Historical Events In April - 08

1950  On April - 08 unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR   

1950  "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 308 performances on April - 08.   

1950  On this day in history albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63   

1951  On April - 08 first of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test   

1952  Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe &Gamow on April - 08.   

1952  Pres Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike on this day in history.   

1953  Dag Hammarskjoeld chosen as secretary-general of UN on this day in history.   

1954  On April - 08 army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC   

1954  US Air Force Academy established on this day in history.   

1954  "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs on April - 08.   

1955  Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter on April - 08.   

1956  On this day in history 20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Jr wins, shooting a 289   

1957  Frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

1960  On this day in history mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee   

1960  On this day in history rCA (TV &Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched   

1960  On April - 08 u Nu elected premier of Burma   

1960  Neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties on April - 08.   

1961  On this day in history jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye   

1961  On this day in history "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 perfs   

1962  Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France on April - 08.   

1963  NYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike on April - 08.   

1963  Soap operas "General Hospital" &"The Doctors" premier on TV on April - 08.   

1963  35th Academy Awards on April - 08.   

1963  On this day in history len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies   

1964  John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years on this day in history.   

1964  Unmanned Gemini 1 launched on this day in history.   

1965  Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70 on April - 08.   

1966  AFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner on April - 08.   

1966  On this day in history george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

1968  The Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna" on this day in history.   

1968  40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King on this day in history.   

1969  1st Baseball game in Canada on April - 08.   

1969  Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 on April - 08.   

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

1460  On April - 08 birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.   

0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

1143  On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

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

1461  On April - 08 death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  On this day in history lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

1537  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies