Historical Events In April - 08

1935  First radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, NY on this day in history.  

1935  On April - 08 l Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta  

1935  2nd Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282 on this day in history.  

1935  On April - 08 edwin Cannan, economist, dies  

1936  Orissa constituted a province of British India on this day in history.  

1937  On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1417 Walinskia ൙ Tamblyn  

1937  On this day in history m Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera  

1937  On April - 08 the birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist  

1937  Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1938  Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY on this day in history.  

1938  On April - 08 harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies  

1939  US recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war on April - 08.  

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  Earle Graser, the eight-year voice of the radio program, "The Lone Ranger", died in an auto accident on this day in history.  

1941  Navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay) on April - 08.  

1941  On April - 08 joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title  

1942  A Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in NYC on April - 08.  

1942  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on April - 08.  

1943  Hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma on April - 08.  

1943  Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on this day in history.  

1945  US forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II on this day in history.  

1945  Nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands on this day in history.  

1946  400,000 US mine workers strike on April - 08.  

1946  On this day in history tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii  

1946  United Nations assemble for first time on April - 08.  

1946  On April - 08 league of Nations assembles for last time  

1947  On April - 08 the first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company.  

1947  On April - 08 largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed  

1947  On this day in history henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies  

1948  On April - 08 soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF  

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on this day in history.  

1950  On April - 08 charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45  

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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  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 April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

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

1605  On April - 08 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  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  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.  

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 April - 08.