What are the important events that happened on March 4? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 4: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 4 is the 64^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 302 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 20, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,491,840 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hexacontatetragon’ day.

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 331 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,091 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

March 4 Historical Events

• 1351 –
  Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam.
• 1461 –
  Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his Yorkist cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
• 1791 –
  A Constitutional Act is introduced by the British House of Commons in London which envisages the separation of Canada into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario).
• 1794 –
  The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress.
• 1797 –
  In the first ever peaceful transfer of power between elected leaders in modern times, John Adams is sworn in as President of the United States, succeeding George Washington.
• 1913 –
  First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
• 1941 –
  World War II: The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands.
• 1974 –
  People magazine is published for the first time.
• 1977 –
  The 1977 Bucharest Earthquake in southern and eastern Europe kills more than 1,500.
• 1980 –
  Nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe’s first black prime minister.

Who were born on March 4?

• 1902 –
  Rachel Messerer, Russian silent film and theatre actress (d. 1993)
• 1924 –
  Kenneth O'Donnell, aide to US President John F. Kennedy (d. 1977)
• 1937 –
  Richard B. Wright, Canadian novelist
• 1951 –
  Cecilia Todd, Venezuelan singer and performer
• 1972 –
  Jos Verstappen, Dutch racing driver
• 1972 –
  Pae Gil-Su, North Korean gymnast
• 1980 –
  Ben Briand, Australian film director
• 1986 –
  Tom De Mul, Belgian footballer
• 1988 –
  Adam Watts, English footballer
• 1988 –
  Laura Siegemund, German tennis player

Who died on March 4?

• 1303 –
  Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)
• 1733 –
  Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (b. 1656)
• 1852 –
  Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, Russian writer (b. 1809)
• 1864 –
  Thomas Starr King, influential Californian Unitarian minister during the American Civil War (b. 1824)
• 1980 –
  J. F. A. McManus, Canadian pathologist (b. 1911)
• 1992 –
  Larry Rosenthal, American professional baseball outfielder (b. 1910)
• 1993 –
  Art Hodes, American jazz pianist (b. 1904)
• 1997 –
  Edouard Klabinski, Polish professional racing cyclist (b. 1920)
• 2004 –
  George Pake, American physicist (b. 1924)
• 2010 –
  Angelo Poffo, American professional wrestler (b. 1925)