A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people. Date: March 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew. Date: March 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland, resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London by the British parliament. Date: March 4, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1977 Vrancea earthquake in eastern and southern Europe kills more than 1,500, mostly in Bucharest, Romania. Date: March 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe's first black prime minister. Date: March 4, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States. Date: March 4, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus. Date: March 4, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Lennox Sebe, President for life of the South African Bantustan of Ciskei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by Brigadier Oupa Gqozo. Date: March 4, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
American basketball player Hank Gathers dies after collapsing during the semifinals of a West Coast Conference tournament game. Date: March 4, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-62. Date: March 4, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)