Year 1791
Vermont became the 14th state of the United States.
MARCH 4
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4 March: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 4 March.
Observances & Special Days
National Safety Day
Marching Music Day: March forth to the rhythm of life on Marching Music Day every March 4. In honor of dedicated musicians and performers of many diverse styles and backgrounds, Marching Music Day celebrates all varieties of the art forms bringing us “music on the move.”
National Grammar Day: National Grammar Day is observed across the United States each year on March 4th.
Year 1837
The city of Chicago was founded.
Year 1861
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States.
Year 1951
The first Asian Games inaugurated by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad in New Delhi.
Year 1961
INS Vikrant entered the Indian Navy.
Year 1980
Robert Mugabe became Zimbabwe’s first black prime minister, winning a landslide victory.
Year 2001
The Ranjit Sagar Dam at Gurdaspur inaugurated by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Year 2009
New version of the BrahMos missile test-fired from Pokhran, Rajasthan.
2019,: The Indian submarine spotted by the Pakistan Navy.
Born 1394
Henry the Navigator, a Portuguese Explorer.
Born 1678
Antonio Vivaldi, an Italian Baroque composer.
Born 1856
Toru Dutt, a Bengali translator, and poet.
Born 1921
Phanishwar Nath ‘Renu’, an Indian writer of the Hindi literature.
Born 1926
Richard DeVos Sr., an American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Amway.
Born 1973
Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, Indian director and screenwriter was born
Born 1980
Rohan Bopanna, an Indian professional tennis player.
Born 1986
Michel Krieger, a Brazilian-American entrepreneur, software engineer, and co-founder of Instagram.
Died 1852
Nikolai Gogol, a Russian novelist.
Died 1925
Jyotirindranath Tagore, a playwright, a musician, an editor, and a painter.
Died 1952
Sir Charles Sherrington, an English neurophysiologist.
Died 1995
Iftekhar, an Indian actor.
Died 2000
Geeta Mukherjee, an Indian politician and social worker.
Died 2001
Vitthalrao Gadgil, a leader of the Indian National Congress.
Died 2011
Arjun Singh, an Indian politician.