What happened on March 4

77 documented historical events happened on March 4, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Roman Herculian guard Adrian of Nicomedia, who had converted to Christianity after being impressed with the faith of Christians that he had been torturing, was martyred. On the same day, in another year: Trpimir I, the founder of the Trpimirović dynasty of Croatia, issued a document that contains the first known use of the name Croats. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 4, including Tim Costello, Nicholas Coleridge, Mykelti Williamson. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

160 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 4, including Joan of England, Queen of Scotland, Yuri II of Vladimir, Daniel of Moscow. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

13 observances are celebrated on March 4 around the world: Christian feast day: Adrian of Nicomedia, Christian feast day: Casimir, Christian feast day: Felix of Rhuys, Christian feast day: Giovanni Antonio Farina (Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Blessed Humbert III, Count of Savoy (Roman Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Paul Cuffee (Episcopal Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.