 20 skiers in the Italian Alps when his low-flying jet hit a gondola cable.
- 2003 - Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn redebuts on Comedy Central
- 2004 - The files of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun are released to the public five years after his death.
- 2004 - FIFA reveals its list of 100 Greatest Living Footballers (otherwise known as the "FIFA 100").
- 2004 - SpongeBob SquarePants learns how to drive the boat again without failing, and then fails again in Boating School.
- 2005 - The car of released Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena is fired on by US soldiers in Iraq, causing the death of one passenger and injuring two more.
- 2005 - Carly Kirkwood begins her role as the new presenter of TV3 New Zealand's highly successful, late-night news show: Nightline.
Births
- 1394 - Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese patron of exploration (d. 1460)
- 1492 - Francesco de Layolle, Italian composer
- 1651 - John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1716)
- 1665 - Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier
- 1678 - Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer (d. 1741)
- 1793 - Karl Lachmann, German philologist (d. 1851)
- 1826 - Theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (d. 1863)
- 1876 - Léon-Paul Fargue, French poet (d. 1947)
- 1877 - Garrett Morgan, American inventor (d. 1963)
- 1879 - Albert Einstein, German physicist
- 1888 - Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (d. 1931)
- 1897 - Lefty O'Doul, baseball player and restaurateur (d. 1969)
- 1901 - Charles Goren, bridge expert (d. 1991)
- 1903 - Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish statesman (d. 1973)
- 1904 - George Gamow, Ukrainian-born physicist (d. 1968)
- 1906 - Meindert DeJong American author of children's books (d. 1991)
- 1909 - Harry Helmsley, American real estate entrepreneur (d. 1997)
- 1913 - John Garfield, American actor (d. 1952)
- 1914 - Ward Kimball, American animator (d. 2002)
- 1916 - Hans Eysenck, German-born psychologist (d. 1997)
- 1925 - Paul Mauriat, French musician
- 1928 - Alan Sillitoe, American writer
- 1929 - Bernard Haitink, Dutch conductor
- 1932 - Miriam Makeba, South African singer
- 1932 - Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, custom car designer (d. 2001)
- 1934 - Janez Strnad, Slovenian physicist
- 1935 - Bent Larsen, Danish chess player
- 1936 - Jim Clark, Scottish race car driver (d. 1968)
- 1938 - Don Perkins, American football player
- 1939 - Paula Prentiss, American actress
- 1941 - Adrian Lyne, English director
- 1942 - Charles C. Krulak, 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps
- 1947 - Jan Garbarek, Norwegian musician
- 1948 - Chris Squire, British musician (Yes)
- 1948 - James Ellroy, American writer
- 1950 - Rick Perry, Governor of Texas
- 1950 - Billy Gibbons, English musician (ZZ Top)
- 1951 - Kenny Dalglish Scottish footballer and football manager
- 1951 - Chris Rea, British singer and musician
- 1954 - Willie Thorne, English snooker player
- 1954 - Adrian Zmed, American actor and dancer
- 1954 - Catherine O'Hara, Canadian actress, comedienne
- 1954 - Irina Ratushinskaya, Russian writer
- 1958 - Patricia Heaton, American actress
- 1960 - Mykelti Williamson, American actor
- 1961 - Ray Mancini, American boxer
- 1962 - Steven Weber, American actor
- 1963 - Jason Newsted, American bassist (Metallica)
- 1965 - Gary Helms, American kickboxer
- 1966 - Kevin Johnson, American basketball player
- 1966 - Grand Puba, American rapper
- 1967 - Evan Dando, American musician
- 1968 - Patsy Kensit, English actress
- 1982 - Landon Donovan, American soccer player
- 1987 - Ding Junhui, Chinese snooker player
- 1990 - Mohammad Hamad, Dinuba High School Student, Future Pediatrician
Deaths
- 1193 - Saladin, Turkish sultan (b. 1137)
- 1238 - Joan of England, queen of Alexander II of Scotland (b. 1210)
- 1484 - Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland (b. 1458)
- 1496 - Archduke Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)
- 1604 - Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (b. 1539)
- 1615 - Hans von Aachen, German painter (b. 1552)
- 1619 - Anne of Denmark, queen of James I of England, (b. 1574)
- 1710 - Louis III, Prince of Condé (b. 1668)
- 1733 - Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (b. 1656)
- 1832 - Jean-François Champollion, French egyptologist (b. 1790)
- 1852 - Nikolai Gogol, Russian writer (b. 1809)
- 1858 - Matthew Perry, U.S. naval officer (b. 1794)
- 1868 - Jesse Chisholm, American pioneer (b. 1805)
- 1941 - Ludwig Quidde, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1858)
- 1946 - Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886)
- 1948 - Antonin Artaud, French actor, director, and author (b. 1896)
- 1959 - Maxey Long, American athlete (b. 1878)
- 1963 - William Carlos Williams, American poet (b. 1883)
- 1977 - Andrés Caicedo, Colombian writer (b. 1951)
- 1979 - Willi Unsoeld, American mountain climber (b. 1926)
- 1986 - Richard Manuel, Canadian musician (b. 1943)
- 1990 - Hank Gathers, American basketball player (b. 1967)
- 1994 - John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor, (b. 1950)
- 1996 - Minnie Pearl, American comedienne (b. 1912)
- 1999 - Harry Blackmun, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (b. 1908)
- 1999 - Karel van het Reve, Dutch writer (b. 1921)
- 2001 - Glenn Hughes, American musician (The Village People)
- 2001 - Harold Stassen, American politician (b. 1907)
- 2003 - Jaba Ioseliani, Georgian politician and bank robber (b. 1926)
- 2004 - John McGeoch, Scottish musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees and Public Image Ltd.) (b. 1955)
- 2004 - Claude Nougaro, French singer (b. 1929)
- 2005 - Nicola Calipari, Italian secret service agent (b. 1953)
Holidays and observances
- Catholicism - Feast day of St Casimir
- Mauritius - Maha Shivaratree
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