On This Day in History for March 4
Events in History
- 51 Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth)
- 306 Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia
- 852 Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources
- 938 Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, the patron saint of the Czech state
- 1152 Frederick I Barbarossa elected Holy Roman Emperor
- 1215 King John of England makes an oath to the Pope as a crusader to gain the support of Innocent III
- 1238 Battle of the Sit River: Mongol forces of Batu Khan overcome Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal near Yaroslavl in Russia, ending Russian resistance
- 1351 Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam
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Richard DeVos
Mike KriegerWeddings in History
- 1540 German Protestant Count Philip of Hessen bigamously marries 2nd wife Margarethe von der Saale, causing a scandal
More Weddings in History
Saladin
Matthew C. Perry
Alexander H. Stephens
Louis Buchalter
Elizabeth Smart
Javier Pérez de CuéllarMarch in History
Emancipation of the Serfs
Peasants Reading the Emancipation Manifesto, an 1873 painting by Grigory Myasoyedov
March 3, 1861
Louvre Pyramid
I. M. Pei's masterpiece at night in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre)
March 4, 1988
John Wilkes Booth at Lincoln's Inauguration
A photo of Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration in 1865, highlighting the location of his eventual assassin John Wilkes Booth as Lincoln makes his speech
March 4, 1865
Mass Murderer Stalin Goes to His Grave
Countless millions of Russians were killed by the hand of Joseph Stalin, one of the most feared and brutal dictators of all time. He himself died on this day.
March 5, 1953