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On March 4, 51: Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).

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Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).

AD 51 (LI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Scipio. The denomination AD 51 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

People

Born on March 4

Miya Cech 2007– American actress (born 2007)
Jacob Hopkins 2002– American actor (born 2002)
Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva 2002– Australian rhythmic gymnast of Russian origin
Freya Anderson 2001– British swimmer (born 2001)
George Pickens 2001– American football player (born 2001)
Brooklyn Beckham 1999– English media personality (born 1999)
Obi Toppin 1998– American basketball player (born 1998)
Matisse Thybulle 1997– Australian-American basketball player (born 1997)
Kwon Hyun-bin 1997– South Korean actor (born 1997)
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Michael Gallup 1996– American football player (born 1996)
Antonio Sanabria 1996– Paraguayan footballer (born 1996)
Lukas Webb 1996– Australian rules footballer
Chlöe Howl 1995– British singer-songwriter
Bill Milner 1995– English actor (born 1995)
Valeri Nichushkin 1995– Russian ice hockey player (born 1995)
Callum Harriott 1994– Guyanese footballer (born 1994)
Luisito Pié 1994– Dominican taekwondo athlete
AJ Tracey 1994– British rapper and record producer (born 1994)

People

Died on March 4

Roy Ayers American funk, soul and jazz composer (1940–2025)
Phil Batt American politician (1927–2023)
Rod Marsh Australian cricketer (1947–2022)
Shane Warne Australian cricketer (1969–2022)
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peruvian diplomat and politician (1920–2020)
Keith Flint English dancer and singer (1969–2019)
Luke Perry American actor (1966–2019)
Davide Astori Italian footballer (1987–2018)
Clayton Yeutter American politician
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Bud Collins US journalist and sportscaster (1929–2016)
Pat Conroy American novelist (1945–2016)
P. A. Sangma Indian politician (1947–2016)
Zhou Xiaoyan Chinese vocal pedagogue and classical soprano
Dušan Bilandžić Croatian historian and politician
Ray Hatton English educator, author and long-distance runner (1932–2015)
Mark Freidkin Russian poet and writer (1953–2014)
Elaine Kellett-Bowman British politician (1923–2014)
Jack Kinzler American engineer (1920–2014)

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Every March 4 on record

  1. 51 Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).

    Calendar year

    AD 51 (LI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Scipio. The denomination AD 51 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

  2. 306 Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.

    Person who suffers persecution and death for the faith

    A martyr is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In colloquial usage, the term can also refer to any person who suffers a significant consequence in protest or support of a cause.

  3. 581 Yang Jian declares himself Emperor Wen of Sui, ending the Northern Zhou and beginning the Sui dynasty.

    Emperor of China from 581 to 604

    Emperor Wen of Sui, personal name Yang Jian (楊堅), childhood name Naluoyan (那羅延), Xianbei name Puliuru Jian (普六茹堅), was the founding emperor of the Sui dynasty of China. As a Buddhist, he encouraged the spread of Buddhism through the state.

  4. 852 Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources.

    Historical Slavic title

    A knyaz, also knez, knjaz, kniaź or kniaz, is a historical Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times. It is usually translated into English as 'prince', 'king' or 'duke', depending on specific historical context and the potentially known Latin equivalents at the time; the word was originally derived from the common Germanic *kuningaz ('king').

  5. 938 Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs.

    Object of religious significance from the past

    In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Shamanism, and many other religions.

  6. 1152 Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of Germany.
  7. 1171 Alexios II Komnenos is crowned Byzantine co-emperor to his father Manuel I Komnenos.
  8. 1238 The Battle of the Sit River begins two centuries of Mongol horde domination of Rus.
  9. 1351 Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam.
  10. 1386 Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila) is crowned King of Poland.
  11. 1461 Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
  12. 1493 Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niña from his voyage to what are now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean.
  13. 1519 Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth.
  14. 1628 The Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter.
  15. 1665 English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands, marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
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  1. 1675 John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England.
  2. 1681 Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.
  3. 1686 After being unofficially established as a settlement in 1678, the Dominican mission of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines.
  4. 1773 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart departs Italy after the last of his three tours there.
  5. 1776 American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
  6. 1789 In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect.
  7. 1790 France is divided into 83 départements, cutting across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on ownership of land by the nobility.
  8. 1791 Vermont is admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state.
  9. 1794 The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress.
  10. 1797 John Adams is inaugurated as the 2nd President of the United States of America, becoming the first President to begin his presidency on March 4.
  11. 1804 Castle Hill Rebellion: Irish convicts rebel against British colonial authority in the Colony of New South Wales.
  12. 1813 Cyril VI of Constantinople is elected Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
  13. 1814 War of 1812: Americans defeat British forces at the Battle of Longwoods between London, Ontario and Thamesville, near present-day Wardsville, Ontario.
  14. 1837 The city of Chicago is incorporated.
  15. 1848 Carlo Alberto di Savoia signs the Statuto Albertino that will later represent the first constitution of the Regno d'Italia.

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