Page 7: 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 this day in history.   

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

1951  First of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test on April - 08.   

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

1952  On April - 08 pres Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike   

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

1954  On this day in history army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC   

1954  On this day in history uS Air Force Academy established   

1954  On this day in history "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs   

1955  On April - 08 goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter   

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

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

1959  Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on April - 08.   

1960  Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee on this day in history.   

1960  RCA (TV &Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched on this day in history.   

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

1962  Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history nYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike   

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

1963  On April - 08 35th Academy Awards   

1963  Len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies on April - 08.   

1964  On April - 08 john Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years   

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 this day in history.   

1966  George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1968  On April - 08 the Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna".   

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 this day in history.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  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  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.   

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