March 4th, 1917

Born on March 4th, 1917

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What happened on March 4th, 1917?

March 4th, 1917

Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.

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What else happened on March 4th?

March 4th, 1773

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart departed Italy after the last of his three journeys there.

March 4th, 0852

Trpimir I, the founder of the Trpimirović dynasty of Croatia, issued a document that contains the first known use of the name Croats.

March 4th, 2017

Construction began on a 69-metre (226 ft) statue of the Buddha at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen in Bangkok.

March 4th, 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.

March 4th, 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.

March 4th, 1990

College basketball player Hank Gathers died after collapsing during a West Coast Conference tournament semifinal game in Los Angeles.

March 4th, 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.

March 4th, 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.

March 4th, 1966

During an interview, John Lennon of the Beatles argued that the band had become "more popular than Jesus".

March 4th, 1943

The Holocaust: Almost all Jews in Bulgarian-occupied Western Thrace were deported to Treblinka extermination camp to be killed.

March 4th, 1941

Second World War: British Commandos successfully executed a raid on the Lofoten Islands in German-occupied Norway.

March 4th, 1933

Frances Perkins was appointed United States Secretary of Labor, making her the first female member of the Cabinet.

March 4th, 1918

A case of influenza was recorded at Camp Funston, Kansas, conventionally marking the beginning of the Spanish flu pandemic.

March 4th, 1890

The Forth Bridge, a railway bridge connecting Edinburgh to Fife over the Firth of Forth, opened, eventually becoming an internationally recognised Scottish landmark.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 4th

Born on March 4th, 1917

89

Jacques Schader

Swiss architect (1917-2007)

*March 4th, 1917, Basel †January 19th, 2007, Zollikon

73

Werner Lohrer

Swiss ice hockey player (1917-1991)

*March 4th, 1917, Arosa †January 1st, 1991, Grisons

65

Clyde McCullough

American baseball player and coach (1917-1982)

*March 4th, 1917, Nashville †September 18th, 1982, San Francisco

86

George Edward Lynch

Catholic bishop

*March 4th, 1917, The Bronx †May 25th, 2003

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 4th?

63

Steven Weber

American actor (1961-)

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

40

Juliette Armanet

French singer

*March 4th, 1984, Lille

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

84

Brunella Bovo

Italian actress

*March 4th, 1932, Padua †February 21st, 2017, Rome

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

96

Halim El-Dabh

American composer (1921-2017)

*March 4th, 1921, El-Sakakini †September 2nd, 2017, Kent

81

William Alland

Actor, producer, writer and director (1916-1997)

*March 4th, 1916, Delmar †November 11th, 1997, Long Beach

60

Linda French

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1964, Elmhurst

41

Michelle Butler-Emmett

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1983, Durban

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

30

Caroline Black

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1994, Lisburn

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

29

Jennifer Karnott

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1995, Birkesdorf

92

Bernard Haitink

Dutch conductor and violinist (1929-2021)

*March 4th, 1929, Amsterdam †October 21st, 2021, London

73

Ernest William Titterton

British nuclear physicist

*March 4th, 1916, England †February 8th, 1990, Canberra

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

39

John Garfield

American actor (1913–1952)

*March 4th, 1913, New York City †May 21st, 1952, New York City

73

Kenny Dalglish

Scottish association football player and manager

*March 4th, 1951, Glasgow

82

Carlos Surinach

American composer

*March 4th, 1915, Barcelona †November 12th, 1997, New Haven

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Born in 1917

46

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

*May 29th, 1917, Brookline †November 22nd, 1963, Parkland Memorial Hospital

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

66

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984)

*November 19th, 1917, Prayagraj †October 31st, 1984, New Delhi

72

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

*September 11th, 1917, Sarrat †September 28th, 1989, Honolulu

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

*July 27th, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare †September 23rd, 1970, Paris

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

*April 25th, 1917, Newport News †June 15th, 1996, Beverly Hills

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

84

Katharine Graham

American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001)

*June 16th, 1917, New York City †July 17th, 2001, Boise

89

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

90

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo

67

Heinrich Böll

German writer (1917–1985)

*December 21st, 1917, Cologne †July 16th, 1985, Langenbroich

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

*March 20th, 1917, East Ham †June 18th, 2020, Ditchling

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

61

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

*November 14th, 1917, Gumi †October 26th, 1979, Jongno District

49

William Tracy

American actor (1917-1967)

*December 1st, 1917, Pittsburgh †July 18th, 1967, Hollywood

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

92

Carl Ballantine

American entertainer (1917-2009)

*September 27th, 1917, Chicago †November 3rd, 2009, Hollywood Hills

87

Ramanand Sagar

Indian film director (1917-2005)

*December 29th, 1917, Lahore †December 12th, 2005, Mumbai

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

*September 4th, 1917, Detroit †September 29th, 1987, Detroit

91

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

*October 11th, 1917, Remscheid †October 13th, 2008, Cologne

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Public holidays on March 4th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 4th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1917 is a normal year and no leap year.

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