What happened on Wednesday March 04, 1908?

About March 4th, 1908, in brief:

  • Historical events: A devastating fire broke out at the Collingwood Primary School in Ohio, resulting in a catastrophic loss of life. The blaze claimed the lives of 180 students and staff, making it one of the deadliest school fires in American history. The tragedy exposed significant safety deficiencies in school building design and emergency evacuation procedures of the early 20th century.
  • Day of the week: March 4th, 1908 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark by Billy Murray
  • Popular movie: Tom Sawyer directed by Don Taylor

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March 04, 1908: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 04, 1908:

  • Collingwood School Fire Tragedy A devastating fire broke out at the Collingwood Primary School in Ohio, resulting in a catastrophic loss of life. The blaze claimed the lives of 180 students and staff, making it one of the deadliest school fires in American history. The tragedy exposed significant safety deficiencies in school building design and emergency evacuation procedures of the early 20th century.
  • Corporal Punishment Ban in New York Schools The New York Board of Education takes a progressive step by officially banning the practice of whipping students as a form of discipline. This landmark decision reflects growing awareness of children's rights and humane educational practices in the early 20th century.

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March 04, 1908: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 04, 1908?


March 04, 1908 was a Wednesday and it was the 64th day of the year 1908 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 04, 1908 can also be written as 3/4/1908 in the US and as 4/3/1908 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on March 04, 1908?


Famous people born on March 04, 1908:

  • T. R. M. Howard

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March 04, 1908: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 04, 1908:

  • Redfield Proctor

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March 04, 1908: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 04, 1908 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 2nd and March 8th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 04, 1908: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 04, 1908 was I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark by Billy Murray, according to the music chart for the week March 2nd and March 8th.

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March 04, 1908: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 4th is Pisces.

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Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 04, 1908: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 04, 1908 is Monkey and the associated element is Earth.

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March 04, 1908: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 04, 1908 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 04, 1908 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 04, 1908 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 14% full, rising at 07:50 am and setting at 09:22 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 17, 1908 while the next full moon would come on Mar 18, 1908.

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How old is someone born on March 04, 1908?


Someone born on March 04, 1908 is:

117 years 1 month old,

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or 6113 weeks and 3 days old,

or 42794 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 04, 1908?

There are 306 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday March 4th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 04, 1908?

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