Historical Events In April - 08

1935  First radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, NY on this day in history.   

1935  On April - 08 l Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta   

1935  On April - 08 2nd Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282   

1935  Edwin Cannan, economist, dies on this day in history.   

1936  Orissa constituted a province of British India on this day in history.   

1937  On April - 08 k Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1417 Walinskia ൙ Tamblyn   

1937  On this day in history m Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera   

1937  The birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84   

1938  On this day in history baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY   

1938  On this day in history harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies   

1939  On April - 08 uS recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war   

1939  On April - 08 aCV soccer team forms in Axes   

1940  On this day in history hMS GLOWWORM (Lt Cdr Gerard Roope+, awarded VC), sunk , NW of Trondheim in Norwegian Sea by German 8in-gunned heavy cruiser 'Admiral Hipper'. Detached from screen for British minelaying operations to search for man overboard at time of German invasion of Norway; 40 survivors. 'Hipper' damaged when rammed by 'Glowworm'   

1940  Germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious on this day in history.   

1941  Earle Graser, the eight-year voice of the radio program, "The Lone Ranger", died in an auto accident on April - 08.   

1941  On April - 08 navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)   

1941  On this day in history joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title   

1942  A Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in NYC on April - 08.   

1942  On this day in history alfred Mombert, writer, dies   

1943  Hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma on April - 08.   

1943  Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on April - 08.   

1945  On this day in history uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

1945  On April - 08 nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands   

1946  On this day in history 400,000 US mine workers strike   

1946  Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii on April - 08.   

1946  United Nations assemble for first time on this day in history.   

1946  League of Nations assembles for last time on April - 08.   

1947  The first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed   

1947  Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on April - 08.   

1948  Soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF on this day in history.   

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on April - 08.   

1950  Charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.   

0956  On April - 08 death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1461  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies