Tukuk-OS📅 March 4
29 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 4? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2017 — Construction began on a 69-metre (226 ft) statue of the Buddha at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen in Bangkok.
- 2012 — A series of blasts occurred at an arms dump in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, killing at least 300 people and injuring 2,500 others.
- 2009 — President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan was indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the War in Darfur.
Omar al-BashirInternational Criminal Court investigation in DarfurInternational Criminal Court
- 2007 — Fourteen-year-old English schoolgirl Charlotte Shaw drowned on Dartmoor, becoming the first person to die in connection with the annual Ten Tors challenge.
- 2000 — Playstation 2 was released in Japan.
- 1990 — College basketball player Hank Gathers died after collapsing during a West Coast Conference tournament semifinal game in Los Angeles.
College basketballHank GathersWest Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
- 1987 — U.S. president Ronald Reagan made a nationally televised address in which he accepted full responsibility for illegal actions in the Iran–Contra affair.
- 1979 — The space probe Voyager 1 discovered the rings of Jupiter, the third ring system to be discovered in the Solar System, after those of Saturn and Uranus.
- 1966 — During an interview, John Lennon of the Beatles argued that the band had become "more popular than Jesus".
- 1944 — Murder, Inc. leader Lepke Buchalter was executed, becoming the only American mob boss to receive the death penalty after being convicted of murder.
- 1943 — The Holocaust: Almost all Jews in Bulgarian-occupied Western Thrace were deported to Treblinka extermination camp to be killed.
The HolocaustThe Holocaust in Bulgarian-occupied GreeceTreblinka extermination camp
- 1941 — Second World War: British Commandos successfully executed a raid on the Lofoten Islands in German-occupied Norway.
- 1933 — Frances Perkins was appointed United States Secretary of Labor, making her the first female member of the Cabinet.
Frances PerkinsUnited States Secretary of LaborCabinet of the United States
- 1918 — The United States Navy suffered its largest non-combat loss of life when the collier USS Cyclops set sail from Barbados to Baltimore and was never seen again, presumably disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle.
- 1918 — A case of influenza was recorded at Camp Funston, Kansas, United States, conventionally marking the beginning of the Spanish flu pandemic.
- 1899 — Cyclone Mahina struck Bathurst Bay, Queensland, killing more than 300 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in Australian history.
- 1890 — The Forth Bridge, a railway bridge connecting Edinburgh to Fife over the Firth of Forth, opened, eventually becoming an internationally recognised Scottish landmark.
- 1848 — King Charles Albert of Sardinia signs the Statuto Albertino, which would later serve as the constitution for the Kingdom of Italy.
- 1837 — Chicago was incorporated as a city.
- 1824 — The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the British Isles, was founded as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck by author and philanthropist William Hillary.
Royal National Lifeboat InstitutionBritish IslesWilliam Hillary
- 1804 — Irish convicts formerly involved at the Battle of Vinegar Hill during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 began an uprising against British colonial authorities in New South Wales, Australia.
Convicts in AustraliaBattle of Vinegar HillIrish Rebellion of 1798
- 1776 — American Revolutionary War: Using artillery transported from Ticonderoga, the Continental Army occupied Dorchester Heights, forcing the British to abandon Boston two weeks later.
American Revolutionary WarNoble train of artilleryContinental Army
- 1773 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart departed Italy after the last of his three journeys there.
- 1681 — King Charles II of England granted Quaker William Penn a charter for the Pennsylvania Colony.
- 1675 — John Flamsteed (pictured) was appointed the first Astronomer Royal by King Charles II of England.
- 1461 — Wars of the Roses: Henry VI, the Lancastrian king of England, was deposed by his Yorkist cousin, who succeeded him as Edward IV.
- 1386 — Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania, was crowned King of Poland as Władysław II Jagiełło (pictured), beginning the Jagiellonian dynasty.
Grand Duchy of LithuaniaList of Polish monarchsWładysław II Jagiełło
- 852 — Trpimir I, the founder of the Trpimirović dynasty of Croatia, issued a document that contains the first known use of the name Croats.
- 306 — Roman Herculian guard Adrian of Nicomedia, who had converted to Christianity after being impressed with the faith of Christians that he had been torturing, was martyred.
Jovians and HerculiansAdrian and Natalia of NicomediaChristianity
Births
- 2007 — Miya Cech, American actress
- 2002 — Jacob Hopkins, American actor
- 2002 — Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva, Australian rhythmic gymnast
- 2001 — Freya Anderson, English freestyle swimmer
- 2001 — George Pickens, American football player
- 1999 — Brooklyn Beckham, English model and socialite
- 1998 — Obi Toppin, American basketball player
- 1997 — Matisse Thybulle, Australian-American basketball player
- 1997 — Kwon Hyun-bin, South Korean actor and singer
- 1996 — Michael Gallup, American football player
- 1996 — Antonio Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer
- 1996 — Lukas Webb, Australian rules footballer
Deaths
- 2025 — Roy Ayers, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, vibraphonist, and producer (born 1940)
- 2025 — Joe Nickell, American skeptic and investigator of the paranormal (born 1944)
- 2023 — Phil Batt, American soldier and politician, 29th Governor of Idaho (born 1927)
- 2022 — Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1947)
- 2022 — Shane Warne, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (born 1969)
- 2020 — Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian politician and diplomat (born 1920)
- 2019 — Keith Flint, English singer (The Prodigy) (born 1969)
- 2019 — Luke Perry, American actor (born 1966)
- 2018 — Davide Astori, Italian soccer player (born 1987)
- 2017 — Clayton Yeutter, American politician (born 1930)
- 2016 — Bud Collins, American journalist and sportscaster (born 1929)
- 2016 — Pat Conroy, American author (born 1945)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Adrian of Nicomedia
- Christian feast day: Casimir
- Christian feast day: Felix of Rhuys
- Christian feast day: Giovanni Antonio Farina (Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Humbert III, Count of Savoy (Roman Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Paul Cuffee (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: Peter of Pappacarbone
- Christian feast day: Blessed Placide Viel
- Christian feast day: Blessed Zoltán Meszlényi
- Christian feast day: March 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- St Casimir's Day (Poland and Lithuania)
- World Obesity Day
- World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
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