Historical Events In April - 08

1950  On this day in history unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR   

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

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

1951  On this day in history first of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test   

1952  On April - 08 big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe &Gamow   

1952  Pres Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike on April - 08.   

1953  On this day in history dag Hammarskjoeld chosen as secretary-general of UN   

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

1955  Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter on this day in history.   

1956  20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Jr wins, shooting a 289 on April - 08.   

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

1959  Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on this day in history.   

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

1960  On this day in history rCA (TV &Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched   

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  On April - 08 jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye   

1961  On this day in history "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 perfs   

1962  On this day in history accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France   

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  On April - 08 len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies   

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

1968  On this day in history the Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna".   

1968  On this day in history 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King   

1969  1st Baseball game in Canada on April - 08.   

1969  On this day in history arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78   

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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 April - 08.   

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

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

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

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

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

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.   

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