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  On this day in history 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  K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1417 Walinskia ൙ Tamblyn on April - 08.   

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

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

1937  On April - 08 arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84   

1938  Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY on this day in history.   

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

1939  US recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war on this day in history.   

1939  ACV soccer team forms in Axes on April - 08.   

1940  On April - 08 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  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 April - 08.   

1941  On this day in history navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)   

1941  Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title on April - 08.   

1942  A Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1943  On April - 08 hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma   

1943  On April - 08 paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed   

1945  On April - 08 uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

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

1946  United Nations assemble for first time on April - 08.   

1946  On April - 08 league of Nations assembles for last time   

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

1947  Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed on April - 08.   

1947  On April - 08 henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies   

1948  Soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF on April - 08.   

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 this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.   

1533  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

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

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

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

1492  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.