Succession
Named Emperor by Conrad III to end the feud between the Guelph & Ghibelline
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March 4 in History
This permanent archive page contains 132 World History Database records for March 4, spanning 1152 to 2024. Recorded topics include Succession; Alliance Agreement; Alliance Tancred reciprocates by giving Richard 4 ships and 15 galleys.
Total: 132Events: 121Births: 5Deaths: 2Battles: 2Coronations: 2Countries: 18
Events on March 4
Alliance Agreement
Gives Tancred the sword of Arthur King of the Britains as a symbol of their alliance
Alliance Tancred reciprocates by giving Richard 4 ships and 15 galleys
Tancred reciprocates by giving Richard 4 ships & 15 galleys. Gives Tancred the sword of Arthur King of the Britains as a symbol of their alliance
International Agreement at London
Knights Alexander & renews his 1209 agreement with William of Scots
Oath
Makes an Oath to the Pope as a Crusader to gain the support of Innocent III
Dismissal
Dismissd as Captain of Calais bt Henry VI
Succession
Succeeds as King of England. Declared King of England by Parliament
Alliance James IV and France
Concludes an alliance with France against England
Discovery of America
Returns to Palos where Colombus fleet had set out before landing in America
Dissolution of Parliament
Henry VIIIs 2nd Parliament closes
Arrival of Relief Force
Hohenlohe reached Breda with cavalry as the surprised defenders abandoned resistance.
Assault from Peat Barge
De Heraugiere's men emerged from the barge and surprised the castle garrison before dawn.
English Support at Breda
Vere accompanied the Dutch-English force supporting Maurice's capture of Breda.
Entry into Breda
Maurice entered Breda after the peat-barge assault secured the castle and forced surrender.
Loss of Breda Castle
Lanzavecchia's Italian garrison was surprised when Dutch soldiers emerged inside Breda Castle.
Exile of Charles II
Lands at St Marys in the Scilly Isles exactly one year since leaving Oxford
Declaration of War
Declares war on the Dutch Republic as the Second Anglo-Dutch War begins.
Astronomer Royal Appointed
Becomes the first Astronomer Royal for work at Greenwich.
Royal Observatory Founded
Orders creation of the Royal Observatory to improve navigation.
Vermont Admission
Leads Vermont as it enters the Union as the fourteenth state
Vermont Admission
Vermont becomes the fourteenth state of the Union
Alliance Leads the coalition
Leads the coalition against Napoleon & prevents Allies dealing separately with France
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister under Lord Liverpool
Award
Awarded the Order of the Garter
Award
Awarded the Order of the Garter
Inauguration
Inaugurated President of the USA, 8th
Constitution of Austria
Enacts a new centralised & absolute Austrian constitution
Constitution of Austria
Enacts a new centralised & absolute Austrian constitution
Senator
Davis enters his new term as senator from Mississippi
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliament is dissolved after The Queen agrees to Parlmerstons request
House of Representatives
Takes his seat as a United States representative from Massachusetts.
Senate
Begins service as a Republican senator from Massachusetts.
President of USA
Appointed President of the USA, Twentieth President, Garfield takes office
Arthur Becomes Vice President
Begins the vice presidency that ends with Garfield's death.
Garfield Inauguration
Is inaugurated as the twentieth President of the United States.
Twentieth President Takes Office
Begins his presidency after winning the 1880 election.
Vice Presidential Inauguration
Takes office as Vice President under President Garfield.
Inauguration
Inaugurated President of the USA, 22nd President
Editor
William Randolph Hearst appointed "Proprietor" of the SF Examiner newspaper
National Holiday
Benjamin Harrison is inaugurated as 23rd President
Prime Minister of Spain
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain
Election
The Het Volk, including many English-speaking allies, win the election
Het Volk Administration
Becomes prime minister under restored responsible government.
Het Volk Government Formed
Forms a government supported by Afrikaner and English-speaking allies.
Prime Minister of South Africa
Appointed Prime Minister of the Transvaal
Transvaal Government Formed
Forms the Transvaal government after Het Volk wins the election.
Transvaal Premiership
Becomes prime minister after Het Volk wins the Transvaal election.
Resignation of Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain
Amethyst Covers Minesweeping Attempt
HMS Amethyst supports six minesweepers during a costly attempt to clear mines under heavy Ottoman fire.
Minesweeper Crews Suffer under Fire
Several trawlers are hit during minesweeping operations, demonstrating the vulnerability of the improvised sweeping force.
Abdication
Issues his abdication manifesto
Abdication
Nicholas abdication manifesto is made public
House
Michaels renunciation of the throne is made public
Manifesto
Nicholas abdication manifesto is made public
Police Department
The Police Department is abolished
Inauguration
Kisses the same bible used in the inauguration of George Washington
Vice President
Inaugurated Vice President of the USA
Nosferatu
Directs Nosferatu, one of the central works of German silent horror.
Agricultural Credits Act
Signs the Agricultural Credits Act, expanding federal credit facilities for farmers.
Classification Act
Signs the Classification Act, standardising federal civil-service grades and pay schedules.
Madrid Academy Corresponding Membership
Becomes a corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences in Madrid.
Resignation of Albert Bacon Fall
Leaves office as Secretary of the Interior before the Teapot Dome scandal fully emerges.
Agricultural Rates Bill
Speaks on the Agricultural Rates Continuance Bill and its effect on public finance.
Inaugural Address
Uses his vice-presidential inaugural speech to attack Senate procedural obstruction.
Senate Presidency
Begins presiding over the United States Senate as Vice President.
Vice President
Sworn in as Vice President of the United States under Calvin Coolidge.
Inauguration
Inaugurated President of the USA
Armament
Signs a White Paper to modernize equipment & increase estimates
statement relating to Defence
Rearmament of "statement relating to Defence", recognizes the need to rearm
Hitler demands from Prince Paul that German troops pass through Yugoslavia to
Hitler demands from Prince Paul that German troops pass through Yugoslavia to Greece
Hitler demands from Prince Paul that German troops pass through Yugoslavia to
Hitler demands from Prince Paul that German troops pass through Yugoslavia to Greece
Operation Barbarossa
Paul of Yugoslavia is invited to the Berghof & offered Salonika for German support
Operation Claymore
Churchill launches Operation Claymore, a naval raid against the Lofoten Islands
Siege of Lofoton
A commando raid destroys fish oil processing plants in Lofoton, northern Norway
Tripartite Pact
Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact
Alliance Clement Richard Attlee Attlee, 1st and France
A treaty of alliance, the Treaty of Dunkirk, is signed with France
Treaty of Dunkirk
A treaty of alliance, the Treaty of Dunkirk, is signed with France
Director
Appointed Director of the Peace Corps
Peace Corps
Appointed Director of the Peace Corps
Government Chairman
Ne Win chairs the Revolutionary Government after abolishing parliamentary rule
Quote
"Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I neednt argue with that; Im right and I will be proved right. Were more popular than Jesus now. I dont know which will go first, rock n roll or Christianity"
Substitute
Release Substitute as a major British single.
We're Only in It for the Money
Releases We're Only in It for the Money, satirising contemporary counterculture and mainstream American society.
Election
No Party wins an election majority & negotiations with the Liberals break down
New Constitution
New constitution formalizes BSPP one-party socialist rule
Prime Minister of United Kingdom
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term
Prime Minister Takes Office
Sein Win becomes Prime Minister under the new socialist constitution
Resignation as Prime Minister
Resigns as Prime Minister after coalition talks fail and Labour forms a minority government.
Resignation of Edward Richard George Heath
No Party wins an election majority & negotiations with the Liberals break down. Coalition negotiations with leaders of the Liberal Party fail & Heath resigns as Prime Minister & is replaced by Harold Wilson & a minority Labour Government
Social Contract
Returns to office promising a different relationship with organised labour.
Social Contract
Wilson forms a Labour government committed to a Social Contract with the trade unions.
Kings of the Road
Directs Kings of the Road.
Appointment as Prime Minister
Mugabe is appointed Prime Minister after ZANU-PF's election victory.
Appointment as Prime Minister
Mugabe is appointed Prime Minister following the election result.
Coalition with ZAPU
Mugabe includes ZAPU representatives in the first independence government.
Constitution of Zimbabwe
After a campaign marked by intimidation from all sides, mistrust from security forces and reports of full ballot boxes found on the road, the Shona majority is decisive in electing Mugabe to head the first Government as Prime Minister
Election
After a campaign marked by intimidation from all sides, mistrust from security forces and reports of full ballot boxes found on the road, the Shona majority is decisive in electing Mugabe to head the first Government as Prime Minister
Election
ZANU allies itself with the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) in the Patriotic Front (PF), the two parties adopting the names ZANU-PF and PF-ZAPU respectively, but they split after achieving majority rule.
Election
ZANU win 57 out of 80 Common Roll seats in the new Parliament, with the 20 white seats all going to the Rhodesian Front.
Election Victory Announced
ZANU-PF wins the largest share of seats in the independence election.
Formation of First Government
Mugabe begins forming Zimbabwe's first majority-rule government.
Independence Election Victory
ZANU-PF wins 57 of the 80 common-roll parliamentary seats.
Fitzcarraldo
Directs Fitzcarraldo.
Iran-Contra Affair
Addresses the Nation on the Iran Contra affair
League Cup Semi-Final Replay Winner
Scores the late winner against Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup semi-final replay at White Hart Lane.
Peace Initiative
Presents an initiative for Arab-Israeli negotiations and transitional Palestinian self-government.
Election
Announces he will leave the Cabinet in May & not contest the general election
Resignation of Peter Walker
Announces he will leave the Cabinet in May & not contest the general election
Sound and Vision Tour
Begins the Sound and Vision tour, promoted as a final outing for many of his older hits.
Burning Wells Surveyed
Begins planning the massive effort to extinguish sabotaged wells.
Kuwait Oil Fire Campaign
Arrives with firefighting experts to assess Kuwait's burning oil fields.
Rettig Report
Presents the truth commission's findings and apologizes on behalf of the state.
Health of Keizo Obuchi
Obuchi is hospitalized & forced to rest
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan due to the ill health of Obuchi
Hubble Starboard Solar Array Replaced
Linnehan helps replace Hubble's starboard solar array with a more powerful third-generation array.
Election
John McCain secures the 2008 US Republican Party presidential nomination after winning primary elections in Texas, Vermont, Ohio, and Rhode Island
Republican Nomination
Secures the Republican presidential nomination after further primary victories
Election
Putin won the 2012 Russian presidential elections in the first round, with 63.6% of the vote
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee Service Ends
Completes his recorded service on the House of Lords EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee.
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Crisis
Responds to the shelling and Russian seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Prime Ministerial Oath
Shehbaz Sharif takes the oath for his second premiership.
Births on March 4
Birth of the Black Prince
Gives birth to Edward, the Black Prince
Birth of Isabella
Gives birth to Isabella
Birth of Christopher Russell Edward Squire
Birth of Christopher Russell Edward Squire, later Yes bassist and founding member.
Birth of Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
Birth of Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
Birth of Jason Curtis Newsted
Birth of Jason Curtis Newsted
Deaths on March 4
Death of Yurii II
Death of Yurii II, killed at the Battle of River Sit
Death of Muhammad Mossadeq
Death of Muhammad Mossadeq
Battles on March 4
Battle of Sit River
Yurii II is killed at the Battle of the River Sit. Mongol hordes defeat the army of Vladimir-Suzdal
Battle of Towton Moor
Warwick proclaimed the young Yorkist leader as King Edward IV. The proclamation gained greater acceptance than Richard of York's earlier claim, as several nobles previously opposed to letting Edward's father ascend the throne viewed the Lancastrian actions as a betrayal of the legally established Accord
Coronations on March 4
Coronation
Crowned 3 months before the birth of her 1st son, the Black Prince
Coronation
Crowned King after the Battle of Towton & founds the House of York, 1461-85