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 April - 08.   

1935  2nd Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282 on April - 08.   

1935  On April - 08 edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

1936  Orissa constituted a province of British India on April - 08.   

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  The birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist on April - 08.   

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

1938  Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY on April - 08.   

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

1939  On this day in history uS recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war   

1939  ACV soccer team forms in Axes on this day in history.   

1940  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' on this day in history.   

1940  Germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious on this day in history.   

1941  On April - 08 earle Graser, the eight-year voice of the radio program, "The Lone Ranger", died in an auto accident.   

1941  Navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay) on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history 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  On this day in history alfred Mombert, writer, dies   

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

1943  Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on April - 08.   

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  400,000 US mine workers strike on this day in history.   

1946  Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii on April - 08.   

1946  United Nations assemble for first time on this day in history.   

1946  League of Nations assembles for last time on April - 08.   

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

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

1947  On this day in history 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  On this day in history charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45   

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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

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

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

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

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

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

1461  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

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 April - 08.   

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