Historical Events In April - 08
Friday, 29 March 2024
1911 On April - 08 douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian
1912 On April - 08 steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200
1912 Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36) on this day in history.
1913 On this day in history 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified
1913 H Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth) on this day in history.
1914 US & Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone on this day in history.
1914 John Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour) on April - 08.
1916 Australian soldiers take up positions on the Western Front at Armentières, France on April - 08.
1916 On April - 08 norway approves active & passive female suffrage
1918 England's Royal Flying Corps replaced by Royal Air Force on this day in history.
1918 On this day in history establishment of the Repatriation Department
1918 On April - 08 betty Ford, First Lady of the United States
1919 On this day in history the birth of Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia
1919 On April - 08 [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)
1920 On April - 08 church disestablished in Wales
1920 LONGA soccer team forms in Tilburg on April - 08.
1920 On this day in history carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life)
1920 On this day in history charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35
1921 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #950 Ahrensa on this day in history.
1921 Alfie Bass, London England, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served) on April - 08.
1921 On this day in history earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies
1923 On this day in history edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir)
1924 Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co on April - 08.
1924 On April - 08 imperial Airways formed in Britain
1925 On April - 08 first planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1
1925 Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] on April - 08.
1927 On this day in history automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice
1929 On April - 08 indian Independence Movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
1930 On April - 08 zawditu first reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies
1931 Jackie Mitchell became first female in professional baseball on April - 08.
1931 On April - 08 "White Horse Inn" opens in London
1931 Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies on April - 08.
1933 Nazi Germany begins persecution of Jews boycotting Jewish businesses on April - 08.
1933 Manchester Guardian warns of unknown nazi terror on this day in history.
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