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RE: March 4th

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The University of Ferrara was founded on March 4, 1391
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Ferrara

Briton Edward Craven-Walker filed his Patent for "Display Device" on the 4th March, 1965
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48103954/lava-lamp/

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The Forth railway bridge opened to the public on March 4 1890.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44804118/forth-road-bridge/

The 1977 Vrancea Earthquake occurred on Friday, 4 March 1977
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48104127/1977-vrancea-earthquake/

Cyclone Mahina struck Bathurst Bay, Australia with a devastating storm surge on 4 March 1899
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Mahina

USS Cyclops (AC-4) was lost without a trace sometime after 4 March 1918
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48104185/uss-cyclops-ac-4/

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On this day in 2006, the Deep Space Network made a final attempt to contact the Pioneer 10 deep space probe. No response was received.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_10

The Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 was launched on 4 March 1968
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbiting_Geophysical_Observatory

NASA launched the Intelsat V-508 satellite, on the 4th March, 1982.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelsat

The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Comet Halley on March 4, 1986.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t34432976/vega-1-space-probe/

The Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16) was launched on the 4th March 1994.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41504412/sts-62/

The first commercial launch of a Start-1 launch vehicle was conducted on March 4, 1997
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start-1

The first Rosetta spacecraft flyby of Earth occurred on 4 March 2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(spacecraft)#2005

Explorer-1 PRIME was launched on March 4, 2011, but failed to reach orbit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorer-1%27

The Glory satellite was launched on March 4, 2011, but failed to reach orbit
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t21374887/glory-satellite/

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Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov (born 4 March 1965) is a Russian cosmonaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Lonchakov

Yuri Aleksandrovich Senkevich (March 4, 1937 - September 25, 2003) was a Soviet doctor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Senkevich

Claire Voisin (born 4 March 1962) is a French professor of mathematics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Voisin

Eugène-Maurice-Pierre Cosserat (4 March 1866 - 31 May 1931) was a French mathematician and astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Cosserat

George Gamow (March 4 1904 - August 19, 1968) was a theoretical physicist and cosmologist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56911031/george-gamow-1904-1968/

Jacob Robert Emden (March 4, 1862 - October 8, 1940) was a Swiss astrophysicist and meteorologist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Emden

Sir William Napier Shaw (March 4, 1854 - March 23, 1945), was a British meteorologist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Shaw

On 4 March 1918, company cook Albert Gitchell reported sick at Fort Riley, Kansas.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t8989402/bird-flu/

Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore (1923 - 2012) was a amateur astronomer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t6119934/sir-patrick-moore/

Casimir Marie Gaudibert (4 March 1823 - 9 June 1901) was a French amateur astronomer and selenographer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_Marie_Gaudibert

On 4 March 1675 John Flamsteed was appointed Astronomer Royal of England
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44522649/sir-john-flamsteed-frs-1646-1719/

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The ballet Swan Lake was premièred by the Bolshoi Ballet on March 4 1877

Universe is a black-and-white short documentary made in 1960 by the National Film Board of Canada.

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The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) was noted by Charles Messier on March 4, 1769
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula#History

NGC 2302 was discovered by William Herschel on the 4th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56905603/ngc-2302/

NGC 2309 was discovered by William Herschel using on the 4th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56905597/ngc-2309/

NGC 2316 was discovered by William Herschel on the 4th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56905586/ngc-2316/

NGC 2349 was discovered by Caroline Lucretia Herschel on the 4th March 1783.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56905564/ngc-2349/

NGC 2440 was discovered by William Herschel on the 4th March 1790.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t10300983/ngc-2440/

NGC 2567 was discovered by William Herschel on the 4th March 1783.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56905556/ngc-2567/

NGC 2960 was discovered by John Herschel on the 4th March 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63310722/ngc-2960/

NGC 3217 was discovered by David Peck Todd on the 4th March 1878.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56905548/ngc-3217/

NGC 3602 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 4th March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56905525/ngc-3602/

NGC 3636 was discovered by William Herschel on the 4th March 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56905520/ngc-3636/

NGC 3637 was discovered by William Herschel using on the 4th March 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56905517/ngc-3637/

Messier 85 was discovered by Pierre Méchain on the 4th March 1781.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44360180/messier-85/

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A transit of Deimos from Mars, as seen by Mars Rover Opportunity on March 4, 2004, at 03:03:43 UTC Earth time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Transit_of_Deimos_from_Mars.jpg

Arecibo radio telescope radar image of 1950 DA taken on March 4, 2001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1950DA.jpg

Asteroid (64) Angelina was discovered on March 4, 1861
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64_Angelina

Asteroid (325) Heidelberga was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on March 4, 1892
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/325_Heidelberga

Eukelade also known as Jupiter XLVII, is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003, and received the temporary designation S/2003 J 1.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eukelade_(moon)

Aoede, also known as Jupiter XLI, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003. It received the temporary designation S/2003 J 7.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoede_(moon)

The Pi Virginids meteor shower occurs between February 13 and April 8, peaking between March 3 and March 9
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t34439302/pi-virginids/

During a thunderstorm on March 4, 1920 an aerolite was observed to fall at Conleny Heath
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56912507/thunderstone-1920/

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Meteorites

The Segowlie (LL6) meteorite fell in Bihar, India, on the 4th March 1853.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48103970/segowlie-meteorite/

The Sitathali (H5) meteorite fell in Madhya Pradesh, India, on the 4th March 1875.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48103972/sitathali-meteorite/

The Bruderheim (L6) meteorite fell in Alberta, Canada, on the 4th March 1960.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48103973/bruderheim-meteorite/