Historical Events In April - 08

1935  On this day in history first radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, NY   

1935  L Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta on April - 08.   

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

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 this day in history m Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera   

1937  The birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84   

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

1938  On this day in history 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 April - 08.   

1940  Germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious on April - 08.   

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  On this day in history navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1943  On this day in history hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma   

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

1945  On this day in history 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  On April - 08 tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii   

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

1946  League of Nations assembles for last time on this day in history.   

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  Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on April - 08.   

1948  Soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40   

1950  Charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45 on April - 08.   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

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

1533  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

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

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

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

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

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  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 April - 08.   

1364  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

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 this day in history.   

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.