Historical Events
- The Battle of Vinegar Hill, colony of New South Wales (Australia), when Irish convicts (some of whom had been involved in Ireland's Battle of Vinegar Hill in 1798) led the colony's only significant convict uprising.
Famous Deaths
- Carl Leopold Röllig, German composer, glass-harmonica player, composer, and inventor (bowed pianos - orphica and xänorphika), dies at about 65 [birth date uncertain]
Died in 1804 1804 Highlights
About March 4, 1804
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 220 years, 1 month and 30 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Pisces