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This Day in History

March 4
1152
 Frederik I Barbarossa elected Roman-German King
1678  Classical Composer Antonio Vivaldi born
1835  Astronomer and discoverer of the canals of mars, Giovanni Schiaparelli born
1875  Italian Jesuit & Scholar Alberto Vaccari born
1912  Painter Afro Basaldella born
1916  Writer Giorgio Bassani born
1944  Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy
1991  Iraq releases 6 US, 3 British & 1 Italian Prisoners of War

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