Page 6: Historical Events In April - 08

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

1935  On this day in history l Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta   

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

1935  On this day in history edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

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

1937  K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1417 Walinskia ൙ Tamblyn on this day in history.   

1937  On April - 08 m Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera   

1937  On April - 08 the birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist   

1937  Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 on April - 08.   

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

1938  Harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies on April - 08.   

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 this day in history 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  Navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay) on April - 08.   

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

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

1942  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on April - 08.   

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

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

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

1945  On this day in history 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  On this day in history united Nations assemble for first time   

1946  On this day in history league of Nations assembles for last time   

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

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

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

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

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 April - 08.   

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

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

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

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

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

0217  On April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  On this day in history 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  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

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