Page 6: Historical Events In April - 08

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

1935  L Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta on this day in history.   

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

1935  Edwin Cannan, economist, dies on this day in history.   

1936  On April - 08 orissa constituted a province of British India   

1937  K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1417 Walinskia ൙ Tamblyn on April - 08.   

1937  M Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera on this day in history.   

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

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  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  On April - 08 aCV soccer team forms in Axes   

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  On this day in history germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious   

1941  Earle Graser, the eight-year voice of the radio program, "The Lone Ranger", died in an auto accident on April - 08.   

1941  On April - 08 navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)   

1941  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1943  On this day in history paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed   

1945  On this day in history uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

1945  On April - 08 nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands   

1946  On this day in history 400,000 US mine workers strike   

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

1946  On this day in history united Nations assemble for first time   

1946  League of Nations assembles for last time on April - 08.   

1947  On this day in history the first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company.   

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

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on April - 08.   

1950  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

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

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

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  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  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1364  On April - 08 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  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 this day in history.   

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