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  • Kavala, Ottoman Empire (Present-Day Kavala, Greece)
    Saturday Mar 4, 1769
    Muhammad Ali of Egypt

    Birth

    Kavala, Ottoman Empire (Present-Day Kavala, Greece)
    Saturday Mar 4, 1769

    Muhammad Ali was born in Kavala, in Macedonia, Rumeli Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire, today a city in Greece, to an Albanian family from Korça. He was the second son of Albanian tobacco and shipping merchant named Ibrahim Agha, who also served as an Ottoman commander of a small unit in Kavala.




  • Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Monday Mar 4, 1793
    George Washington

    Washington sworn into office by Associate Justice William Cushing

    Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Monday Mar 4, 1793

    Washington, with nominal fanfare, arrived alone at his inauguration in his carriage. Sworn into office by Associate Justice William Cushing on March 4, 1793 in the Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Washington gave a brief address and then immediately retired to his Philadelphia presidential house, weary of office and in poor health.




  • U.S
    Monday Mar 4, 1861
    USA civil war

    Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States

    U.S
    Monday Mar 4, 1861

    Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.




  • U.S
    Monday Mar 4, 1861
    USA civil war

    Lincoln's Inaugurations

    U.S
    Monday Mar 4, 1861

    On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as president. In his inaugural address, he argued that the Constitution was a more perfect union than the earlier Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, that it was a binding contract, and called any secession "legally void".




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Mar 4, 1861
    Abraham Lincoln

    A President

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Mar 4, 1861

    The presidency of Abraham Lincoln began on March 4, 1861, when he was inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Mar 4, 1865
    Abraham Lincoln

    Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Mar 4, 1865

    On March 4, 1865, Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address. In it, he deemed the war casualties to be God's will. Lincoln said: Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's 250 years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash, shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said 3,000 years ago, so still it must be said, "the judgments of the Lord, are true and righteous altogether". With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 4, 1868
    Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

    Pretrial

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 4, 1868

    On March 4, 1868, amid tremendous public attention and press coverage, the eleven Articles of Impeachment were presented to the Senate, which reconvened the following day as a court of impeachment, with Chief Justice Salmon Chase presiding, and proceeded to develop a set of rules for the trial and its officers.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Mar 4, 1933
    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    A President

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Mar 4, 1933

    The presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on March 4, 1933.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Mar 4, 1933
    Great Depression

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as President

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Mar 4, 1933

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as President.


  • Dunkirk, France
    Tuesday Mar 4, 1947
    NATO Establishment

    The Treaty of Dunkirk

    Dunkirk, France
    Tuesday Mar 4, 1947

    On 4 March 1947 the Treaty of Dunkirk was signed by France and the United Kingdom as a Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance in the event of a possible attack by Germany or the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II.


  • San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 4, 1952
    Ronald Reagan

    Second Marriage

    San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 4, 1952

    Reagan and Nancy Davis were engaged at Chasen's restaurant in Los Angeles and were married on March 4, 1952, at the Little Brown Church in the Valley (North Hollywood, now Studio City) San Fernando Valley.


  • Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 4, 1964
    Jimmy Hoffa

    Prison Sentences

    Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 4, 1964

    On March 4, 1964, Hoffa was convicted in Chattanooga, Tennessee, of attempted bribery of a grand juror.


  • England
    Friday Mar 4, 1966
    The Beatles

    Lennon's comment

    England
    Friday Mar 4, 1966

    Almost as soon as they returned home, the Beatles faced a fierce backlash from US religious and social conservatives (as well as the Ku Klux Klan) over a comment Lennon had made in a March interview with British reporter Maureen Cleave. "Christianity will go," Lennon had said. "It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue about that; I'm right and I will be proved right. ... Jesus was alright but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me."


  • Kiev, Ukraine
    Saturday Mar 4, 1989
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Honoring the victims of Stalinism

    Kiev, Ukraine
    Saturday Mar 4, 1989

    On March 4, 1989, the Memorial Society, committed to honoring the victims of Stalinism and cleansing society of Soviet practices, was founded in Kiev. A public rally was held the next day.


  • Russia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Elections for the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia

    Russia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990

    On March 4, 1990, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic held elections for the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia. Boris Yeltsin was elected, representing Sverdlovsk, garnering 72 percent of the vote.


  • Petrova Gora, Serbia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    50,000 Serbs rallied at Petrova Gora

    Petrova Gora, Serbia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990

    On 4 March 1990, 50,000 Serbs rallied at Petrova Gora and shouted negative remarks aimed at Tuđman, chanted "This is Serbia", and expressed support for Milošević.


  • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    The MDU and Three Other Reform Organizations Held a Joint Outdoor Mass Meeting

    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990

    After numerous demonstrations of many thousands of people in the capital city as well as provincial centers, on 4 March 1990, the MDU and three other reform organizations held a joint outdoor mass meeting, inviting the government to attend. The government sent no representative to what became a demonstration of over 100,000 people demanding democratic change.


  • Croatia
    Friday Mar 4, 1994
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Creation of Federation

    Croatia
    Friday Mar 4, 1994

    On March 4, Franjo Tuđman endorsed the agreement providing for the creation of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and an alliance between Bosnian and Croatian armies against the Serb forces.


  • Japan
    Saturday Mar 4, 2000
    Sony Corporation

    Releasing PlayStation 2

    Japan
    Saturday Mar 4, 2000

    Sony released the PlayStation 2 in 2000, which was even more successful than the first one . The console has become the most successful of all time, selling over 150 million units as of 2011.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Saturday Mar 4, 2000
    PlayStation Network

    PlayStation 2

    Tokyo, Japan
    Saturday Mar 4, 2000

    Launched in the year 2000, Sony's second home console, the PlayStation 2, had rudimentary online features in select games via its online network. It required a network adaptor, which was available as an add-on for original models and integrated into the hardware on slimline models. However, Sony provided no unified service for the system, so support for network features was specific to each game and third-party server, and there was no interoperability of cross-game presence.


  • Hong Kong, China
    Tuesday Mar 4, 2003
    SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

    Hong Kong: consequences on medical staff

    Hong Kong, China
    Tuesday Mar 4, 2003

    On March 4, a 27-year-old Hong Kong man who had visited a guest in Metropole (on the ninth floor) 11 days earlier was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital. At least 99 hospital workers (including 17 medical students) were infected while treating him.


  • Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, China
    Tuesday Mar 4, 2003
    SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

    SARS Spread in Hong Kong: First Patient

    Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, China
    Tuesday Mar 4, 2003

    Liu Jianlun died in the intensive care Unit at Kwong Wah Hospital after being held in the hospital for around 10 days.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Mar 4, 2010
    Armenian Genocide

    U.S. congressional panel narrowly voted that the incident was indeed genocide

    U.S.
    Thursday Mar 4, 2010

    On 4 March 2010, a U.S. congressional panel narrowly voted that the incident was indeed genocide; within minutes the Turkish government issued a statement critical of "this resolution which accuses the Turkish nation of a crime it has not committed".


  • Moscow, Russia
    Sunday Mar 4, 2012
    Vladimir Putin

    Third presidential term

    Moscow, Russia
    Sunday Mar 4, 2012

    On 4 March 2012, Putin won the 2012 Russian presidential elections in the first round, with 63.6% of the vote, despite widespread accusations of vote-rigging.


  • Toronto, Canada
    Sunday Mar 4, 2012
    Uber

    Uber launches in Canada

    Toronto, Canada
    Sunday Mar 4, 2012

    Uber launches in Canada starting with Toronto.


  • Brazil
    Friday Mar 4, 2016
    Lula da Silva

    Brazilian authorities raided Lula's home

    Brazil
    Friday Mar 4, 2016

    On 4 March 2016, as part of "Operation Car Wash", Brazilian authorities raided Lula's home.


  • Italy
    Wednesday Mar 4, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Positive COVID-19 test for ministers

    Italy
    Wednesday Mar 4, 2020

    On 4 March, Emilia-Romagna's regional minister of health, Raffaele Donini, and minister for territories, Barbara Lori, were declared positive to COVID-19 test


  • Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast Coordinates
    Friday Mar 4, 2022
    Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    Explosion of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

    Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast Coordinates
    Friday Mar 4, 2022

    At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, a projectile hit within the plant site, causing a localised fire of a building that is not part of the reactors.


  • Florence
    Friday Mar 4, 1492

    Francesco de Layolle Brith

    Florence
    Friday Mar 4, 1492

    The Italian composer and organist, Francesco de Layolle, was born in Florence.


  • Scotland
    Friday Mar 4, 1492

    Alliance of King James with France

    Scotland
    Friday Mar 4, 1492

    King James IV of Scotland formed an alliance with France in 1492.


  • Netherlands
    Wednesday Mar 4, 1665

    Second Anglo-Dutch War

    Netherlands
    Wednesday Mar 4, 1665

    The English King Charles II declared war on the Netherlands.


  • Stade
    Wednesday Mar 4, 1665

    Philip Christoph Birth

    Stade
    Wednesday Mar 4, 1665

    Philip Christoph von Knigsmarck was born in Stade, Germany.


  • Newport
    Monday Mar 4, 1754

    Benjamin Waterhouse Birth

    Newport
    Monday Mar 4, 1754

    The co- founder of Harvard Medical School and the pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, Benjamin Waterhouse, was born in Newport, Rhode Island.


  • Liège
    Monday Mar 4, 1754

    Pieltain was baptized

    Liège
    Monday Mar 4, 1754

    Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain was christened in Lige, Belgium in 1754.


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