On this day: 4 March

Selected events and births on 4 March, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 852 – Trpimir I, the founder of the Trpimirović dynasty of Croatia, issued a document that contains the first known use of the name Croats. Read more: Trpimir I Trpimirović dynasty Croats
• 1386 – Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania, was crowned King of Poland as Władysław II Jagiełło, beginning the Jagiellonian dynasty. Read more: Grand Duchy of Lithuania List of Polish monarchs Władysław II Jagiełło
• 1675 – John Flamsteed was appointed the first Astronomer Royal by King Charles II of England. Read more: John Flamsteed Astronomer Royal Charles II of England
• 1681 – King Charles II of England granted Quaker William Penn a charter for the Pennsylvania Colony. Read more: Charles II of England Quakers William Penn
• 1824 – The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the British Isles, was founded as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck by author and philanthropist William Hillary. Read more: Royal National Lifeboat Institution British Isles William Hillary
• 1837 – Chicago was incorporated as a city. Read more: Chicago
• 1848 – King Charles Albert of Sardinia signs the Statuto Albertino, which would later serve as the constitution for the Kingdom of Italy. Read more: Charles Albert of Sardinia Statuto Albertino Constitution
• 1890 – The Forth Bridge, a railway bridge connecting Edinburgh to Fife over the Firth of Forth, opened, eventually becoming an internationally recognised Scottish landmark. Read more: Forth Bridge Edinburgh Fife
• 1933 – Frances Perkins was appointed United States Secretary of Labor, making her the first female member of the Cabinet. Read more: Frances Perkins United States Secretary of Labor Cabinet of the United States
• 1966 – During an interview, John Lennon of the Beatles argued that the band had become "more popular than Jesus". Read more: John Lennon The Beatles More popular than Jesus
• 1979 – The space probe Voyager 1 discovered the rings of Jupiter, the third ring system to be discovered in the Solar System, after those of Saturn and Uranus. Read more: Voyager 1 Rings of Jupiter Rings of Saturn
• 1987 – U.S. president Ronald Reagan made a nationally televised address in which he accepted full responsibility for illegal actions in the Iran–Contra affair. Read more: Ronald Reagan Iran–Contra affair
• 2000 – Playstation 2 was released in Japan. Read more: PlayStation 2
• 2007 – Fourteen-year-old English schoolgirl Charlotte Shaw drowned on Dartmoor, becoming the first person to die in connection with the annual Ten Tors challenge. Read more: Death of Charlotte Shaw Dartmoor Ten Tors
• 2017 – Construction began on a 69-metre (226 ft) statue of the Buddha at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen in Bangkok. Read more: The Buddha Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen Bangkok

Born on this day

• 1938 – Alpha Condé, Guinean politician, President of Guinea Read more: Alpha Condé List of presidents of Guinea
• 1938 – Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Polish academic and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: Adam Daniel Rotfeld Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)
• 1951 – Edelgard Bulmahn, German educator and politician, German Federal Minister of Education and Research Read more: Edelgard Bulmahn Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
• 1954 – François Fillon, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France Read more: François Fillon Prime Minister of France
• 1966 – Kevin Johnson, American basketball player and politician, 55th Mayor of Sacramento Read more: Kevin Johnson (basketball player) List of mayors of Sacramento, California
• 1967 – Ivan Lewis, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Read more: Ivan Lewis Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• 1968 – Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek banker and politician, Prime Minister of Greece Read more: Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece
• 1973 – Penny Mordaunt, English lieutenant and politician, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council Read more: Penny Mordaunt Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council
• 1986 – Mike Krieger, Brazilian-American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Instagram Read more: Mike Krieger Instagram
• 2002 – Jacob Hopkins, American actor Read more: Jacob Hopkins
• 2002 – Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva, Australian rhythmic gymnast Read more: Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva
• 2007 – Miya Cech, American actress Read more: Miyako (actress)

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / March 4 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.