Page 6: Historical Events In April - 08

1935  On April - 08 first radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, NY   

1935  L Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta on this day in history.   

1935  2nd Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282 on this day in history.   

1935  On April - 08 edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

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  M Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history the birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist   

1937  Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1939  ACV soccer team forms in Axes on this day in history.   

1940  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' on this day in history.   

1940  On April - 08 germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious   

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

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

1941  On April - 08 joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title   

1942  On April - 08 a Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in NYC   

1942  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma   

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

1945  US forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II on this day in history.   

1945  Nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands on this day in history.   

1946  On April - 08 400,000 US mine workers strike   

1946  On April - 08 tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii   

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

1946  League of Nations assembles for last time on this day in history.   

1947  On April - 08 the first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company.   

1947  Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed on this day in history.   

1947  Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF   

1948  On April - 08 josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40   

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  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.   

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 this day in history 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  On April - 08 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 April - 08.   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

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

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