Page 8: Historical Events In April - 08

1970  "Cry for Us All" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 8 performances.   

1970  Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies.   

1971  United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership   

1971  US/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere.   

1971  1st legal off-track betting system begins (OTB-New York)   

1972  30000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.   

1972  Major league baseball players stages inaugural collective strike   

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

1973  Japan allows its citizens to own gold.   

1973  Thirty-two terrorist bombings in Cyprus take place.   

1973  Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91   

1974  Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record by collecting his 715th round-tripper   

1974  Pioneer Hall opens.   

1974  Discovery Island opens   

1976  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,   

1976  Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35.   

1977  NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games   

1977  Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71.   

1978  Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83   

1979  Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah   

1980  Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist.   

1981  E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante.   

1981  Norman Taurog, dies.   

1982  US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama   

1984  8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles   

1984  Marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA.   

1986  US sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea   

1986  World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel   

1987  Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90.   

1988  Jim Jordan radio's Fibber McGee, dies at 91 in a fall.   

1990  CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger.   

1990  It is recorded as becoming illeagal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers   

1990  In this year, Jack Nicklaus claims inaugural start on Senior PGA tour.   

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1320  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

0956  On April - 08 death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1143  On April - 08 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 April - 08.   

1461  On April - 08 death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.   

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

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