March 4

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on March 4. From 1900 until now. March 4 is under the sign of Pisces. Famous birthdays on this day include François Fillon (1954), Miriam Makeba (1932) and Laurence Chirac (1958). Several movies were released around March 4 over the years, such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail in 1975 directed by Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Bombay in 1995 directed by Mani Ratnam.
But much more happened on March 4 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Saint Efrem
Catholicism - Commemoration of Saint Lucius I, pope, martyr.
Saint Peter of Pappacarbone.
Saint Lucius I.
Saint Pierre de Cluny.
Feast day of Humbert III of Savoy.
Saint Basil and his Companions.
Saint Adrian of Nicomedia, bishop of Saint Andrew's, and his Companions.
Catholicism - Feast day of Saint Casimir, patron saint of Lithuania.
United States - Inauguration Day (1789 - 1933)
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada - Charter Day (1881)
Vermont - Admission Day (1791).
Pennsylvania - Charter Day (1681).
Wales - Feast day of Rhiannon, Celtic Moon Goddess.
Feast day of Saint Placide Viel.
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Events

2019 Pope Francis announces the Vatican's historical archives of Pope Pius XII's pontificate (1939–1958) will be accessible to scholars next year, effective 2 March 2020. (Vatican News) (BBC)
2018 90th Academy Awards: The Shape of Water wins a leading four awards, including Best Picture, followed by Dunkirk, which won three awards. (CNBC)The ceremony records its lowest U.S. television audience in recorded history, according to Nielsen Holdings. (BBC)
2017 War in Afghanistan (2001–present): According to provincial officials, at least eight people are killed and another 22 are injured by a roadside bomb in Farah Province. However, according to locals, the attack was actually an airstrike. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
2016 Libyan Civil War (2014–present): A Libyan spokesperson says two Italian hostages are freed by local fighters from Islamic State custody in Sabratha, Libya. He also confirms that two other Italian hostages were recently killed during local forces clashes with IS militants. (AP via ABC News)
2015 South of Sicily, Italy's Coast Guard saves 941 trafficked migrants aboard five motorized dinghies and two larger vessels near southern Italian ports. Authorities cannot account for ten people. (AP)
2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a press conference, saying that “force isn’t needed right now” after deploying roughly 16,000 troops to Crimea. (Reuters)
2013 Northern Mali conflict:: French officials announce that a soldier was killed in action during contact with Islamic militants over the weekend. It is France's third casualty since operations began in Operation Serval. (BBC)France claims that it is "probable" that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb chief Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was killed in Mali in late February. (AP via Navy Times)
2012 2012 Brazzaville arms dump blasts: A series of explosions is reported at a munitions dump in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, with at least 250 people dead. (Reuters), (BBC)
2011 2011 Libyan civil war:
2010 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he does not mind the nomination of the former Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei in the next presidential election as long as it is under the framework of existing constitution. (Gulf NEWS)
2009 The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.
2008 Brett Favre, quarterback of the Green Bay Packers announces his retirement from the NFL after 17 years.
2007 Estonian parliamentary election, 2007: Approximately 30,000 voters take advantage of electronic voting in Estonia, the world's first nationwide voting where part of the votecasting is allowed in the form of remote electronic voting via the Internet.
2006 British Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell splits from her husband, David Mills' following allegations of an alleged acceptance of money from Silvio Berlusconi. (BBC)
2005 Abducted Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, a reporter for Il Manifesto, is released in Iraq. An Italian secret service agent, Nicola Calipari, was killed and Sgrena wounded when a U.S. armored vehicle opened fire on her car after it allegedly failed to slow as it approached a checkpoint. (ABCNews - AP) (Reuters) (BBC)
2004 Three American Muslims accused of using paintball games to train for a jihad (holy war) are found guilty of conspiracy charges. (Fox news)
2003 Reports of a new security vulnerability in sendmail have been circulating, together with proof-of-concept exploit code. This raises fears of an imminent new Internet worm problem, unless existing vulnerable implementations are patched in time.
2002 Afghanistan: Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers are killed as they attempt to infiltrate the Shahi Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.
2001 Hintze Ribeiro disaster: A bridge collapses in northern Portugal, killing up to 70 people.
1999 Monica Lewinsky's book detailing her affair with Bill Clinton goes on sale in the United States.
1998 Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services: 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.
1997 Comet Hale-Bopp directly above the Sun (1.04 AU).
1996 A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, US, causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days.
1995 Replacement New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 2-1
1994 4 Arab terrorist founded guilty of bombing the World Trade Center
1993 Goodbye Girl opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 188 performances
1992 the Supreme Court of Algeria bans the Islamic Salvation Front, which was poised to win control of the Parliament of Algeria in runoff elections.
1991 Iraq releases six US, three British, and one Italian prisoners-of-war.
1990 20th Easter Seal Telethon
1989 Eastern Airlines machinists strike
1987 U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses the American people on the Iran-Contra Affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had 'deteriorated' into an arms-for-hostages deal.
1986 The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.
1985 STS 51-E vehicle rolls back to Vandenberg AFB; mission cancelled
1984 Nancy Lopez wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational.
1983 Bertha Wilson is appointed the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada.
1980 40th hat trick in New York Islanders' history-Mike Bossy.
1979 Grand Tour closes at Palace Theater NYC after 61 performances
1978 Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue.
1977 Earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541
1976 John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes in Toledo, Ohio.
1974 People magazine is published for the first time.
1973 15th Grammy Awards: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", America.
1972 Last train run between Penrith and Keswick, United Kingdom.
1971 "City Command" kidnaps four US military men at Ankara, Turkey.
1970 New York Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out
1968 Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched
1967 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by Towler and Ford (GRB)
1966 North Sea Gas is first pumped ashore by British Petroleum.
1965 David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2
1964 Jimmy Hoffa, President of the Teamsters, is convicted by a Federal jury of tampering with a Federal jury.
1962 The United States Atomic Energy Commission announces that the first atomic power plant at McMurdo Station in Antarctica is in operation.
1960 Lucille Ball files for divorce from Desi Arnaz.
1957 The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
1954 JE Wilkins, appointed 1st Black US sub-cabinet member
1949 Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister.
1947 WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1945 Lapland War: Finland declares war on Nazi Germany.
1944 Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy
1943 Transport nr 50 departs with French Jews to Maidanek / Sobibor
1941 Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler
1934 Easter Cross on Mt Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated
1933 FDR inaugrated as 32nd pres, pledges to pull US out of Depression and says We have nothing to fear but fear itself
1931 West Indies beat Australia in cricket for the first time, by 30 runs at Sydney Cricket Ground.
1930 Emma Fahning bowls 1st sanctioned 300 game by a woman
1929 Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st US President.
1928 Bunion Run race from LA to NYC begins
1927 A diamond rush in South Africa includes trained athletes that have been hired by major companies to stake claims.
1926 De Geer government in the Netherlands takes office
1925 President Calvin Coolidge's inauguration is broadcast live on 21 radio stations.
1922 The movie Nosferatu was released.
1921 The Arkansas Hot Springs is designated as America's 18th national park.
1920 Last day of Julian civil calendar in Greece.
1919 Communist International (“Comintern”) founded.
1918 Terek Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR (until 1921).
1917 Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
1913 Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as 28th President.
1909 President Taft inaugrated as 27th US President during 10-inch snowstorm.
1908 The Collinwood School Fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
1905 Theodore Roosevelt begins second term in office as US President.
1902 American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago.
1901 President William McKinley inaugurated for second term as President.
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