| 4 March 1193 | Ayyubid Sultanate, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Palestine [births and deaths] | Saladin, sultan of Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine 1171–93, who successfully captured Jerusalem from the Franks during the Third Crusade, dies in Damascus (c. 56). |
| 4 March 1238 | Mongol Empire, Russia [Mongol conquests (1206–1405)] | Juri (Yury) II, Great Prince of Vladimir–Suzdal, is defeated and killed by the Mongols under Batu on the Sita, near Yaroslavl (which is subsequently sacked). The spring thaw begins shortly afterwards, making the terrain impassable and halting the Mongol advance on Novgorod. Batu then withdraws to the Don basin. |
| 4 March 1461 | England [Wars of the Roses (1455–85)] | Having been welcomed into London, England, three days previously, Edward of York, Earl of March, is acclaimed King Edward IV by the populace. He pursues the Lancastrian forces of Henry VI northwards. |
| 4 March 1634 | North America [shops and shopping] | Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in the North American colonies, in Boston, Massachusetts. Although many New England authorities disapprove of them, taverns begin to flourish during the 1630s as gathering places for socializing and, later, for political discussions and meetings. |
| 4 March 1665 | UK, United Netherlands [Anglo–Dutch Wars (1652–74)] | Prompted by attacks by the Dutch and the British on each other's colonial possessions, the second Anglo-Dutch war begins. |
| 4 March 1678 | Venice [births and deaths] | Antonio Vivaldi, important Italian composer during the baroque period, born in Venice, Italy (–1741). |
| 4 March 1789 | USA [political events] | The US Congress meets under the Constitution for the first time. Proponents of the Constitution (federalists) outnumber opponents (antifederalists) 17–9 in the Senate and 38–26 in the House of Representatives. |
| 4 March 1849 | Austrian Empire [law and government] | The Kremsier Constitution is promulgated in Austria, giving all national groups considerable autonomy, but is immediately replaced by a constitution in which the territories are deemed indivisible. |
| 4 March 1887 | Germany [motor vehicles] | German mechanical engineer Gottlieb Daimler fits his engine to a four-wheeled carriage to produce a four-wheeled motorcar. During the same year he fits his internal combustion engine to a boat, creating the first motor boat. |
| 4 March–5 April 1917 | Germany, France [World War I (1914–18)] | German troops withdraw to the specially constructed ‘Hindenburg Line’ on the Western Front. The line is a defensive system in which weak points found in the previous front line have been avoided. |
| 4 March 1931 | India, UK [decolonization] | Under the terms of the Delhi pact between the Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi and the British viceroy of India, Lord Irwin, the civil disobedience campaign organized by the Indian National Congress is suspended. The Congress Party promises to participate in the Round Table Conference on Indian constitutional reform in London, England, and political prisoners are released. |
| 4 March 1964 | UK [everyday life] | The British government changes the August Bank Holiday to the last Monday in the month, with effect from 1965. |
| 4 March 1966 | UK, USA [popular music] | John Lennon speculates that the Beatles are more popular than Jesus Christ; in response, Beatles records are burnt in the US Bible belt. |
| 4 March 2007 | Côte d'Ivoire [political events] | President Laurent Gbagbo signs a peace deal with rebel leader Guillaume Soro to unify Côte d'Ivoire, which has been a divided country since the outbreak of a civil war in 2002. |
