Historical Events In April - 08

1970  On April - 08 john &Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations  

1970  L Chernykh discovers asteroid 1805 Dirikis, 1957 Angara &1976 Kaverin on April - 08.  

1970  "Cry for Us All" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 8 performances on this day in history.  

1970  Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies on April - 08.  

1971  On this day in history united Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership  

1971  On this day in history uS/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere  

1971  1st legal off-track betting system begins (OTB-New York) on April - 08.  

1972  30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on April - 08.  

1972  Major league baseball players stages first collective strike on this day in history.  

1972  Alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings v NZ on this day in history.  

1973  Japan allows its citizens to own gold on April - 08.  

1973  On this day in history thirty-two terrorist bombings in Cyprus take place.  

1973  Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1974  Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record by collecting his 715th round-tripper on this day in history.  

1974  Pioneer Hall opens on this day in history.  

1974  Discovery Island opens on April - 08.  

1976  On this day in history freddie Lennon father of John Lennon, dies at 63  

1976  N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2206 Gabrova, #2312 Duboshin, #2361 Gogol, #2606 Odessa, #2722 Abalakin, #2734 Hasek, on April - 08.  

1976  Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 on April - 08.  

1977  NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games on this day in history.  

1977  On April - 08 frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71  

1978  Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1979  Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah on this day in history.  

1980  Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist on April - 08.  

1981  On April - 08 e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante  

1981  On this day in history norman Taurog, dies  

1982  US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama on this day in history.  

1984  On April - 08 8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles  

1984  On April - 08 marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA  

1986  US sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea on this day in history.  

1986  World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel on this day in history.  

1987  Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history jim Jordan radio's Fibber McGee, dies at 91 in a fall  

1990  On April - 08 cBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger  

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.  

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.  

1533  On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer  

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)  

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

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

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.  

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.  

0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29  

0956  On this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy  

1143  On this day in history 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  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.  

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  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies