March 4
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 1986
The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.
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American basketball player Hank Gathers dies after collapsing during the semifinals of a West Coast Conference tournament game.
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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.
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Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-62.
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A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin (USA) causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days.
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Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
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BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
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Afghanistan: Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers and 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters are killed as American forces attempt to infiltrate the Shah-i-Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.
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At least 34 miners die in a suspected gas explosion at the Zasyadko coal mine in the rebel-held Donetsk region of Ukraine.
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Former MI6 spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England, causing a diplomatic uproar that results in mass-expulsions of diplomats from all countries involved.
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Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to walk over the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua.
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2007Miya Cech, American actress
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2002Jacob Hopkins, American actor
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2002Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva, Australian rhythmic gymnast
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2001George Pickens, American football player
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1998Obi Toppin, American basketball player
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1997Matisse Thybulle, Australian-American basketball player
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1997Kwon Hyun-bin, South Korean actor and singer
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1996Michael Gallup, American football player
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1996Antonio Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer
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1996Lukas Webb, Australian rules footballer
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1995Chlöe Howl, English singer-songwriter
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1995Valeri Nichushkin, Russian ice hockey player
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