Page 6: Historical Events In April - 08

1935  First radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, NY on April - 08.   

1935  On this day in history l Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta   

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

1935  On this day in history edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

1936  Orissa constituted a province of British India on April - 08.   

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

1937  On April - 08 m Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera   

1937  On this day in history the birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist   

1937  Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 on April - 08.   

1938  On April - 08 baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY   

1938  Harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies on April - 08.   

1939  US recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war on this day in history.   

1939  ACV soccer team forms in Axes on April - 08.   

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  On April - 08 navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)   

1941  Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1942  On April - 08 a Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in NYC   

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

1943  Hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma on this day in history.   

1943  On April - 08 paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed   

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  On April - 08 400,000 US mine workers strike   

1946  Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii on April - 08.   

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

1946  On this day in history league of Nations assembles for last time   

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

1947  On this day in history largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed   

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

1948  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history 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 April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.   

0217  On April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  On April - 08 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 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 April - 08.   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

1537  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies