This day in History - March 4

407 Historic Events for March 4
1995 Event Blind teenage boy receives a 'Bionic Eye' at a Washington Hospital
1996 Death Barbara Lewis, British obituarist, dies at 55
1996 Death Minnie Pearl, country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 84
1997 Event Brazil Senate allows women to wear slacks
1997 Event Zeya Start-1 launched (Russia)
1997 Event Comet Hale-Bopp directly above the Sun (1.04 AU)
1997 Event President Clinton bans federally funded human cloning research