What Happened On This Day ? March 4
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2007
The world's first national internet election is held
Estonia was the first country to allow its citizens to vote in a parliamentary election through the world wide web.
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1980
Robert Mugabe becomes Zimbabwe's first black prime minister
A hero of the black struggle against the white minority rule in his country, Mugabe won a landslide victory. More recently, his oppressive style of leadership has been condemned domestically and internationally.
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1977
The Vrancea earthquake claims over 1500 lives
Most of the victims were residents of Romania's capital Bucharest.
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1918
The first documented cases of the Spanish flu herald a deadly worldwide pandemic
The disease quickly spread around the world, causing over 25 million deaths.
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1789
The U.S. Constitution is put into effect
The law is one of the world's oldest constitutions still in use. The oldest is the Constitution of San Marino, which was issued in 1600.
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1968
Graham Westley
English footballer, manager
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1951
Chris Rea
English singer-songwriter, guitarist
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1950
Rick Perry
American politician, 47th Governor of Texas
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1932
Ryszard Kapu?ci?ski
Polish journalist
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1678
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian violinist, composer
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2008
Gary Gygax
American game designer, writer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons
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1977
Anatol E. Baconsky
Romanian poet, author, critic
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1888
Amos Bronson Alcott
American educator, philosopher
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1852
Nikolai Gogol
Ukrainian/Russian author, playwright
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1811
Mariano Moreno
Argentinian lawyer, journalist, politician