Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08

1950  Unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR on April - 08.   

1950  "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 308 performances on this day in history.   

1950  On April - 08 albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63   

1951  First of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe &Gamow   

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 April - 08.   

1954  Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC on this day in history.   

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

1957  On this day in history frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies   

1959  On April - 08 gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

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

1960  RCA (TV &Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched on April - 08.   

1960  U Nu elected premier of Burma on this day in history.   

1960  Neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties on this day in history.   

1961  Jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye on April - 08.   

1961  On April - 08 "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  On this day in history nYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike   

1963  On April - 08 soap operas "General Hospital" &"The Doctors" premier on TV   

1963  On this day in history 35th Academy Awards   

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

1964  On this day in history john Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years   

1964  Unmanned Gemini 1 launched on April - 08.   

1965  Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1966  On April - 08 george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

1968  On this day in history 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 April - 08.   

1969  On April - 08 1st Baseball game in Canada   

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  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  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

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

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.   

0217  On April - 08 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  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  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.